How to convert R.color to Color?

Question

Android has 2 types of colors: R.color and color Layout uses R.color (I need holo_blue_light: 17170450 (0x01060012))

but functions (such as setColor()) have the other type of input int (i.e. CYAN: -16711681 (0xff00ffff)).

Negation of R.color returns incorrect colors. What should I do to convert them?

see in import area you have import `android.R;` remove that one it will work — Chintan Khetiya, Jul 13 '13 at 10:25

Blackbelt · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-22T09:30:23.880

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Since getResources().getColor is now deprecated, you can use:

ContextCompat.getColor(getResources(), R.color.idOfColour)

old answer

Use

 getResources().getColor(R.color.idOfColour);

it returns the int color you are looking for. If the colour comes with Android you can get its id with android.R.color.colourId

edited Sep 22 '16 at 09:30

answered Jul 13 '13 at 10:26

Blackbelt

deprecated, and the whole api of converting from R.color to color code #xxxxxx, is cumbersome to the extent that it seems much better to just hardcode the color code. Why is it so complex? – carl Sep 22 '16 at 09:28
@carl thanks for pointing it out. It is not complex. The reason beyond the deprecation is that the color can be styled with the Context't theme. – Blackbelt Sep 22 '16 at 09:31
Well, not complex when you know it, but prior to that. There are many threads around on this function that should be super easy, but are instead another three in the garden of Android timethiefs. Sorry for the harsh verdict :-) I suggest the obvious solution should be an agregated level that can accept R.color as input parameter. Would have saved us time. – carl Sep 22 '16 at 20:08
An int is an int. How would you distinguish between an int resource and an int color? – Blackbelt Sep 22 '16 at 20:12

Joel Bodega · Answer 2 · 2013-07-13T14:12:12.380

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Color from resources you get through

getResources().getColor(R.color.color_id);
Color that you had saved from a view (say background color or text color), which will look like your second example, you may get through

Color.parseColor(String color)

edited Jul 13 '13 at 14:12

answered Jul 13 '13 at 10:35

Joel Bodega

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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UPDATE 6 july 2016

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

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

Community

answered Jul 06 '16 at 10:26

PatriceG

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 13 '13 at 10:38

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Why dont try to pars color in fowling way

int colorCode = Color.parseColor("#ffffff") ;
setColor(colorCode) ;

answered Jul 13 '13 at 10:38

dharmendra

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 20 '17 at 13:15

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one more thing I would like to add

int color_int = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.your_color);
Color colorName = new Color(color_int );

you can use colorName as you want

answered Feb 20 '17 at 13:15

Mina Fawzy

Doesn't work for me. There doesn't seem to be a Color initializer with int. – Manuel Apr 28 '19 at 13:40

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