How to create Drawable from resource
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);
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);}