Error: Expected resource of type styleable [ResourceType] error

Question

Take a look at this code snippet. I am getting an error with the last line, because I am passing an \'index\' instead of a resource. I thought it was a lint issue and tried

Answer 1

TypedValue outValue = new TypedValue();
context.getTheme().resolveAttribute(android.R.attr.paddingLeft, outValue, true);
int paddingLeft = outValue.data;

Repeat the same for android.R.attr.paddingRight