BitmapFromView.java

public static Bitmap getBitmapFromView(View view) {
	//Define a bitmap with the same size as the view
	Bitmap returnedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(view.getWidth(), view.getHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
	//Bind a canvas to it
	Canvas canvas = new Canvas(returnedBitmap);
	//Get the view's background
	Drawable bgDrawable = view.getBackground();
	if (bgDrawable != null) {
		//has background drawable, then draw it on the canvas
		bgDrawable.draw(canvas);
	} else {
		//does not have background drawable, then draw the window background on the canvas
		canvas.drawColor(ContextCompat.getColor(view.getContext(), R.color.window_background));
	}
	// draw the view on the canvas
	view.draw(canvas);
	//return the bitmap
	return returnedBitmap;
}