How to convert R.color to Color?

Question

Android has 2 types of colors: R.color and color Layout uses R.color (I need holo_blue_light: 17170450 (0x01060012))

but functions (such as setColor()) have the other type of input int (i.e. CYAN: -16711681 (0xff00ffff)).

Negation of R.color returns incorrect colors. What should I do to convert them?

Answer 1

Since getResources().getColor is now deprecated, you can use:

ContextCompat.getColor(getResources(), R.color.idOfColour)

old answer

Use

 getResources().getColor(R.color.idOfColour);

it returns the int color you are looking for. If the colour comes with Android you can get its id with android.R.color.colourId

Answer 2

1. Color from resources you get through

   getResources().getColor(R.color.color_id);

2. Color that you had saved from a view (say background color or text color), which will look like your second example, you may get through

Color.parseColor(String color)