How to set text color to a text view programmatically [duplicate]

Question

How can I set the text color of a TextView to #bdbdbd programatically?

Answer 1

Use,..

Color.parseColor("#bdbdbd"); 

like,

mTextView.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#bdbdbd")); 

Or if you have defined color code in resource's color.xml file than

(From API >= 23)

mTextView.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.<name_of_color>)); 

(For API < 23)

mTextView.setTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.<name_of_color>)); 

Answer 2

Great answers. Adding one that loads the color from an Android resources xml but still sets it programmatically:

textView.setTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.some_color)); 

Please note that from API 23, getResources().getColor() is deprecated. Use instead:

textView.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.some_color)); 

where the required color is defined in an xml as:

<resources>   <color name="some_color">#bdbdbd</color> </resources> 

Update:

This method was deprecated in API level 23. Use getColor(int, Theme) instead.

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