Manipulate alpha bytes of Java/Android color int

Question

If I have an int in Java that I\'m using as an Android color (for drawing on a Canvas), how do I manipulate just the alpha component of that int? For example, how can I use an o

Answer 1

This isn't directly answering the question but it's good to remember that View and Drawable have a setAlpha(float alpha) method which might do what you want. Or you might want to try view.getBackground().setAlpha().