Android openRawResource() not working for a drawable

Question

I\'m trying to create an input stream by doing this

InputStream is = (InputStream) getResources().openRawResource(R.drawable.image1);

but I

Answer 1

If you want to open your png with this method then you have to put it in the res/raw folder. Then you'll be able to access the png using R.raw.image1.

Another alternative is to keep it in the drawable folder and then convert the drawable to a InputStream. See How to read drawable bits as InputStream

I assume you know how to get the drawable otherwise look at the Resources documentation.