Android load from URL to Bitmap

Question

I have a question about loading an image from a website. The code I use is:

Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay(); 
int width = display.getWidth();
int height = display.getHeight();
Bitmap bit=null;
try {
    bit = BitmapFactory.decodeStream((InputStream)new URL("http://www.mac-wallpapers.com/bulkupload/wallpapers/Apple%20Wallpapers/apple-black-logo-wallpaper.jpg").getContent());
} catch (Exception e) {}
Bitmap sc = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bit,width,height,true);
canvas.drawBitmap(sc,0,0,null);

But it always returns a null pointer exception and the program crashes out. The URL is valid, and it seems to work for everyone else. I'm using 2.3.1.

Answer 1

If you are using Picasso for Images you can try method below!

public static Bitmap getImageBitmapFromURL(Context context, String imageUrl){
    Bitmap imageBitmap = null;
    try {
      imageBitmap = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Bitmap>() {
        @Override
        protected Bitmap doInBackground(Void... params) {
          try {
            int targetHeight = 200;
            int targetWidth = 200;

            return Picasso.with(context).load(String.valueOf(imageUrl))
              //.resize(targetWidth, targetHeight)
              .placeholder(R.drawable.raw_image)
              .error(R.drawable.raw_error_image)
              .get();
          } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
          }
          return null;
        }
      }.execute().get();
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    } 
  return imageBitmap;
  }