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Android: Can we create bitmaps with Strings on it on the application runtime?

I want to create a Bitmap with some string data on it, and later send it to my mobile printer.
How can we do that?

try like this:
Bitmap resultBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(100, 100, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(resultBitmap);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.RED);
canvas.drawText("", 10, 10, paint);
//here you can return that bitmap directly

Draw text with a shape mask?

I am drawing text on a canvas. I would like to draw a solid circle of color over the text, and only have the circle be painted where it intersects the text. Example:
and what I want to do:
I'm not sure if this is possible, my draw code is simply:
public void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.drawText("Hello", x, y, paint);
paint.setColor(orange);
canvas.drawOval(...);
}
I suppose I would need to apply some masking, but not sure how to get started.

follow this tutorial from a googler...
android-shaders-filters
BitmapShader may help you

You can use PorterDuffXfermode in Android to achieve this.
If you use below code it will work fine:
Bitmap original = Bitmap.createBitmap(canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight(),
Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888); // Created from Canvas
Bitmap mask =
Bitmap.createBitmap(getContext().getResources(),R.drawable.mask_image);
Bitmap result = Bitmap.createBitmap(mask.getWidth(), mask.getHeight(),
Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas tempCanvas = new Canvas(result);
Paint paint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
tempCanvas.drawBitmap(original, 0, 0, null);
paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(Mode.DST_IN));
tempCanvas.drawBitmap(mask, 0, 0, paint);
paint.setXfermode(null);
canvas.drawBitmap(result, 0, 0, new Paint());
What does PorterDuff.Mode mean in android graphics.What does it do?

Android : Constructing bitmap from RECT

Can we construct a bitmap from a rect.
I draw a bitmap in a rect and want strokes drawn on the bitmap image become part of the image.
I am wondering if I can construct a bitmap from a Rect so the new bitmap has the old image and the strokes as a single image.
Thank You

You can always take a canvas to help you create an already decoded bitmap the way you want:
Bitmap originalBmp = null;//Here goes original Bitmap...
ImageView img = null;//Any imageview holder you are using...
Bitmap modifiedBmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(100, 100, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);//Configure with your proper size and color
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(modifiedBmp);
//At this point the modified bitmap has the original one, starting from here, you can add any overlay you want...
canvas.drawBitmap(originalBmp, 0, 0, new Paint());
//And do all the other modifications you want here...
canvas.drawLines(new float[]{}, null);
canvas.drawCircle(x, y, radius, null);
//At this point the modified bitmap will have anything you added
img.setImageBitmap(modifiedBmp);
// IF YOU ARE OVERRIDING ONDRAW METHOD
public void onDraw(Canvas canvas){
//Here DO your DRAW BITMAP NOTE: paint must be already created...
canvas.drawBitmap(bt, 0, 0, paint);
paint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
paint.setStrokeWidth(3);
canvas.drawRect(30, 30, 80, 80, paint);
super.onDraw(canvas);
}
Regards!

Yes you can , Using canvas you can draw something on your old bimtap .
Bitmap output = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap.getWidth(),
bitmap.getHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(output);
final int color = 0xff424242;
final Paint paint = new Paint();
final Rect rect = new Rect(0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight());
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawARGB(0, 0, 0, 0);
paint.setColor(color);
// do some canvas drawing
canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, rect, rect, paint);

Two Images as background in ImageButton?

I am using a ImageButton which will have an Image as background which i am getting dynamically at run time through code.Now i want to set a play image above the previous image so that both should be visible.Any help will be greatly appreciated.Thanks

You will need to merge images:
public static Bitmap mergeBitmaps(Bitmap original, Bitmap overlay) {
Bitmap result = Bitmap.createBitmap(original.getWidth(), original
.getHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888);
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(result);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
canvas.drawBitmap(original, 0, 0, paint);
canvas.drawBitmap(overlay, 0, 0, paint);
return result;
}

Try adding your image as Background and the image you want above it as source.

image appears black when trying drawing a text on it using canvas

I have a bitmap on which I'm trying to write a text using canvas.After setting the bitmap in a canvas and doing the necessary operations(writting a text on the canvas), I draw the resulting canvas on a ImageView.The big problem is that there is no image displayed...the screen turns black.Now, I know that the bitmap is returned ok because I displayed right before doing the canvas operations.
So,here is how I did it:
image= (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageview);
bitmap = android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media
.getBitmap(cr, selectedImage);
int heightOfOld=bitmap.getHeight();
int widthOfOld=bitmap.getWidth();
android.graphics.Bitmap.Config hasAlpha=bitmap.getConfig();
Bitmap bitmapResult=bitmap.createBitmap(widthOfOld, heightOfOld, hasAlpha);
Canvas c=new Canvas(bitmapResult);
Canvas c1=drawTextImage(c);
image.draw(c1);
And here is the method used for drawing text on the canvas:
private Canvas drawTextImage(Canvas c){
Paint paint=new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.BLUE);
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setTextSize(20);
c.drawText("Golden Stag", 30, 200, paint);
return c;
}
Could someone tell me where is the problem,please!?

Since the documentation for draw(Canvas) says:
"Manually render this view (and all of its children) to the given Canvas."
Maybe try with:
image.setImageBitmap(bitmapResult);
"Sets a Bitmap as the content of this ImageView."
Update: Example
I think this should work (can't test it though):
image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageview);
bitmap = android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(cr, selectedImage);
Canvas c = new Canvas(bitmap);
drawTextImage(bitmap);
image.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
private Canvas drawTextImage(Bitmap b){
Canvas c = new Canvas(b);
Paint paint = new Paint();
paint.setColor(Color.BLUE);
paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
paint.setTextSize(20);
c.drawText("Golden Stag", 30, 200, paint);
}