Using attributes from API level beyond minSdkVersion

Question

I am new to Android development and am wondering what happens if you use attributes on XML tags from an API level greater than your minSdkVersion.

For example having:

Answer 1

In this case, the manipulation of attributes that are different APIs must be made via code and not in XML.

In code, you can treat it.

For example:

 if(Build.Version.SDK_INT > 10){

     .... use an attribute

   }
else{

    .... use other
}

For your specific case, use "icon"