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Ren S
Ren S

Reputation: 59

Can you programmatically change color of image?

I have one white image and in app I need to show that image in many different colors.

Is there a way to change color of that white image programmatically so that I don't need to have separate image for every color?

For now I have this:

button.setBackgroundResource(getResources().getIdentifier("image_white", "drawable", getPackageName()));

Upvotes: 0

Views: 5925

Answers (3)

Cochi
Cochi

Reputation: 2209

You can use :

Drawable myDrawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context,R.drawable.drawable_id);
myDrawable.setTint(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.color_id);

Sorry for my english. I hope it's help.

Upvotes: 1

Aritra Roy
Aritra Roy

Reputation: 15615

Yes, it is simple. You can programmatically change colors of any image using Color Filters.

Here is a simple example on how you can use it.

ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageV);
imageView.setColorFilter(Color.RED, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

The color of the image will be changed to red. You can use any color of your choice, but the main magic lies in using the proper mode for PorterDuff. You can also give it a try using PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP if you are not satisfied with the results.

Upvotes: 6

Arun Sivan
Arun Sivan

Reputation: 1800

You can change color if you are using material design icons.

android:backgroundTint="@color/yourColor" android:tint="@color/yourColor"

Here you can find material design icons.

Otherwise you can use custom xml resource file to change background, but i think i won't fit your need.

Upvotes: -1

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