Android 2.1 View's getDrawingCache() method always returns null

Question

I\'m working with Android 2.1 and have the following problem: Using the method View.getDrawingCache() always returns null. getDrawingCache() should return a Bitmap, which is

Answer 1

Bitmap screenshot;
view.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
screenshot = Bitmap.createBitmap(view.getDrawingCache());
view.setDrawingCacheEnabled(false);

You need Bitmap.createBitmap(view.getDrawingCache()); as the Bitmap from which the reference is received by getDrawingCache() gets recycled.