How to set layout background tint from string programmatically?

Question

I tried this code:

LinearLayout someLayout=(LinearLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.someLayout);
        someLayout.setBackgroundTintList(context.getResources().getColorStateList(Color.parseColor("#ff8800")));

But I'm getting an error: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException I'm getting the color hex from external source so I can't embed it in colors.xml. Also I want to change the tint, not the background so setBackground is not an option.

Possible duplicate of [How do I create ColorStateList programmatically?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15543186/how-do-i-create-colorstatelist-programmatically) — Bö macht Blau, Dec 15 '17 at 18:05
"Possible duplicate" means "if you know how to do this then you know how to solve your problem" — Bö macht Blau, Dec 15 '17 at 18:06

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:54

I figured I can't use getColorStateList() so I searched for another way to do it. At the end I was able to set color tint using the following code:

LinearLayout someLayout=(LinearLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.someLayout);
        someLayout.getBackground().setColorFilter(Color.parseColor("#ff8800"), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP);

This worked as if I changed the backgroundTint property in the xml file, so it's perfect for my problem.

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '19 at 21:22

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I was able to manage using the following line. change it to your circumstances.

myView.getBackground().setTint(currentView.getResources().getColor(R.color.colorAccent));

answered Apr 09 '19 at 21:22

Jin Lim

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 19 '20 at 08:37

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For Kotlin , I modified @Krestek answer :

someLayout.background.setColorFilter(Color.parseColor("#ff8800"), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP)

edited Mar 19 '20 at 08:37

Kabir

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answered Sep 11 '19 at 20:42

andre carrenho lopes

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score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:49

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You can't do this like that because getColorStateList method expect int id of resource, and you are passing RGB color int. You should create color state list following this link

and then set it like this:

.getColorStateList(R.color.your_xml_name)

answered Dec 15 '17 at 18:49

C. Alen

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Yeah I figured, so I used other method. – Waseem Dec 15 '17 at 18:55

How to set layout background tint from string programmatically?

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