getColor Error in API Level 23

Question

getResources().getColor(R.color.color_name) is now deprecated in API Level 23 but can work by adding a Color Theme as a second parameter like

getResources().getColor(R.color.color_name, Theme)
according to the new documentation but when I pass in null value for the Theme like

getResources().getColor(R.color.color_name, null)
my app crashes. Maybe I am missing something in my understanding. Please help, thanx in advance.

Are you actually running an API level 23 device? because if not, then that method would not be available and you'd get a NoSuchMethodError — Zharf, Aug 21 '15 at 10:36

score 78 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '15 at 19:49

The old method is deprecated starting in API 23, and the new method only exists in API 23+. You are attempting to call the new method on a device running API <23.

You can either perform an API level check and call the appropriate method, or you can use ContextCompat.getColor(Context, int) from the support-v4 library.

uday · Answer 2 · 2016-06-12T17:30:58.900

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Try this..

int color = Color.parseColor(getResources().getString(R.color.color_name));

instead

int color = getResources().getColor(R.color.color_name);

edited Jun 12 '16 at 17:30

answered Aug 21 '15 at 10:37

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This method is great. It may not be optimal, but it's straightforward and works. Best of all, it gets me out of the science project getting color from a resource has become. – strangeluck Nov 06 '15 at 16:32

score 9 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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As mentioned here, you can use ContextCompat as follows:

ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.color_name);

edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Aug 29 '16 at 15:03

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 23 '20 at 08:30

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You can use this to set color from adapter class

View view=super.getView(position,convertView,parent);
view.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.blue_100));

answered May 23 '20 at 08:30

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getColor Error in API Level 23

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