Clever way to decode a bitmap

decode_bitmap.java

// Allocate a bitmap of the desired size
Bitmap b = Bitmap.createBitmap(256, 256, BitmaP.Config.ARGB_8888);

// Set the allocated bitmap as the target
BitmapFactory.Options opts = new BitmapFactory.Options();
opts.inBitmap = b;

// Decode resource in pre-allocated bitmap
BitmapFactory.decodeResource(resources, R.drawable.texture, opts);