android - Convert String text to Bitmap

Question

Is it possible to convert string text that is inside an EditText box into a Bitmap? In other words, is there any way to convert string text into a Bitmap that means the text will display as an image?

Below is my Code:

class TextToImage extends Activity {

    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        //create String object to be converted to image
        String sampleText = "SAMPLE TEXT";
        String fileName = "Image";

        //create a File Object
        File newFile = new File("./" + fileName + ".jpeg");

        //create the font you wish to use
        Font font = new Font("Tahoma", Font.PLAIN, 11);

        //create the FontRenderContext object which helps us to measure the text
        FontRenderContext frc = new FontRenderContext(null, true, true);
    }
}

Answer 1

You can create a Bitmap of the appropriate size, create a Canvas for the Bitmap, and then draw your text into it. You can use a Paint object to measure the text so you'll know the size needed for the bitmap. You can do something like this (untested):

public Bitmap textAsBitmap(String text, float textSize, int textColor) {
    Paint paint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
    paint.setTextSize(textSize);
    paint.setColor(textColor);
    paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
    float baseline = -paint.ascent(); // ascent() is negative
    int width = (int) (paint.measureText(text) + 0.5f); // round
    int height = (int) (baseline + paint.descent() + 0.5f);
    Bitmap image = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
    Canvas canvas = new Canvas(image);
    canvas.drawText(text, 0, baseline, paint);
    return image;
}