onActivityResult getting RESULT_CANCELLED when using Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE

android, android-intent

Solution

Finally I got the solution to this. When using `EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE`, when there is more than one content that the user is selecting, instead of being returned in `intent.getExtra()`, the data from the intent is returned in `ClipData`, which is only supported for SDK versions 18 and higher. From there, the data can be retrieved using the following code ->

 if ((Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2) 
                                            && (null == data.getData())) 
 {
                ClipData clipdata = data.getClipData();
                for (int i=0; i<clipdata.getItemCount();i++)
                {
                    try {
                        Bitmap bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(this.getContentResolver(), clipdata.getItemAt(i).getUri());
                        //DO something
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
                }
}

I've put the null check for `intent.getData()` because in case of a single image, the data is received in `intent.getData()`, while in case of multiple selection, this is received as `null`.

So, for sdk versions below 18, and for single selection (irrespective of sdk version), the data can be simply retrieved in the following manner :

InputStream ist = this.getContentResolver()
                            .openInputStream(data.getData());
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(ist);

Problem

I have the following button in my activity, that opens the gallery to select single or multiple images, and below this, the `OnActivityResult` function, that is returning result as `RESULT_CANCELLED` for multiple images, and `RESULT_OK` for a single image. Not sure why it's happening. Can someone please help. ``` buttonGallery.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT); intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_ALLOW_MULTIPLE, true); intent.setType("image/*"); startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent,"Select Picture"), choose_picture); //startActivity(intent); } }); //OnActivityResult for the above public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) { if(requestCode == choose_picture) { Uri imageUri = (Uri)data.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM); //Do something } ``` I'm getting `data.getData()` as `null`, `data.getExtras()` as `null`. Can someone guide me how to get the required results from the above code. I want the `URIs` of all images that the user selects from the gallery. PS : It's working fine for a single image, not sure why.

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