putParcelableArrayListExtra(ArrayList<Uri>) throws ArrayList cannot be cast to android.os.Parcelable

Question

I want to add multiple images as attachment to an email. Therefore I am trying to add a java.util.ArrayList to an email Intent . The list contains android.net.Uri elements. But it throws a ClassCastException :

java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.ArrayList cannot be cast to android.os.Parcelable
 at android.os.Bundle.getParcelable(Bundle.java:792)
 at android.content.Intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.java:5377)
 at android.content.Intent.migrateExtraStreamToClipData(Intent.java:8144)
 at android.content.Intent.migrateExtraStreamToClipData(Intent.java:8124)
 at android.app.Instrumentation.execStartActivity(Instrumentation.java:1505)
 at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:3917)
 at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:3877)
 at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.startActivityForResult(FragmentActivity.java:843)
 at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:4200)
 at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:4168)
 at de.zinnet.parkingoffenders.ParkingOffendersActivity.sendEmail(ParkingOffendersActivity.java:135)
 at de.zinnet.parkingoffenders.ParkingOffendersActivity.onOptionsItemSelected(ParkingOffendersActivity.java:103)
 at android.app.Activity.onMenuItemSelected(Activity.java:2908)
 at android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity.onMenuItemSelected(FragmentActivity.java:404)

I tried it with different types for the Intent . The method I call to create the Intent and start the Activity :

private void sendEmail() {
    ParkingOffendersListFragment fragment = (ParkingOffendersListFragment) getFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.fragment_list);
    Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    emailIntent.setType("text/plain");
    SharedPreferences settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());

    String[] to = {settings.getString(getResources().getString(R.string.key_receiver_mail), "")};
    emailIntent .putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, to);

    String subject = settings.getString(getResources().getString(R.string.key_subject_mail), "");
    emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);

    String text = settings.getString(getResources().getString(R.string.key_template_mail), "");
    emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text);

    ArrayList<Parcelable> uris = new ArrayList<>();
    ParkingOffendersListAdapter adapter = fragment.getAdapter();
    for(ParkingOffender parkingOffender : adapter.getSelectedItems()) {
        if(parkingOffender.getImageFilePath() != null) {
            uris.add(Uri.parse(parkingOffender.getImageFilePath()));
        }
    }
    emailIntent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uris);

    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent , "Send email..."));
}

I couldn't find a solution. This did not solve my problem.

Answer 1

ACTION_SEND supports EXTRA_STREAM , but only for a single Uri . ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE supports EXTRA_STREAM with an ArrayList<Uri> . So, either change the action or change the extra.

Answer 2

Try putting a ArrayList of String s as extra to the Intent and then when getting the extras back from the next Activity , just parse it back into Uri s.

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