Load an image from assets folder

Question

I am trying to load an image from the asset folder and then set it to an ImageView. I know it\'s much better if I use the R.id.* for t

Answer 1

Here you are,

  public Bitmap getBitmapFromAssets(String fileName) {
    AssetManager assetManager = getAssets();

    InputStream istr = assetManager.open(fileName);
    Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(istr);
    istr.close();

    return bitmap;
}

Answer 2

According to Android Developer Documentation loading with bitmap can degrade app performane.Here's a link! So doc suggest to use Glide library.

If you want to load image from assets folder then using Glide library help you alots easier.

just add dependencies to build.gradle (Module:app) from https://github.com/bumptech/glide

 dependencies {
  implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.9.0'
  annotationProcessor 'com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.9.0'
}

sample example :

// For a simple view:
@Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
  ...
  ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.my_image_view);

  Glide.with(this).load("file:///android_asset/img/fruit/cherries.jpg").into(imageView);
}

In case not worked by above method : Replace this object with view object from below code (only if you have Inflate method applied as below in your code).

 LayoutInflater mInflater =  LayoutInflater.from(mContext);
        view  = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.book,parent,false);