set background color: Android

Question

How Do I set the background color of my android app. When I try:

LinearLayout li=(LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.myLayout);
li.setBackgroundColor(Color.parse         


        

Answer 1

By the way, a good tip on quickly selecting color on the newer versions of AS is simply to type #fff and then using the color picker on the side of the code to choose the one you want. Quick and easier than remembering all the color hexadecimals. For example:

android:background="#fff"