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copied!<p>The way you're attempting to do it is not possible, I'm afraid. One of the things you'll want to learn as a new Android developer is how the cycle between activities works. In your case, you're running an <code>Activity</code> that calls upon an <code>Intent</code> to get data from it. However, in the Android API, an <code>Intent</code> can only be referenced on its own time. This means you can't use your <code>getImage()</code> method the way you had tried.</p> <p>There is hope, though!</p> <p>What you first need to do is call the <code>Intent</code>. You will do this through the code you have now in <code>getImage()</code>:</p> <pre><code>public void getImage() { // This has to be a void! Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT); intent.setType("image/*"); startActivityForResult(intent, 10); } </code></pre> <p>This method will now start the Image Picker that you want users to select from. Next, you have to catch what is returned. This <strong>cannot</strong> be returned from your <code>getImage()</code> method, but instead must be collected from elsewhere.</p> <p>You must implement the below method:</p> <pre><code>@Override public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) { if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) { final int SELECT_PICTURE = 1; // Hardcoded from API if (requestCode == SELECT_PICTURE) { String pathToImage = data.getData().getPath(); // Get path to image, returned by the image picker Intent mDrawableBg = Drawable.createFromPath(pathToImage); // Get a Drawable from the path } } } </code></pre> <p>Lastly, instead of calling <code>mDrawableBg = getResources().getDrawable(getImage());</code>, just call <code>getImage();</code>. This will initialize the Image Picker.</p> <p>Some reading:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android <code>Activity</code> (notably stuff about <code>Intent</code>s and getting a result back)</a></li> <li><a href="http://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android <code>Drawable</code></a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5834221/android-drawable-from-file-path">Getting a <code>Drawable</code> from a path</a></li> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2507898/how-to-pick-a-image-from-gallery-sd-card-for-my-app-in-android">More on the Image Picker <code>Intent</code></a></li> </ul> <p>Good luck!</p>

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