I have tried your code samples, I can get a screenshot, but only of the background.

I am running android 1.5
here is my code (nothing more needed to see my example, just paste in your main)

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package test.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;

public class Test extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
       
       //Generation of the ViewGroup
       Button button = new Button(this);
       button.setText("salut");      
       LinearLayout layout1 = new LinearLayout(this);
       LinearLayout layout2 = new LinearLayout(this);
       LinearLayout layout3 = new LinearLayout(this);
       layout1.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
      layout1.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
      layout1.setBackgroundColor(Color.YELLOW);
      layout1.addView(button); 
      layout2.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
      layout2.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
      layout2.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
      layout3.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
      layout3.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
      layout3.setBackgroundColor(Color.CYAN);
      layout3.addView(layout1);
      layout3.addView(layout2);
      //we'll call it cardview
      ViewGroup cardview = layout3;
      

      
      //We build a bitmap called originalImage
           cardview.layout(0, 0, 150, 183);
          cardview.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
           cardview.buildDrawingCache();
             setContentView(cardview);
Bitmap originalImage = cardview.getDrawingCache();

       
        //Then we try to display it
             ImageView imview = new ImageView(this);
             imview.setImageBitmap(originalImage);
             // only the backgroung is displayed
            setContentView(imview);
         //If we display it normally, it works
             //setContentView(cardview);
    }
}

I have exactly the same problem if I render the screenshot by brawing a canvas, then a bitmap. What did I do wrong?

This code works:

CardView cardView = Your View ;
cardView.measure(150, 183);
cardView.layout(0, 0, 150, 183);
cardView.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
Bitmap originalImage= cardView.getDrawingCache();

In fact, the measure and layout are needed.

hi guys...
can u mail me the full souce code for screen capturing...am in need of it please help me...
thanks in advance.. My id: bpandub4u@yahoo.co.in

Hi,

Can you upload the working source code? So that it will be useful for all...

Thanks in Advance,
Muthu Kumar K.

Hi i'm new in android dev and i'm interested by this source code for a better learn if some can upload the full project for an import in eclipse that will be fine

thanks in advance for the share !

as for me, i prefer to capture screen using this prog http://www.geovid.com/Screen_VidShot/

Hey thank you soo much for the complete code. It works like a charm.

Could you plz post the complete working code of screen shot

Please help me guys. Its too urgent. Please guys. Thanks in advance.