Android: Create Bitmap object from assets, resources, etc.

gistfile1.java

// From resource
Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.image);

// From assets
public static Bitmap getBitmapFromAsset(Context context, String strName) {
    AssetManager assetManager = context.getAssets();
    InputStream istr;
    Bitmap bitmap = null;
    try {
        istr = assetManager.open(strName);
        bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(istr);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return null;
    }
    return bitmap;
}