Android: is it ok to set the same bitmap to two ImageViews?

Question

Is re-using a single bitmap object for two ImageViews acceptable?

Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length);
if (bitmap != null) {
    itemImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
    itemImageView2.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}

Remember to recycle the bitmap! Refer [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10200256/out-of-memory-error-imageview-issue/18197453#18197453). — Louis Nguyen, May 25 '17 at 03:59

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '17 at 03:48

Yeah that's fine, you'll also want to recycle the bitmap when you're done.

Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length);
if (bitmap != null) {
    itemImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
    itemImageView2.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
bitmap.recycle();

Android: is it ok to set the same bitmap to two ImageViews?

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