How to convert a Drawable to a Bitmap?

Question

I would like to set a certain Drawable as the device\'s wallpaper, but all wallpaper functions accept Bitmaps only. I cannot use WallpaperMan

Answer 1

 // get image path from gallery
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultcode, Intent intent) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultcode, intent);

    if (requestCode == 1) {
        if (intent != null && resultcode == RESULT_OK) {             
            Uri selectedImage = intent.getData();

            String[] filePathColumn = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
            Cursor cursor = getContentResolver().query(selectedImage, filePathColumn, null, null, null);
            cursor.moveToFirst();
            int columnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(filePathColumn[0]);
            filePath = cursor.getString(columnIndex);

            //display image using BitmapFactory

            cursor.close(); bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filepath); 
            iv.setBackgroundResource(0);
            iv.setImageBitmap(bmp);
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

Here is the nice Kotlin version of the answer provided by @Chris.Jenkins here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/27543712/1016462

fun Drawable.toBitmap(): Bitmap {
  if (this is BitmapDrawable) {
    return bitmap
  }

  val width = if (bounds.isEmpty) intrinsicWidth else bounds.width()
  val height = if (bounds.isEmpty) intrinsicHeight else bounds.height()

  return Bitmap.createBitmap(width.nonZero(), height.nonZero(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888).also {
    val canvas = Canvas(it)
    setBounds(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height)
    draw(canvas)
  }
}

private fun Int.nonZero() = if (this <= 0) 1 else this

Answer 3

A Drawable can be drawn onto a Canvas, and a Canvas can be backed by a Bitmap:

(Updated to handle a quick conversion for BitmapDrawables and to ensure that the Bitmap created has a valid size)

public static Bitmap drawableToBitmap (Drawable drawable) {
    if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
        return ((BitmapDrawable)drawable).getBitmap();
    }

    int width = drawable.getIntrinsicWidth();
    width = width > 0 ? width : 1;
    int height = drawable.getIntrinsicHeight();
    height = height > 0 ? height : 1;

    Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
    Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap); 
    drawable.setBounds(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight());
    drawable.draw(canvas);

    return bitmap;
}

Answer 4

This piece of code helps.

Bitmap icon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),
                                           R.drawable.icon_resource);

Here a version where the image gets downloaded.

String name = c.getString(str_url);
URL url_value = new URL(name);
ImageView profile = (ImageView)v.findViewById(R.id.vdo_icon);
if (profile != null) {
    Bitmap mIcon1 =
        BitmapFactory.decodeStream(url_value.openConnection().getInputStream());
    profile.setImageBitmap(mIcon1);
}

Answer 5

android-ktx has Drawable.toBitmap method: https://android.github.io/android-ktx/core-ktx/androidx.graphics.drawable/android.graphics.drawable.-drawable/to-bitmap.html

From Kotlin

val bitmap = myDrawable.toBitmap()

Answer 6

Here is better resolution

public static Bitmap drawableToBitmap (Drawable drawable) {
    if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
        return ((BitmapDrawable)drawable).getBitmap();
    }

    Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(), drawable.getIntrinsicHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
    Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap); 
    drawable.setBounds(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight());
    drawable.draw(canvas);

    return bitmap;
}

public static InputStream bitmapToInputStream(Bitmap bitmap) {
    int size = bitmap.getHeight() * bitmap.getRowBytes();
    ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(size);
    bitmap.copyPixelsToBuffer(buffer);
    return new ByteArrayInputStream(buffer.array());
}

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