is it necessary to save an image before sending it via FTP in Android app?

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I have a bitmap

Bitmap myBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.ic_launcher);

and I want to send this bitmap to my server, like this

ftpclient.storeFile("myserverpath", myBitmap);

but I must send a file; I can't send a bitmap. Do I have to save this bitmap into a file on the phone and then load that file and send it? Or is there a simpler way to do this? I'm using Apache Commons for FTP. Thanks.

Since there doesn't appear to be an ftp class in the Android SDK, it would entirely depend on what library you're using for ftp. — Gabe Sechan, Jul 16 '14 at 16:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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Since .storeFile() accepts an InputStream and not a File, it's not necessary to save the Bitmap first. Refer to this answer to get an InputStream from a Bitmap.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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is it necessary to save an image before sending it via FTP in Android app?

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