Saving Bitmap to File - Xamarin, Monodroid

Question

I am trying to save a bitmap image to a directory (gallery) inside my phone. The app is being developed in Xamarin so the code is C#.

I cant seem to figure out how t

Answer 1

Change:

String filePath = storageDirectory.ToString() + "APPNAME.png";

To:

String filePath = Path.Combine(storageDirectory.ToString(), "APPNAME.png");

Your original code appends the file name to the last folder in the path name without adding a path separator. For example, path of \data\data\sdcard01 would create a file path of \data\data\sdcard01APPNAME.png. Using Path.Combine() ensures that a path separator is used when appending directories.

Answer 2

This here is a slim way to export a Bitmap as PNG-file to the sd-card using only C# stuff:

void ExportBitmapAsPNG(Bitmap bitmap)
{
    var sdCardPath = Android.OS.Environment.ExternalStorageDirectory.AbsolutePath;
    var filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(sdCardPath, "test.png");
    var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create);
    bitmap.Compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.Png, 100, stream);
    stream.Close();
}