Android get system icon programmatically

Question

I'm trying to use Java (not XML) to add system drawable to a layout and I am able to do this in xml part but can't figured out how do I add system drawable in java ?

in Xml

android:Drawable="@android:drawable/cursor"

how to program in java

Resources res = getResources();
Drawable img = res.getDrawable(R.drawable.cursor);

score 20 · Accepted Answer · edited May 25 '18 at 06:36

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Just do it

Drawable img = res.getDrawable(android.R.drawable.cursor);

For API 22 and above have a look at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/29146895/1306012

edited May 25 '18 at 06:36

Bruno Bieri

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answered May 08 '15 at 07:42

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Method deprecated.Please provide alternate – blackjack Oct 06 '17 at 06:20
@blackjack have a look at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/29146895/1306012 – Bruno Bieri May 25 '18 at 06:37

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 28 '20 at 19:29

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In your code, replace R.drawable.cursor with android.R.drawable.cursor.

For API 22 and above:

ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, android.R.drawable.cursor)

answered Feb 28 '20 at 19:29

James

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Android get system icon programmatically

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