How to add image inside a tab as a icon while developing Harmony application?

[alpesh12345]

Describe the query

I want to add an image inside the tab and I have Image Resource Id but tab.setIconElement(Element) takes element. currently, I am trying like this

tabList = (TabList) findComponentById(ResourceTable.Id_TabList);
TabList.Tab tab = tabList.new Tab(this);
tab.setIconElement(Element); // want the image as an element
tabList.addTab(tab);

How can I add an image inside the tab or create its element with Image Resource Id only? Or is there any other way to do it?

Create the query with harmonyos tag in stackoverflow and share the link here:

**** https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68589137/how-to-add-image-inside-a-tab-as-a-icon-while-developing-harmony-application

Additional information

Developer Platform: Windows DevEco Studio version: 2.1.0.501 SDK API version: 5 SDK version: 2.1.1.21 Device: Not required Device OS version: Not required

Regards, Alpesh

[GowthamRayar]

First you have to decode the Image resource using ImageSource.DecodingOptions, Later create PixelMapElement from PixelMap. Finally using set PixelMapElement to Tab using setIconElement API,

    public static void createIcons(AbilitySlice abilitySlice, TabList.Tab tab, int id) {
        if (tab == null) {
            LogUtil.error(TAG, "createTabIcon failed");
            return;
        }
        try {
            PixelMap pixelMap = createByResourceId(abilitySlice, id, "image/png");
            PixelMapElement pixelMapElement = new PixelMapElement(pixelMap);
            pixelMapElement.setBounds(0, 0, 70, 70);
            tab.setIconElement(pixelMapElement);
            tab.setPadding(5, 5, 5, 5);
        } catch (NotExistException | IOException e) {
            LogUtil.error(TAG, "createTabIcon " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
        }
    }

    public static PixelMap createByResourceId(AbilitySlice abilitySlice, int id, String str)
            throws IOException, NotExistException {
        if (abilitySlice == null) {
            LogUtil.error(TAG, "createByResourceId but slice is null");
            throw new IOException();
        } else {
            ResourceManager resourceManager = abilitySlice.getResourceManager();
            if (resourceManager != null) {
                Resource resource = resourceManager.getResource(id);
                if (resource != null) {
                    ImageSource.SourceOptions sourceOptions = new ImageSource.SourceOptions();
                    sourceOptions.formatHint = str;
                    ImageSource create = ImageSource.create(readResource(resource), sourceOptions);
                    resource.close();
                    if (create != null) {
                        ImageSource.DecodingOptions decodingOptions = new ImageSource.DecodingOptions();
                        decodingOptions.desiredSize = new Size(0, 0);
                        decodingOptions.desiredRegion = new ohos.media.image.common.Rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
                        decodingOptions.desiredPixelFormat = PixelFormat.ARGB_8888;
                        PixelMap pixelMap = create.createPixelmap(decodingOptions);
                        return pixelMap;
                    }
                    LogUtil.error(TAG, "imageSource is null");
                    throw new FileNotFoundException();
                }
                LogUtil.error(TAG, "get resource failed");
                throw new IOException();
            }
            LogUtil.error(TAG, "get resource manager failed");
            throw new IOException();
        }
    }

    private static byte[] readResource(Resource resource) throws IOException {
        ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        byte[] bArr = new byte[1024];
        while (true) {
            try {
                int read = resource.read(bArr, 0, 1024);
                if (read == -1) {
                    break;
                }
                byteArrayOutputStream.write(bArr, 0, read);
            } catch (IOException e) {
                LogUtil.error(TAG, "readResource failed " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
            }finally {
                byteArrayOutputStream.close();
            }
        }
        LogUtil.debug(TAG, "readResource finish");
        LogUtil.debug(TAG, "readResource len: " + byteArrayOutputStream.size());
        return byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray();
    }