Bitmap icon= BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),
                    R.drawable.icon_resource);

Drawable d =new BitmapDrawable(bitmap);

ImageView image=new ImageView(context);
 Bitmap viewBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(i.getWidth(),i.getHeight(),Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);//i is imageview which u want to convert in bitmap
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(viewBitmap);
 
image.draw(canvas);

 static String[] convert(List<String[]> from) {
        ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
        for (String[] strings : from) {
            Collections.addAll(list, strings);
        }
        return list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
    }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
        List<String[]> list = new ArrayList<String[]>();
        list.add(new String[] { "a", "b" });
        list.add(new String[] { "c", "d", "e" });
        list.add(new String[] { "f", "g" });
        String[] converted = convert(list);
        System.out.print(converted.toString());
    }

SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy HH:mm");
String dateString = formatter.format(new Date(seconds * 1000L));

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"  android:background="#000000" android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView android:id="@+id/TextView01" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="0" android:textColor="#ffff00" 
android:textStyle="bold" android:textSize="15dip"></TextView> </RelativeLayout>

public class Counting extends Activity{
final MyCount counter = new MyCount(12000,1000);//this means that we count from 12.000 to 0 with 1000ms
per second...so it will be displayed...12...11...10...etc
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.counting);
MyCount counter = new MyCount(12000,1000);//instantiate counter
counter.start();//counter start as soon as app is opened...you can put this in a OnClickListener also.
}
 
public class MyCount extends CountDownTimer{
public MyCount(long millisInFuture, long countDownInterval) {
super(millisInFuture, countDownInterval);
}
@Override
public void onFinish() {
TextView scor = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.TextView01);
 
scor.setText("0");//this is the message displayed at the finish of the counting...can be Game Over ..etc..
 
}
@Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
TextView scor = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.TextView01);
scor.setText(String.valueOf(millisUntilFinished/1000));
//here we update the text with seconds until 0.
}}

 public class Main extends Activity {
	private int mYear;
    private int mMonth;
    private int mDay;
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        TextView w=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.TextView01);
 
        final Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
        mYear = c.get(Calendar.YEAR);
        mMonth = c.get(Calendar.MONTH);
        mDay = c.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);   
        if(mMonth==8&&mDay==20)
        {w.setText(" John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.");}
        else if(mMonth==8&&mDay==20){w.setText(" John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.");}
 
}
}