How to set TextColor using setTextColor(ColorsStateList colors)

Question

I need to change text color when state change(pressed, focus)...

How to set the text color of a TextView using ColorsStateList?

Answer 1

If you need to set the colors in code (using ColorStateList), but still want to keep the color states in an XML, you might want to use this:

try {
    XmlResourceParser parser = getResources().getXml(R.color.your_colors);
    ColorStateList colors = ColorStateList.createFromXml(getResources(), parser);
    mText.setTextColor(colors);
} catch (Exception e) {
    // handle exceptions
}

res/color/your_colors.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_pressed="true"
          android:color="#222222"/>
    <item android:state_selected="true"
          android:color="#222222"/>
    <item android:state_focused="true"
          android:color="#222222"/>
    <item android:color="#0000ff"/>
</selector>

Answer 2

you can also use ContextCompat to load a color state list

ColorStateList colors = ContextCompat.getColorStateList(this,R.color.my_color_list);

Answer 3

You have to use getColorStateList()

I was also struggling with this problem, if you want to use a state list, you need to declared it in the color resources folder, instead of the drawable folder, and use the setTextColor(getResources().getColorStateList(R.color.your_colors)).