how to set `app:backgroundTint` for Textview programatically?

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I am trying to add tint to my normal Textview not AppCompatTextView. I can add backgroundTint in xml using app:backgroundTint for it. Is there a way to do the same programatically for Textview itself.(I am targeting kitkat support)

Note: I have more Textview. so changing all of them will be over work

setSupportButtonTintListonly works for AppCompat controls. setBackgroundTintList shows no result in kitkat

I am not sure but can you try this? Drawable drawable = getyourdrawablehere; drawable = DrawableCompat.wrap(drawable); DrawableCompat.setTint(drawable, Color.GREEN); DrawableCompat.setTintMode(drawable, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_OVER); And after set the drawable for the editText: textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(drawable, null, null, null); — mihir raj, May 20 '17 at 07:50
@mihirraj the drawable is not setting. No error. but it does nothing — jafarbtech, May 20 '17 at 10:05

score 10 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 05 '20 at 17:41

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This works for me

someTextView.getBackground().setTint(yourIntColor);

answered Aug 05 '20 at 17:41

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IntelliJ Amiya · Answer 2 · 2017-05-20T07:54:00.707

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Added in version 23.1.1 So you can't use in 19

For AppCompat , You can use setSupportButtonTintList

void setSupportButtonTintList (ColorStateList tint)

tvOBJ.setSupportButtonTintList(ContextCompat.getColorStateList(CurrentActivity.this, R.color.your_color));

edited May 20 '17 at 07:54

answered May 20 '17 at 07:39

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But it is not working for kitkat devices. I am glad you answering my question :) – jafarbtech May 20 '17 at 07:42
got a helpful link read http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29801031/how-to-add-button-tint-programatically – IntelliJ Amiya May 20 '17 at 07:43
@jafarbtech `added in version 23.1.1` – IntelliJ Amiya May 20 '17 at 07:45
tint is not supported in API level below 21 – Dwijraj Bhattacharyya May 20 '17 at 07:46
`tvOBJ.setSupportButtonTintList` is only coming for `AppCompat` controls... not coming for ordinary `Textview` and `Button` – jafarbtech May 20 '17 at 07:52
@jafarbtech what about `setBackgroundTintList` ? – IntelliJ Amiya May 20 '17 at 08:06
@jafarbtech indeed . not supported – IntelliJ Amiya May 20 '17 at 08:24
@IntelliJAmiya so is it a dead end? – jafarbtech May 20 '17 at 11:10
@jafarbtech may be . – IntelliJ Amiya May 20 '17 at 11:12

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 16 '19 at 04:45

You can use ViewCompat.setBackgroundTintList()

    val states = arrayOf(intArrayOf(android.R.attr.state_enabled))
    val colors = intArrayOf(Color.RED)
    val colorStateList = ColorStateList(states, colors)

    ViewCompat.setBackgroundTintList(myView, colorStateList)

how to set `app:backgroundTint` for Textview programatically?

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