Button.setBackground(Drawable background) throws NoSuchMethodError

Question

I\'m implementing a simple method to add a Button to a LinearLayout programatically.

When I invoke the setBackground(Drawable background) metho

Answer 1

You might be testing on an API below level 16 (Jelly Bean).

The setBackground method is only available from that API level onwards.

I would try with setBackgroundDrawable (deprecated) or setBackgroundResource if that's the case.

For instance:

Drawable d = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
Button one = new Button(this);
// mediocre
one.setBackgroundDrawable(d);
Button two = new Button(this);
// better
two.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.ic_launcher);