Layout-to-Image

Android Layout Xml File Containing any Parent Layout (Relative Layout, Linear Layout etc) to Image

Screenshot of Sample Application

Quick Setup

1. Include library

Automatically with Gradle

dependencies {
    compile 'com.github.vipulasri.layouttoimage:library:1.0.0'
}

Manual:

Manual - Using Android Studio:

• Download the library folder and import to your root application folder. You can manually achieve this step with 3 steps:
  1. Paste the folder library into your application at the same level of your app, build and gradle folder
  2. Add to your settings.gradle file the following code line: "include ':app', ':library'"
  3. Rebuild the project
• File → Project Structure → in Modules section click on "app" → Click on tab "Dependecies" → Click on the green plus → Module Dependecy → Select ":library"
• Done

2. Usage

    Layout_to_Image layout_to_image;  //Create Object of Layout_to_Image Class

    RelativeLayout relativeLayout;   //Define Any Layout

    Bitmap bitmap;                  //Bitmap for holding Image of layout
    
    //provide layout with its id in Xml
    
    relativeLayout=(RelativeLayout)findViewById(R.id.container);  
    
    //initialise layout_to_image object with its parent class and pass parameters as (<Current Activity>,<layout object>)    
    
    layout_to_image=new Layout_to_Image(MainActivity.this,relativeLayout);
    
    //now call the main working function ;) and hold the returned image in bitmap
    
    bitmap=layout_to_image.convert_layout();

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2015 Vipul Asri

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