Android - Bitmap Null object reference

Question

In my application I am downloading the image using Picasso and converting that image in to byte array.i am calling below this method to download and convert the image to byte array.

   private byte[] convertToByte(String url) {

    Picasso.with(list_my_posts.this).load(url).fit().centerCrop().into(img);
    Bitmap bitmap=((BitmapDrawable)img.getDrawable()).getBitmap();
    ByteArrayOutputStream stream=new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG,100,stream);
    byteArray= stream.toByteArray();

    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Downloaded Successfully",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

    return byteArray;
}

My problem is I am getting error like this.
Log

java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.graphics.Bitmap android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable.getBitmap()' on a null object reference

Can anyone help me to solve this issue.

Answer 1

You don't need a ImageView merely for downloading a image and getting its byte array. Using Picasso you can register a callback to be called when download completes.

private Target target = new Target() {
    @Override
    public void onBitmapLoaded(Bitmap bitmap, Picasso.LoadedFrom from) {
    }

    @Override
    public void onBitmapFailed(Drawable errorDrawable) {
    }

    @Override
    public void onPrepareLoad(Drawable placeHolderDrawable) {
    }
}

Using this callback, you can asynchronously download images:

Picasso.with(context).load(url).into(target);

Also to convert a Bitmap to a byte array, you can first compress the bitmap and then save it into a output stream:

ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, stream);
byte[] byteArray = stream.toByteArray();

If you don't want to compress, you can use Bitmap.copyPixelsToBuffer method.