Is it possible to change the color of this Shape drawable defined in XML back in the java code?

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners
        android:radius="10dp" />
    <solid
        android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>

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ImageView iv = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.ColorBox);
       Drawable d = iv.getBackground();

Thanks for the help

A quick reply without any testing, but perhaps you can cast "d" to a ShapeDrawable and get stored Paint reference and change the color via the Paint reference. Something in that direction may likely work.

Doesnt seem like it. I tried this:

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ShapeDrawable sd = (ShapeDrawable) getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.color_box);
       sd.getPaint().setColor(0x00000000);


and I get a ClassCastException. BUT whats interesting is that that exception looks like this:

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android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable

And clearly it is a ShapeDrawable?

Then perhaps try casting to GradientDrawable and calling the setColor method. Seems like an implementation detail when using the base shape XML tag in the layout regarding the backing drawable with the default shape tag. Perhaps if you want to specify the precise drawable instead of <shape ..... /> Use the specific drawable class in the XML layout. Again off the top of my head, so you'll need to do a little investigation and testing.

Odd, that works great haha. Thanks.

Now i need to have the object redrawn after the change, i dont have a Canvas object to use the Draw method.. Do i need one or is there another way?

Call postInvalidate() on the View in question. In this case "ImageView iv" in your sample code above.

Odd, that works great haha. Thanks.

Could you please put in the code, I have god the same problem and can't get rid of it.

change: finally found the solution by myself:

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      GradientDrawable sd = (GradientDrawable) getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.listheader);
          sd.setColor(0xFFFF00FF);



MichaelEGR wrote:Call postInvalidate() on the View in question. In this case "ImageView iv" in your sample code above.

Ok I am using the solution to change color of XML drawable via code and using iv.postInvalidate(), problem is the color is NOT updating.

Now I should mention I am trying to change a color of a drawable placed above a seekbar and inside the seekbar's onProgressChanged.

Any ideas why it's not changing?