Here is the code that allowed my screenshot to be stored on an SD card and used later for whatever your needs are:
First, you need to add proper permission to save the file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
And this is the code (running in an Activity):
private void takeScreenshot() {
Date now = new Date();
android.text.format.DateFormat.format("yyyy-MM-dd_hh:mm:ss", now);
try {
// image naming and path to include sd card appending name you choose for file
String mPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/" + now + ".jpg";
// create bitmap screen capture
View v1 = getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
v1.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(v1.getDrawingCache());
v1.setDrawingCacheEnabled(false);
File imageFile = new File(mPath);
FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(imageFile);
int quality = 100;
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, quality, outputStream);
outputStream.flush();
outputStream.close();
openScreenshot(imageFile);
} catch (Throwable e) {
// Several error may come out with file handling or DOM
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
And this is how you can open the recently generated image:
private void openScreenshot(File imageFile) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(imageFile);
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "image/*");
startActivity(intent);
}
If you want to use this on fragment view then use:
View v1 = getActivity().getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
instead of
View v1 = getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
on **takeScreenshot()** function
**Note**:
This solution doesn't work if your dialog contains a surface view. For details please check the answer to the following question:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27817577/android-take-screenshot-of-surface-view-shows-black-screen
Here is the code that allowed my screenshot to be stored on an SD card and used later for whatever your needs are:
First, you need to add a proper permission to save the file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
And this is the code (running in an Activity):
private void takeScreenshot() {
Date now = new Date();
android.text.format.DateFormat.format("yyyy-MM-dd_hh:mm:ss", now);
try {
// image naming and path to include sd card appending name you choose for file
String mPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/" + now + ".jpg";
// create bitmap screen capture
View v1 = getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
v1.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(v1.getDrawingCache());
v1.setDrawingCacheEnabled(false);
File imageFile = new File(mPath);
FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(imageFile);
int quality = 100;
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, quality, outputStream);
outputStream.flush();
outputStream.close();
openScreenshot(imageFile);
} catch (Throwable e) {
// Several error may come out with file handling or DOM
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
And this is how you can open the recently generated image:
private void openScreenshot(File imageFile) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(imageFile);
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "image/*");
startActivity(intent);
}
If you want to use this on fragment view then use:
View v1 = getActivity().getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
instead of
View v1 = getWindow().getDecorView().getRootView();
on **takeScreenshot()** function
**Note**:
This solution doesn't work if your dialog contains a surface view. For details please check the answer to the following question:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27817577/android-take-screenshot-of-surface-view-shows-black-screen
