Converting a view to Bitmap without displaying it

drawViewToBitmap

private Bitmap loadBitmapFromView(View v) {

        int specWidth = View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(900 /* any */, View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
        v.measure(specWidth, specWidth);
        int questionWidth = v.getMeasuredWidth();

        Bitmap b = Bitmap.createBitmap( questionWidth, questionWidth, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
        Canvas c = new Canvas(b);
        c.drawColor(Color.WHITE);
        v.layout(v.getLeft(), v.getTop(), v.getRight(), v.getBottom());
        v.draw(c);
        return b;
    }
    
   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2801116/converting-a-view-to-bitmap-without-displaying-it-in-android