How to create an android image viewer - Part 3 Getting image data back with onActivityResult method

This is part 3 of the android tutorial series about creating an android image viewer using the android local storage framework that was introduced in android lollipop.

For part 3 we introduce the onActivityResult method and show how it can be used to get information back from any requests made from our application intents.
The information we will be looking for in this particular case is the Uri which references the location of our image.

Github details:

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In this tutorial we will cover:
- Introducing the onActivityResultMethod
- How to access the results of an intent request
- Checking the requestId
- Checking whether the request was successful
- How to get the data from the intent returned

API's covered
- onRequestResult

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The previous tutorials were aimed at beginners to android but over time have been getting more complex as the original camera_intent app has developed.
This tutorial series is more aimed towards the intermediate developers thought for those who have been following the previous tutorial series, feel free to watch this android performance series.

Android studio (1.5) is the editor of choice (IDE) for this tutorial series.

This tutorial series is the start of what I expect to be many so I encourage comments and feedback to improve the quality and viewing experience.