How to convert bitmap to byte array in Mono For Android

Question

I am using Mono for Android, I would like to save a bitmap to a byte array  So I can save it to a database.

Searching in here I found the following piece of code:

Answer 1

You need to use MemoryStream in MonoDroid instead. Try this:

MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
bitmap.Compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.Png, 0, stream);
byte[] bitmapData = stream.ToArray();

Answer 2

import this package import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;