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+package de.thedevstack.conversationsplus.utils;
+
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.provider.MediaStore;
+
+import de.thedevstack.conversationsplus.ConversationsPlusApplication;
+
+/**
+ * Created by tzur on 30.10.2015.
+ */
+public final class FileHelper {
+
+    /**
+     * Get the real path from an Uri.
+     * @param uri the uri to convert to the real path
+     * @return the real path or <code>null</code>
+     */
+    public static String getRealPathFromUri(Uri uri) {
+        String path = null;
+        if (uri.getScheme().equals("file")) {
+            return uri.getPath();
+        } else if (uri.toString().startsWith("content://media/")) {
+            String[] projection = {MediaStore.MediaColumns.DATA};
+            Cursor metaCursor = ConversationsPlusApplication.getInstance().getContentResolver().query(uri,
+                    projection, null, null, null);
+            if (metaCursor != null) {
+                try {
+                    if (metaCursor.moveToFirst()) {
+                        path = metaCursor.getString(0);
+                    }
+                } finally {
+                    metaCursor.close();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    private FileHelper() {
+        // Utility class - do not instantiate
+    }
+}