android - Draw text on canvas and make it visible on screen -

this code supposed convert text image

public void oncreate(bundle savedinstancestate) {         super.oncreate(savedinstancestate);          paint paint = new paint();         paint.setstyle(paint.style.fill);         paint.setcolor(color.red);         paint.settextsize(16);         paint.setantialias(true);         paint.settypeface(typeface.monospace);          bitmap bm = bitmap.createbitmap(16, 16, bitmap.config.alpha_8);         float x = bm.getwidth();         float y = bm.getheight();         canvas c = new canvas(bm);         c.drawtext("test", x, y, paint); } 

is code ok? if yes, how can make new bitmap visible on screen? tried code produced error

setcontentview(c); //<- error! 

i confused element canvas there not such element in xml can use in code.

setcontentview(view) takes view , canvas not view.

i not sure want create canvas on own. there ways canvas passed android framework though. 1 way can creating custom view. this, need create new class extends view.

when overriding view class, have ability override ondraw(canvas) method. want attempting in oncreate() method in code posted.

this link gives overview of required create own custom view.