How to create Drawable from resource

Question

I have an image res/drawable/test.png (R.drawable.test).
I want to pass this image to a function which accepts Drawable, e.g. mButton.setCompoundDrawables().

So how can I convert an image resource to a Drawable?

Jems · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-19T18:25:02.793

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Your Activity should have the method getResources. Do:

Drawable myIcon = getResources().getDrawable( R.drawable.icon );

As of API version 21 this method is deprecated and can be replaced with:

Drawable myIcon = AppCompatResources.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.icon);

If you need to specify a custom theme, the following will apply it, but only if API is version 21 or greater:

Drawable myIcon =  ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.icon, theme);

edited Jan 19 '21 at 18:25

answered Jan 27 '11 at 15:18

Jems

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Do you need to add something else to the manifest for instance? I created an empty project with only this line of code in onCreate and I get Resources$NotFoundException. The project came with icon.png in hdpi, ldpi and mdpi map. – Vincent Mar 29 '11 at 14:18
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If you happen to want this outside of an Activity class, you'll have to find some other way to reach the Context where getResources() lives; [this answer recommends passing it into the constructor](http://stackoverflow.com/a/6214567/404960) – rymo Jun 30 '14 at 20:39
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As of API version 21 this method is deprecated and you should be replaced by: Drawable drawable = ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), page.getImageId(), null); – Boren Apr 14 '15 at 23:07
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@Boren is it the same as to use ContextCompat.getDrawable(this, R.drawable.icon);? – Zach Sep 01 '16 at 17:57
@Boren This is also OK: Drawable myIcon = getResources().getDrawable( R.drawable.icon, null ); – Lev Jan 11 '17 at 08:20
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None of the above suggestions seem to work if R.drawable.icon is a Vector drawable. – FractalBob May 29 '17 at 22:57
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DON'T USE THIS IF YOU ARE USING VECTOR DRAWABLE. Use AppCompatResources.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.icon ) instead. – Dhaval Patel Oct 03 '18 at 04:37
getDrawable() is deprecated as of Lollipop. – hopia Nov 20 '18 at 18:42
@DhavalPatel May you please explain why to use `AppCompatResources.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.icon ) ` – Kwnstantinos Nikoloutsos Sep 24 '20 at 20:49
@KwnstantinosNikoloutsos It will throw android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException for vector resources. – Dhaval Patel Sep 25 '20 at 04:27

score 142 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 08 '19 at 14:50

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This code is deprecated:

Drawable drawable = getResources().getDrawable( R.drawable.icon );

Use this instead:

Drawable drawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(getApplicationContext(),R.drawable.icon);

edited Feb 08 '19 at 14:50

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answered Aug 20 '15 at 13:00

daniel kilinskas

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Be aware that this will apply the theme from the given context. If you want to ensure no theme is used, you can use `ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.icon, null);` (where the 3rd param is an optional Theme instance). – vaughandroid Mar 31 '16 at 07:18

score 23 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 21 '20 at 14:52

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The getDrawable (int id) method is deprecated as of API 22.

Instead you should use the getDrawable (int id, Resources.Theme theme) for API 21+

Code would look something like this.

Drawable myDrawable;
if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP){
    myDrawable = context.getResources().getDrawable(id, context.getTheme());
} else {
    myDrawable = context.getResources().getDrawable(id);
}

edited Nov 21 '20 at 14:52

Lino

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answered May 01 '15 at 15:24

Chris Stillwell

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why not pass null for every api? Plus: Are you sure that null is the best option? – jonathanrz May 15 '15 at 13:20
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The getDrawable(int id, Resources.Theme theme) didn't come about until API 21. – Chris Stillwell May 15 '15 at 14:43
or `getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_warning_80dp, context?.theme)` – Simon Featherstone Nov 19 '18 at 15:48

score 14 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 25 '17 at 18:43

I would just like to add that if you are getting "deprecated" message when using getDrawable(...) you should use the following method from the support library instead.

ContextCompat.getDrawable(getContext(),R.drawable.[name])

You do not have to use getResources() when using this method.

This is equivalent to doing something like

Drawable mDrawable;
if(android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP){
    mDrawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(getContext(),R.drawable.[name]);
} else {
    mDrawable = getResources().getDrawable(R.id.[name]);
}

This works on both pre and post Lollipop versions.

score 5 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 03 '18 at 04:45

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Get Drawable from vector resource irrespective of, whether its vector or not:

AppCompatResources.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.icon);

Note:
ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.icon); will produce android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException for vector resource.

answered Oct 03 '18 at 04:45

Dhaval Patel

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Excellent answer!! – Jim Andreas Sep 18 '20 at 08:18

Exceptional · Answer 6 · 2013-07-24T10:51:09.520

If you are trying to get the drawable from the view where the image is set as,

ivshowing.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.one);

then the drawable will return only null value with the following code...

   Drawable drawable = (Drawable) ivshowing.getDrawable();

So, it's better to set the image with the following code, if you wanna retrieve the drawable from a particular view.

 ivshowing.setImageResource(R.drawable.one);

only then the drawable will we converted exactly.

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 24 '19 at 08:49

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If you are inheriting from a fragment you can do:

Drawable drawable = getActivity().getDrawable(R.drawable.icon)

answered Apr 24 '19 at 08:49

vorwerg-ni

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That's worked for me, after Android Studio suggestion it converts to requireActivity()!!.getDrawable(R.drawable.id) – erhun Jul 28 '20 at 07:36

Samir Alakbarov · Answer 8 · 2020-10-12T22:15:34.790

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You must get it via compatible way, others are deprecated:

Drawable drawable = ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(context.getResources(), R.drawable.my_drawable, null);

edited Oct 12 '20 at 22:15

answered Oct 12 '20 at 22:09

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Apr 22 '22 at 09:42

In Kotlin you can do like this:

binding.floatingActionButton.setImageDrawable(
            AppCompatResources.getDrawable(this, android.R.drawable.ic_delete))

Where binding is a root View and this refer to Context, You need import

import androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources

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