How can I access all drawables in android?

Question

Only some drawables are accessible via the syntax. For example expander_ic_maximized is not accessible, yet its cle

Answer 1

Android SDK has all images unpacked in the %SDK-FOLDER%/platforms/android-*/data/res/drawable-* folder. Just pick desired file and put it into your app resource.

Answer 2

you just need to add this in your imports list:

import android.R;

but i will make your own resources will have an error if you want to use it. The error will be something like:

R. cannot be resolved

So, I prefer not to import android.R but import *my.own.package*.R;

then when I can normally use my own resource with R.drawable.*something* without error, and put android.R.*something_default* to use the default android resources.

well, choosing which one to use, depends in what you need.. :)

Answer 3

I realize it's a bit more work, but as a workaround you could just set the image resource programatically.

findViewById(R.id.ImageButton1).setImageResource(android.R.drawable.expander_ic_maximized)

Answer 4

It's simple. Find the name of your desired icon (e.g., ic_menu_preferences), and paste it into your XML.

For example, to show the settings icon in the option menu, your XML should be:

android:icon="@android:drawable/ic_menu_preferences"

That's it. No need to copy to drawable folder. Whenever you write : sign after android, it addresses system resources.