setBackgroundDrawable() deprecated

Question

So my sdk goes from 15 to 21 and when I call setBackgroundDrawable(), Android Studio tells me that it's deprecated.

I thought of going around it using:

int sdk = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;

if(sdk < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) {
    layout.setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img_wstat_tstorm));
} else {
    layout.setBackground(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img_wstat_tstorm));
}

But then, I get an error at "setBackground()".

So, how would you deal with it?

use setbackgroundresource(R.drawable.img_wstat_tstorm); for higher version.setBackgroundDrawable is depricated in higher verion ,this hope help you — prakash, Nov 26 '14 at 04:24
Min sdk is 15. I have "setBackground()" underlined in red but the App runs so I guess it's a warning — Makoto, Nov 26 '14 at 04:27

score 118 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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It's an interesting topic. The way you are doing it is correct, apparently. It is actually just a naming decision change. As this answer points out, setBackground() just calls setBackgroundDrawable():

public void setBackground(Drawable background) {
    //noinspection deprecation
    setBackgroundDrawable(background);
}

@Deprecated
public void setBackgroundDrawable(Drawable background) { ... }

You can see this thread for more information about all of this.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Nov 26 '14 at 04:28

Alex K

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You should note that `setBackground()` won't work for pre API16, an alternative could be `setBackgroundResource` – moud Aug 04 '15 at 09:27

score 30 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 20 '15 at 14:43

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maybe you can try the following:

setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.img_wstat_tstorm);

edited Apr 20 '15 at 14:43

Hariprasad

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answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:22

hedgehog

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Cannot resolve method 'setBackgroundResource'. it should be setBackgroundDrawableResource – Darksymphony Jan 14 '23 at 20:26

score 20 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 15 '18 at 11:01

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Correct as of 15th August 2018

Use the support libraries

Drawable drawable = ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), drawableRes, null);
ViewCompat.setBackground(layout, drawable);

answered Aug 15 '18 at 11:01

Stuart Campbell

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Underrated answer, piece of gold. – Ezequiel Adrian May 27 '23 at 16:47

Joaquin Iurchuk · Answer 4 · 2015-02-04T05:16:17.820

It's funny because that method is deprecated, but if you look at the Android Source Code you'll find this:

   /**
     * Set the background to a given Drawable, or remove the background. If the
     * background has padding, this View's padding is set to the background's
     * padding. However, when a background is removed, this View's padding isn't
     * touched. If setting the padding is desired, please use
     * {@link #setPadding(int, int, int, int)}.
     *
     * @param background The Drawable to use as the background, or null to remove the
     *        background
     */
    public void setBackground(Drawable background) {
        //noinspection deprecation
        setBackgroundDrawable(background);
    }

score 7 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 26 '14 at 04:32

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You are getting an error because getResources().getDrawable() takes an id (int) not a drawable as its argument. Try this:

layout.setBackground(getResources().getDrawable(R.id.img_wstat_tstorm));

answered Nov 26 '14 at 04:32

David C Adams

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setBackground expects *Drawable* Id only – SweetWisher ツ Nov 26 '14 at 04:34
You are incorrect. From the API docs: android.view.View.setBackground(Drawable background); Parameters: background The Drawable to use as the background, or null to remove the background. – David C Adams Nov 26 '14 at 19:25

score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 02 '19 at 11:04

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Use this:

myView.background = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.id.my_drawable)

answered Dec 02 '19 at 11:04

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score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 29 '18 at 09:19

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//Java
view.setBackground(ActivityCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.bg))

//Kotlin 
view.background = ActivityCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.bg)

answered Mar 29 '18 at 09:19

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 12 '16 at 11:45

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This is correct in my case Solve this problem

 imageView.setBackgroundResource(images[productItem.getPosition()]);

answered Apr 12 '16 at 11:45

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score -1 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 30 '16 at 10:28

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I'm using a minSdkVersion 16 and targetSdkVersion 23 The following is working for me, it uses ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.drawable);

Instead of using: layout.setBackground(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.img_wstat_tstorm));

Rather use:

layout.setBackground(ContextCompat.getDrawable(getActivity(), R.drawable.img_wstat_tstorm));

getActivity() is used in a fragment, if calling from a activity use this

answered Mar 30 '16 at 10:28

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Question is asked for minSdk 15 – Harish Gyanani Nov 09 '16 at 06:34

score -1 · Answer 10 · edited Oct 08 '17 at 04:22

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BitmapDrawable background = new BitmapDrawable(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.mipmap.Nome_imgem));
        getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(background);

edited Oct 08 '17 at 04:22

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answered Oct 08 '17 at 04:05

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It really would help if you would wrap up in a few words what you are trying to do here... – arkascha Oct 08 '17 at 10:51

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