How to write a Bitmap out to a XML file
Might sound crazy, but it's what I need to do. I want to take a Bitmap object and use the XMLPullParser/XmlSerializer to write this to a flat file. Obviously I will need to read the XML tag back into a Bitmap object.
I have tried various things, similar to how I write and read Bitmaps from a database.
Bitmap bitmap = ((BitmapDrawable) icon).getBitmap();
ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bitmap.compress(CompressFormat.PNG, 0, outputStream);
byte[] bitmapByte = outputStream.toByteArray();
Where I get lost is once I write this out to my XML file as a String, I can never get it converted back properly. Any pointers is appreciated.
Edit: I want to provide a little more information. I am writing out a good deal of XML data for a backup purpose, so loading or writing time is of no concern. This is not a main source of the data (main source is a SQLite database). I do not want to have to write out a couple of very small (48x48pixel) images as well if I can help it.
I am reading in my XML using the XMLPullParser, which reads a String:
if (name.equalsIgnoreCase("someXmlTag")){
String someString = parser.nextText();
I am writing out my XML using the XmlSerializer, which writes a String:
XmlSerializer serializer = Xml.newSerializer();
StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
serializer.setOutput(writer);
serializer.startDocument("UTF-8", true);
serializer.startTag("", "someTag");
serializer.text(someString);
So somehow I have to turn my Bitmap into a String and then turn that String back into a Bitmap. I will do some searches on Base64 to see if I get any good examples.
Asked by: Sydney104 | Posted: 24-01-2022
Answer 1
I would suggest using something like Base64 encoding.
Answered by: Wilson615 | Posted: 25-02-2022Answer 2
The XMLPullParser is, as its name suggests, a parser, it's not used to write XML. Your best bet is to store it as Base64 like mentioned before.
Needless to say, this is going to take a lot of space for no good reason.
It will also be a lot slower to read back.
Answered by: Rafael169 | Posted: 25-02-2022Similar questions
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