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title: "How the nine-patch Image different from a regular bitmap? Alternatively, what is the difference between nine-  patch Image vs regular Bitmap Image?"  
description: "How the nine-patch Image different from a regular bitmap? Alternatively, what is the difference between nine-  patch Image vs regular Bitmap Image?"  
author: "James Smith"  
published: 2011-11-10  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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category: "mobile development"  
tags: ["mobile development"]  
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# How the nine-patch Image different from a regular bitmap? Alternatively, what is the difference between nine-  patch Image vs regular Bitmap Image?

It is one of a resizable bitmap resource which is being used as backgrounds or other images on the device. The\
NinePatch class allows drawing a bitmap in nine sections. The four corners are unscaled; the middle of the image is scaled in both axes, the four edges are scaled into one axis.\

## Answers

### Answer by James Smith

It is one of a resizable bitmap resource which is being used as backgrounds or other images on the device. The\
NinePatch class allows drawing a bitmap in nine sections. The four corners are unscaled; the middle of the image is scaled in both axes, the four edges are scaled into one axis.\


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