Easy way to create a Bitmap instance based on a view.

toBitmap.as

package tea.display
{
	
	import flash.display.Bitmap;
	import flash.text.TextField;
	import flash.display.Stage;
	import flash.display.BitmapData;
	import flash.display.BitmapDataChannel;
	
	/**
	 * @param					p_target					Target to create Bitmap instance.
	 * @param					p_removeTarget				Remove target after create Bitmap instance?
	 * @return 												Bitmap instance drawn based on target.
	 */

	public function toBitmap( p_target : *, p_removeTarget : Boolean = false ) : Bitmap
	{
		var width : String = "width";
		var height : String = "height";
		var data : BitmapData;
		
		if(p_target is TextField) {
			width = "textWidth";
			height = "textHeight";
		} else if(p_target is Stage) {
			width = "stageWidth";
			height = "stageHeight";
		}
		
		if(!p_target.hasOwnProperty(width) || !p_target.hasOwnProperty(height)) return null;
		
		data = new BitmapData(p_target[width], p_target[height], true, BitmapDataChannel.ALPHA);
		data.draw(p_target, p_target.transform.matrix || null);
		
		if(p_removeTarget) {
			if(p_target.hasOwnProperty("dispose")) p_target.dispose();
			if(p_target.hasOwnProperty("kill")) p_target.kill();
			if(p_target.hasOwnProperty("clear")) p_target.clear();
			if(p_target.hasOwnProperty("destroy")) p_target.destroy();
			p_target = null;
		}
		
		return new Bitmap(data);
	}

}