How do I create ColorStateList programmatically?

Question

I am trying to create a ColorStateList programatically using this:

ColorStateList stateList = new ColorStateList(states, colors); 

But I am not sure what are the two parameters.

As per the documentation:

public ColorStateList (int[][] states, int[] colors) 

Added in API level 1

Creates a ColorStateList that returns the specified mapping from states to colors.

Can somebody please explain me how to create this?

What is the meaning of two-dimensional array for states?

Answer 1

Sometimes this will be enough:

int colorInt = getResources().getColor(R.color.ColorVerificaLunes);
ColorStateList csl = ColorStateList.valueOf(colorInt);

Answer 2

See http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#state_above_anchor for a list of available states.

If you want to set colors for disabled, unfocused, unchecked states etc. just negate the states:

int[][] states = new int[][] {
    new int[] { android.R.attr.state_enabled}, // enabled
    new int[] {-android.R.attr.state_enabled}, // disabled
    new int[] {-android.R.attr.state_checked}, // unchecked
    new int[] { android.R.attr.state_pressed}  // pressed
};

int[] colors = new int[] {
    Color.BLACK,
    Color.RED,
    Color.GREEN,
    Color.BLUE
};

ColorStateList myList = new ColorStateList(states, colors);

Answer 3

The first dimension is an array of state sets, the second ist the state set itself. The colors array lists the colors for each matching state set, therefore the length of the colors array has to match the first dimension of the states array (or it will crash when the state is "used"). Here and example:

ColorStateList myColorStateList = new ColorStateList(
                        new int[][]{
                                new int[]{android.R.attr.state_pressed}, //1
                                new int[]{android.R.attr.state_focused}, //2
                                new int[]{android.R.attr.state_focused, android.R.attr.state_pressed} //3
                        },
                        new int[] {
                            Color.RED, //1
                            Color.GREEN, //2
                            Color.BLUE //3
                        }
                    );

hope this helps.

EDIT example: a xml color state list like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_pressed="true" android:color="@color/white"/>
    <item android:color="@color/black"/>
</selector>

would look like this

ColorStateList myColorStateList = new ColorStateList(
        new int[][]{
                new int[]{android.R.attr.state_pressed},
                new int[]{}
        },
        new int[] {
                context.getResources().getColor(R.color.white),
                context.getResources().getColor(R.color.black)
        }
);

Answer 4

Unfortunately none of the solutions works for me.

1. If you don't set pressed state at first it won't detect it.
2. If you set it, then you need to define empty state to add default color

ColorStateList themeColorStateList = new ColorStateList(
        new int[][]{
                new int[]{android.R.attr.state_pressed},
                new int[]{android.R.attr.state_enabled},
                new int[]{android.R.attr.state_focused, android.R.attr.state_pressed},
                new int[]{-android.R.attr.state_enabled},
                new int[]{} // this should be empty to make default color as we want
        },
        new int[]{
                pressedFontColor,
                defaultFontColor,
                pressedFontColor,
                disabledFontColor,
                defaultFontColor
        }
);

This is constructor from source code:

/**
 * Creates a ColorStateList that returns the specified mapping from
 * states to colors.
 */
public ColorStateList(int[][] states, int[] colors) {
    mStateSpecs = states;
    mColors = colors;

    if (states.length > 0) {
        mDefaultColor = colors[0];

        for (int i = 0; i < states.length; i++) {
            if (states[i].length == 0) {
                mDefaultColor = colors[i];
            }
        }
    }
}

Answer 5

My builder class for create ColorStateList

private class ColorStateListBuilder {
    List<Integer> colors = new ArrayList<>();
    List<int[]> states = new ArrayList<>();

    public ColorStateListBuilder addState(int[] state, int color) {
        states.add(state);
        colors.add(color);
        return this;
    }

    public ColorStateList build() {
        return new ColorStateList(convertToTwoDimensionalIntArray(states),
                convertToIntArray(colors));
    }

    private int[][] convertToTwoDimensionalIntArray(List<int[]> integers) {
        int[][] result = new int[integers.size()][1];
        Iterator<int[]> iterator = integers.iterator();
        for (int i = 0; iterator.hasNext(); i++) {
            result[i] = iterator.next();
        }
        return result;
    }

    private int[] convertToIntArray(List<Integer> integers) {
        int[] result = new int[integers.size()];
        Iterator<Integer> iterator = integers.iterator();
        for (int i = 0; iterator.hasNext(); i++) {
            result[i] = iterator.next();
        }
        return result;
    }
}

Example Using

ColorStateListBuilder builder = new ColorStateListBuilder();
builder.addState(new int[] { android.R.attr.state_pressed }, ContextCompat.getColor(this, colorRes))
       .addState(new int[] { android.R.attr.state_selected }, Color.GREEN)
       .addState(..., some color);

if(// some condition){
      builder.addState(..., some color);
}
builder.addState(new int[] {}, colorNormal); // must add default state at last of all state

ColorStateList stateList = builder.build(); // ColorStateList created here

// textView.setTextColor(stateList);

Answer 6

if you use the resource the Colors.xml

int[] colors = new int[] {
                getResources().getColor(R.color.ColorVerificaLunes),
                getResources().getColor(R.color.ColorVerificaMartes),
                getResources().getColor(R.color.ColorVerificaMiercoles),
                getResources().getColor(R.color.ColorVerificaJueves),
                getResources().getColor(R.color.ColorVerificaViernes)

        };

ColorStateList csl = new ColorStateList(new int[][]{new int[0]}, new int[]{colors[0]}); 

    example.setBackgroundTintList(csl);