I want to send an image to the server by converting it to string.
Here is my code for conversion:
public String baseTo64 (Bitmap bitmapImage){
String imageString = null;
try {
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bitmapImage.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, baos);
byte[] b = baos.toByteArray();
imageString = Base64.encodeToString(b, Base64.DEFAULT);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return imageString;
}
I use AyncTask to send the string along with other strings.
class SubmitReport extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {
protected String doInBackground(String... args) {
String image = baseTo64(bitmapImage);
String desc = text2.getText().toString();
r.setType(rg.indexOfChild(findViewById(rg.getCheckedRadioButtonId())));
String type = r.getType();
String latitude = String.valueOf(r.getLati());
String longitude = String.valueOf(r.getLongi());
String dateH = r.getStringDate();
// Building Parameters
List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<>();
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("image", image));
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("desc", desc));
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("type", type));
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("latitude", latitude));
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("longitude", longitude));
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("dateH", dateH));
// getting JSON Object
// Note that create product url accepts POST method
JSONObject json = jsonParser.makeHttpRequest(url_submit_report, "POST", params);
// check log cat fro response
Log.d("Create Response", json.toString());
// check for success tag
try {
int success = json.getInt(TAG_SUCCESS);
if (success == 1) {
// success
Log.d("SUCCESS", json.toString());
// closing this screen
// finish();
} else {
// failed
Log.d("FAILED", json.toString());
}
} catch (JSONException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return null;
}
}
My app can successfully send data to server without including the image.
But if I call baseTo64 inside the AsynTask, it crashes. Is this because of too much memory used? I think the returned string is so large to be sent to the server because when I try to use baseTo64 method and display it via toast with only its first 5 characters, it did display the characters.
If that's the case, what will I do to prevent/avoid this? Please help.
07-24 13:32:47.836 26033-27529/com.example.jay.curloc E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: AsyncTask #3
Process: com.example.jay.curloc, PID: 26033
java.lang.RuntimeException: An error occured while executing doInBackground()
at android.os.AsyncTask$3.done(AsyncTask.java:300)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.finishCompletion(FutureTask.java:355)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.setException(FutureTask.java:222)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:242)
at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:231)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1112)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:587)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:841)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.example.jay.curloc.ReportIncident$SubmitReport.doInBackground(ReportIncident.java:455)
at com.example.jay.curloc.ReportIncident$SubmitReport.doInBackground(ReportIncident.java:417)
at android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:288)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)
at android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:231)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1112)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:587)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:841)
Add null check like bellow code .
if(fileUri!=null)
{
// do all relevant part here.
}