getColor(int id) deprecated on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23)
The Resources.getColor(int id) method has been deprecated.
@ColorInt
@Deprecated
public int getColor(@ColorRes int id) throws NotFoundException {
return getColor(id, null);
}
What should I do?
Starting from Android Support Library 23,
a new getColor() method has been added to ContextCompat .
Its description from the official JavaDoc:
Returns a color associated with a particular resource ID
Starting in M, the returned color will be styled for the specified Context's theme.
So, just call :
ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.your_color);
You can check the ContextCompat.getColor() source code on GitHub.
tl;dr:
ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.my_color)
Explanation:
You will need to use ContextCompat.getColor(), which is part of the Support V4 Library (it will work for all the previous APIs).
ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.my_color)
If you don't already use the Support Library, you will need to add the following line to the dependencies array inside your app build.gradle (note: it's optional if you already use the appcompat (V7) library):
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.0.0' # or any version above
If you care about themes, the documentation specifies that:
Starting in M, the returned color will be styled for the specified Context's theme
I don't want to include the Support library just for getColor, so I'm using something like
public static int getColorWrapper(Context context, int id) {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
return context.getColor(id);
} else {
//noinspection deprecation
return context.getResources().getColor(id);
}
}
I guess the code should work just fine, and the deprecated getColor cannot disappear from API < 23.