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barbara
barbara

Reputation: 23

How to get src of image in androids ImageView

In my application i need to find out a source of the image in one ImageView so i can put that same image on another ImageView. I need actual source, and not just resource id, because i need to do other actions with it.

I tried with:

ImageView image = (ImageView) view; String src = view2.getDrawable().toString();

but I want returned value to be something like:

some_packages/image.png

same like you get in c# with image.Source.ToString(). Is it posible?

Sorry for my english and thank you for answer.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 5135

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1007644

Is it posible?

Not the way that you are going about it. An ImageView does not have to be populated by a resource. It can be using any sort of Drawable. A Drawable can also be created either in Java code or from a resource. So, neither an ImageView nor the Drawable inside of it will be able to tell you the resource that is used, as there may not be any such resource.

Either:

  • Hold onto the source somewhere else, or

  • Put the source in the tag of the ImageView via setTag() and retrieve it later via getTag()

Upvotes: 2

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