getColor(int id) deprecated on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23)

Question

The Resources.getColor(int id) method has been deprecated.

@ColorInt
@Deprecated
public int getColor(@ColorRes int id) throws NotFoundException          


        

Answer 1

In Android Marshmallow many methods are deprecated.

For example, to get color use

ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.color_name);

Also to get drawable use

ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.drawble_name);