The code below can be used for taking a photo and for picking a photo. Just show a dialog with two options and upon selection, use the appropriate code.
To take picture from camera:
Intent takePicture = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
startActivityForResult(takePicture, 0);//zero can be replaced with any action code (called requestCode)
To pick photo from gallery:
Intent pickPhoto = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(pickPhoto , 1);//one can be replaced with any action code
onActivityResult
code:
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent imageReturnedIntent) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, imageReturnedIntent);
switch(requestCode) {
case 0:
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){
Uri selectedImage = imageReturnedIntent.getData();
imageview.setImageURI(selectedImage);
}
break;
case 1:
if(resultCode == RESULT_OK){
Uri selectedImage = imageReturnedIntent.getData();
imageview.setImageURI(selectedImage);
}
break;
}
}
Finally add this permission in the manifest file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />