Get color resource as string

Question

I'm trying to use Color.parseColor() on a color resource:

<color name="redish">#FF0000</color>

I've tried this, but it gives me the error Unknown color:

Color.parseColor(Integer.toHexString(context.getResources().getColor(R.color.redish)))

How do I convert the color resource to a String properly?

N J · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-12 10:36:26Z

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I think you missed #

Color.parseColor("#"+Integer.toHexString(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.redish)))

edited Mar 12, 2017 at 10:36

answered Sep 5, 2015 at 6:02

N J

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Carlo Espino Over a year ago

Integer.toHexString(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.redish) with recent versions this worked for me.

LukaszTaraszka Over a year ago

getColor i deprecated...more

Darush · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-25 14:03:13Z

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Updated answer:

String colorHex = "#" + Integer.toHexString(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.colorPrimary) & 0x00ffffff);

answered Sep 25, 2017 at 14:03

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rjr-apps Over a year ago

This worked for me when the accepted answer didn't. Thanks!

PayToPwn Over a year ago

The accepted answer was not working for me, but this one does! Kudos!

IntelliJ Amiya · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-05 05:58:28Z

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context.getResources().getColor(R.color.redish));

edited Sep 5, 2015 at 5:58

answered Sep 5, 2015 at 5:57

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user5294977 Over a year ago

context needs to be there... it's within an adapter.

IntelliJ Amiya Over a year ago

where you store your color xml ?

mpolat · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-07 23:09:36Z

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String colorString=getResources().getString(R.color.redish);

Try this

edited Mar 7, 2017 at 23:09

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userAbhi · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-17 08:09:55Z

I got a color stored in object (containing other fields). Also the colors were defined in xml file (colors.xml).
So wanted to set the background color of textview. I did it as follows:

... String color= res.colorName; // res is an object int c = context.getResources().getIdentifier(color,"color", context.getPackageName()); textView.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#" + Integer.toHexString(context.getResources().getColor(c))));

If you are using the code in activity you can omit use of 'context' .

Here's another way of doing it:stackoverflow.com/questions/13388493/…

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