Take screenshot

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Take a screenshot of the map.

Image of take screenshot

Use case

GIS users may want to export a screenshot of a map to enable sharing as an image or printing.

How to use the sample

Pan and zoom to find an interesting location, then use the button to take a screenshot. The screenshot will be displayed. Note that there may be a small delay if the map is still rendering when you push the button.

How it works

  1. Wait for the MapView to finish rendering the Map.
  2. Call mapView.ExportImageAsync() to get the RuntimeImage, which is a bitmap image.
  3. Use the RuntimeImage.ToImageSourceAsync extension method to get a copy of the image that is compatible with native image display controls.

Relevant API

  • GeoView.DrawStatus
  • GeoView.DrawStatusChanged
  • GeoView.ExportImageAsync
  • RuntimeImage
  • RuntimeImage.ToImageSourceAsync

Tags

capture, export, image, print, screen capture, screenshot, share, shot

Sample Code

TakeScreenshot.cs
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// Copyright 2016 Esri.
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
// language governing permissions and limitations under the License.

using Android.App;
using Android.OS;
using Android.Widget;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Mapping;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.UI.Controls;
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace ArcGISRuntime.Samples.TakeScreenshot
{
    [Activity(ConfigurationChanges = Android.Content.PM.ConfigChanges.Orientation | Android.Content.PM.ConfigChanges.ScreenSize)]
    [ArcGISRuntime.Samples.Shared.Attributes.Sample(
        name: "Take screenshot",
        category: "MapView",
        description: "Take a screenshot of the map.",
        instructions: "Pan and zoom to find an interesting location, then use the button to take a screenshot. The screenshot will be displayed. Note that there may be a small delay if the map is still rendering when you push the button.",
        tags: new[] { "capture", "export", "image", "print", "screen capture", "screenshot", "share", "shot" })]
    public class TakeScreenshot : Activity
    {
        // Hold a reference to the map view.
        private MapView _myMapView;

        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
        {
            base.OnCreate(bundle);

            Title = "Take a screenshot";

            CreateLayout();
            Initialize();
        }

        private void Initialize()
        {
            // Show an imagery basemap.
            _myMapView.Map = new Map(BasemapStyle.ArcGISImageryStandard);
        }

        private async void OnTakeScreenshotClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                // Wait for rendering to finish before taking the screenshot.
                await WaitForRenderCompleteAsync(_myMapView);

                // Export the image from map view.
                RuntimeImage exportedImage = await _myMapView.ExportImageAsync();

                // Create an image button (this will display the exported map view image).
                ImageButton myImageButton = new ImageButton(this)
                {
                    // Define the size of the image button to be 2/3 the size of the map view.
                    LayoutParameters = new Android.Views.ViewGroup.LayoutParams((int) (_myMapView.Width * .667), (int) (_myMapView.Height * .667))
                };

                // Set the source of the image button to be that of the exported map view image.
                myImageButton.SetImageBitmap(await exportedImage.ToImageSourceAsync());

                // Make the image that was captured from the map view export to fit within (aka scale-to-fit) the image button.
                myImageButton.SetScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FitCenter);

                // Define a popup with a single image button control and make the size of the popup to be 2/3 the size of the map view.
                PopupWindow myPopupWindow = new PopupWindow(myImageButton, (int) (_myMapView.Width * .667), (int) (_myMapView.Height * .667));

                // Display the popup in the middle of the map view.
                myPopupWindow.ShowAtLocation(_myMapView, Android.Views.GravityFlags.Center, 0, 0);

                // Define a lambda event handler to close the popup when the user clicks on the image button.
                myImageButton.Click += (s, a) => myPopupWindow.Dismiss();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // Display any errors to the user if capturing the map view image did not work.
                AlertDialog.Builder alertBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
                alertBuilder.SetTitle("ExportImageAsync error");
                alertBuilder.SetMessage("Capturing image failed. " + ex.Message);
                alertBuilder.Show();
            }
        }

        private static Task WaitForRenderCompleteAsync(MapView mapview)
        {
            // The task completion source manages the task, including marking it as finished when the time comes.
            TaskCompletionSource<object> tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<object>();

            // If the map is currently finished drawing, set the result immediately.
            if (mapview.DrawStatus == DrawStatus.Completed)
            {
                tcs.SetResult(null);
            }
            // Otherwise, configure a callback and a timeout to either set the result when
            // the map is finished drawing or set the result after 2000 ms.
            else
            {
                // Define a cancellation token source for 2000 ms.
                const int timeoutMs = 2000;
                var ct = new CancellationTokenSource(timeoutMs);

                // Register the callback that sets the task result after 2000 ms.
                ct.Token.Register(() =>
                    tcs.TrySetResult(null), false);


                // Define a local function that will set the task result and unregister itself when the map finishes drawing.
                void DrawCompleteHandler(object s, DrawStatusChangedEventArgs e)
                {
                    if (e.Status == DrawStatus.Completed)
                    {
                        mapview.DrawStatusChanged -= DrawCompleteHandler;
                        tcs.TrySetResult(null);
                    }
                }

                // Register the draw complete event handler.
                mapview.DrawStatusChanged += DrawCompleteHandler;
            }

            // Return the task.
            return tcs.Task;
        }

        private void CreateLayout()
        {
            // Create a new vertical layout for the app.
            LinearLayout layout = new LinearLayout(this) {Orientation = Orientation.Vertical};

            // Add a button to take a screen shot, with wired up event.
            Button takeScreenshotButton = new Button(this)
            {
                Text = "Capture"
            };
            takeScreenshotButton.Click += OnTakeScreenshotClicked;
            layout.AddView(takeScreenshotButton);

            // Add the map view to the layout.
            _myMapView = new MapView(this);
            layout.AddView(_myMapView);

            // Show the layout in the app.
            SetContentView(layout);
        }
    }
}

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