Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.graphics.Bitmap; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; public class Main { /** * convert bitmap into byte[] * @param bitmap the source bitmap * @return the byte[] */ public static byte[] bitmap2bytes(Bitmap bitmap) { return bitmap2bytes(bitmap, 100); } /** * convert bitmap into byte[] * @param bitmap the source bitmap * @param quality Hint to the compressor, 0-100. 0 meaning compress for * small size, 100 meaning compress for max quality. Some * formats, like PNG which is lossless, will ignore the * quality setting * @return the byte[] */ public static byte[] bitmap2bytes(Bitmap bitmap, int quality) { if (null == bitmap) return new byte[] {}; ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, quality, baos); byte[] result = baos.toByteArray(); try { baos.close(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return result; } }