NullPointerException at android.content.ContextWrapper

Question

When I try to get a color via getResources().getColor(R.color.yellow) in a normal Activity I get this exception:

07-12 11:58:38.019: E/AndroidRu         


        

Answer 1

int backgroundColor = Color.YELLOW;

instead of

int backgroundColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.yellow);