Resources$NotFoundException: If the resource you are trying to use is a vector resource, you may be referencing it in an unsupported way

Question

I'm getting the following error message

android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: If the resource you are trying to use is a vector resource, you may be referencing it in an unsupported way. See AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled() for more info.

when im trying to set the following:

view.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.highlight_background);

or

view.setBackgroundDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.highlight_background));

I also tried using AppCompatImage. This happens on a device with Android 4.4.4. I've found another StackOverflow thread which provides to add

AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true);

into a MyApplication class and

    vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true

into the build.gradle. But the error still occurs. The drawable consists of the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   <stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="?attr/colorAccent" />
</shape>

It's just a line to encircle an image. Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance!

your problem is android_color=attr/colorAccent"" line , see link below — an_droid_dev, Jul 17 '17 at 13:14

AndroidGeek · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-17T13:25:28.333

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view.setBackgroundDrawable() is deprecated, use view.setBackgroundResource(int resId) instead

For example,

yourview.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.highlight_background);

and offcourse change your color value like this

android:color="@color/color_defined_in_colors_xml_file"

Hope it will help.

edited Jul 17 '17 at 13:25

answered Jul 17 '17 at 13:19

AndroidGeek

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read the question carefully. He said "when im trying to set the following: view.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.highlight_background);" – an_droid_dev Jul 17 '17 at 13:25
yeah sorry i edited the answer. – AndroidGeek Jul 17 '17 at 13:26
You and an_droid_dev are right. Changing android:color="?attr/colorAccent" to android:color="@color/colorAccent" did the trick. Thank you! – Lars Jul 17 '17 at 13:35

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '17 at 13:24

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you can use imageView.setImageResource();

answered Jul 17 '17 at 13:24

Uday Ramjiyani

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Resources$NotFoundException: If the resource you are trying to use is a vector resource, you may be referencing it in an unsupported way

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