Android getting a list of colors from resource

java android xml resources

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Solution 1

You can access the list of colors using reflection:

Field[] fields = Class.forName(getPackageName()+".R$color").getDeclaredFields();
for(Field field : fields) {
    String colorName = field.getName();
    int colorId = field.getInt(null);
    int color = getResources().getColor(colorId);
    Log.i("test", colorName + " => " + colorId + " => " + color);
}

Solution 2

I got stuck doing this for my project. It took long time to make this and i hope it helps some people. I ended up combining an example from here

http://www.ipcas.com/blog/2011/12/android-color-picker/

and a color list provided from here

Web colors in an Android color xml resource file

Just delete colors you dont need and make whatever you like. (Alot faster than making your own)

This is my Strings.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

<string name="app_name">AppName</string>
<string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
<string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
<string name="title_activity_visitor">Visitor</string>
<!--  Translation: Hint: White, Blue, Red...-->
<string name="accolor">Hint: White, Blue, Red&#8230;</string>


<integer name="colorGridColumnWidth">65</integer>




 <color name="AliceBlue">#F0F8FF</color>
 <color name="AntiqueWhite">#FAEBD7</color>
 <color name="aqua">#00FFFF</color>
 <color name="Aqua">#00FFFF</color>
 <color name="Aquamarine">#7FFFD4</color>
 <color name="Azure">#F0FFFF</color>
 <color name="Beige">#F5F5DC</color>
 <color name="Bisque">#FFE4C4</color>
 <color name="black">#000000</color>
 <color name="Black">#000000</color>
 <color name="BlanchedAlmond">#FFEBCD</color>
 <color name="Blue">#0000FF</color>
 <color name="BlueViolet">#8A2BE2</color>
 <color name="Brown">#A52A2A</color>
 <color name="BurlyWood">#DEB887</color>
 <color name="CadetBlue">#5F9EA0</color>
 <color name="Chartreuse">#7FFF00</color>
 <color name="Chocolate">#D2691E</color>
 <color name="Coral">#FF7F50</color>
 <color name="CornflowerBlue">#6495ED</color>
 <color name="Cornsilk">#FFF8DC</color>
 <color name="Crimson">#DC143C</color>
 <color name="Cyan">#00FFFF</color>
 <color name="DarkBlue">#00008B</color>
 <color name="DarkCyan">#008B8B</color>
 <color name="DarkGoldenrod">#B8860B</color>
 <color name="DarkGray">#A9A9A9</color>
 <color name="DarkGreen">#006400</color>
 <color name="DarkKhaki">#BDB76B</color>
 <color name="DarkMagenta">#8B008B</color>
 <color name="DarkOliveGreen">#556B2F</color>
 <color name="DarkOrange">#FF8C00</color>
 <color name="DarkOrchid">#9932CC</color>
 <color name="DarkRed">#8B0000</color>
 <color name="DarkSalmon">#E9967A</color>
 <color name="DarkSeaGreen">#8FBC8F</color>
 <color name="DarkSlateBlue">#483D8B</color>
 <color name="DarkSlateGray">#2F4F4F</color>
 <color name="DarkTurquoise">#00CED1</color>
 <color name="DarkViolet">#9400D3</color>
 <color name="DeepPink">#FF1493</color>
 <color name="DeepSkyBlue">#00BFFF</color>
 <color name="DimGray">#696969</color>
 <color name="DodgerBlue">#1E90FF</color>
 <color name="dullwhite">#FFDDDDDD</color>
 <color name="FireBrick">#B22222</color>
 <color name="FloralWhite">#FFFAF0</color>
 <color name="ForestGreen">#228B22</color>
 <color name="fuchsia">#FF00FF</color>
 <color name="Fuchsia">#FF00FF</color>
 <color name="Gainsboro">#DCDCDC</color>
 <color name="GhostWhite">#F8F8FF</color>
 <color name="Gold">#FFD700</color>
 <color name="Goldenrod">#DAA520</color>
 <color name="gray">#808080</color>
 <color name="Gray">#808080</color>
 <color name="green">#008000</color>
 <color name="Green">#008000</color>
 <color name="GreenYellow">#ADFF2F</color>
 <color name="Honeydew">#F0FFF0</color>
 <color name="HotPink">#FF69B4</color>
 <color name="IndianRed">#CD5C5C</color>
 <color name="Indigo">#4B0082</color>
 <color name="Ivory">#FFFFF0</color>
 <color name="Khaki">#F0E68C</color>
 <color name="Lavender">#E6E6FA</color>
 <color name="LavenderBlush">#FFF0F5</color>
 <color name="LawnGreen">#7CFC00</color>
 <color name="LemonChiffon">#FFFACD</color>
 <color name="LightBlue">#ADD8E6</color>
 <color name="LightCoral">#F08080</color>
 <color name="LightCyan">#E0FFFF</color>
 <color name="LightGoldenrodYellow">#FAFAD2</color>
 <color name="LightGreen">#90EE90</color>
 <color name="LightGrey">#D3D3D3</color>
 <color name="LightPink">#FFB6C1</color>
 <color name="LightSalmon">#FFA07A</color>
 <color name="LightSeaGreen">#20B2AA</color>
 <color name="LightSkyBlue">#87CEFA</color>
 <color name="LightSlateGray">#778899</color>
 <color name="LightSteelBlue">#B0C4DE</color>
 <color name="LightYellow">#FFFFE0</color>
 <color name="lime">#00FF00</color>
 <color name="Lime">#00FF00</color>
 <color name="LimeGreen">#32CD32</color>
 <color name="Linen">#FAF0E6</color>
 <color name="Magenta">#FF00FF</color>
 <color name="maroon">#800000</color>
 <color name="Maroon">#800000</color>
 <color name="MediumAquamarine">#66CDAA</color>
 <color name="MediumBlue">#0000CD</color>
 <color name="MediumOrchid">#BA55D3</color>
 <color name="MediumPurple">#9370DB</color>
 <color name="MediumSeaGreen">#3CB371</color>
 <color name="MediumSlateBlue">#7B68EE</color>
 <color name="MediumSpringGreen">#00FA9A</color>
 <color name="MediumTurquoise">#48D1CC</color>
 <color name="MediumVioletRed">#C71585</color>
 <color name="MidnightBlue">#191970</color>
 <color name="MintCream">#F5FFFA</color>
 <color name="MistyRose">#FFE4E1</color>
 <color name="Moccasin">#FFE4B5</color>
 <color name="NavajoWhite">#FFDEAD</color>
 <color name="navy">#000080</color>
 <color name="Navy">#000080</color>
 <color name="OldGold">#CFB53B</color>
 <color name="OldLace">#FDF5E6</color>
 <color name="olive">#808000</color>
 <color name="Olive">#808000</color>
 <color name="OliveDrab">#6B8E23</color>
 <color name="Orange">#FFA500</color>
 <color name="OrangeRed">#FF4500</color>
 <color name="Orchid">#DA70D6</color>
 <color name="PaleGoldenrod">#EEE8AA</color>
 <color name="PaleGreen">#98FB98</color>
 <color name="PaleTurquoise">#AFEEEE</color>
 <color name="PaleVioletRed">#DB7093</color>
 <color name="PapayaWhip">#FFEFD5</color>
 <color name="PeachPuff">#FFDAB9</color>
 <color name="Peru">#CD853F</color>
 <color name="Pink">#FFC0CB</color>
 <color name="Plum">#DDA0DD</color>
 <color name="PowderBlue">#B0E0E6</color>
 <color name="purple">#800080</color>
 <color name="Purple">#800080</color>
 <color name="red">#FF0000</color>
 <color name="Red">#FF0000</color>
 <color name="RosyBrown">#BC8F8F</color>
 <color name="RoyalBlue">#4169E1</color>
 <color name="SaddleBrown">#8B4513</color>
 <color name="Salmon">#FA8072</color>
 <color name="SandyBrown">#F4A460</color>
 <color name="SeaGreen">#2E8B57</color>
 <color name="Seashell">#FFF5EE</color>
 <color name="Sienna">#A0522D</color>
 <color name="silver">#C0C0C0</color>
 <color name="Silver">#C0C0C0</color>
 <color name="SkyBlue">#87CEEB</color>
 <color name="SlateBlue">#6A5ACD</color>
 <color name="SlateGray">#708090</color>
 <color name="Snow">#FFFAFA</color>
 <color name="SpringGreen">#00FF7F</color>
 <color name="SteelBlue">#4682B4</color>
 <color name="Tan">#D2B48C</color>
 <color name="teal">#008080</color>
 <color name="Teal">#008080</color>
 <color name="Thistle">#D8BFD8</color>
 <color name="Tomato">#FF6347</color>
 <color name="Turquoise">#40E0D0</color>
 <color name="Violet">#EE82EE</color>
 <color name="Wheat">#F5DEB3</color>
 <color name="white">#FFFFFFFF</color>
 <color name="White">#FFFFFF</color>
 <color name="WhiteSmoke">#F5F5F5</color>
 <color name="yellow">#FFFF00</color>
 <color name="Yellow">#FFFF00</color>
 <color name="YellowGreen">#9ACD32</color>


<array name="colorNameList">
    <item>AliceBlue</item>
    <item>AntiqueWhite</item>
    <item>Aqua</item>
    <item>Aquamarine</item>
    <item>Azure</item>
    <item>Beige</item>
    <item>Bisque</item>
    <item>Black</item>
    <item>BlanchedAlmond</item>
    <item>Blue</item>
    <item>BlueViolet</item>
    <item>Brown</item>
    <item>BurlyWood</item>
    <item>CadetBlue</item>
    <item>Chartreuse</item>
    <item>Chocolate</item>
    <item>Coral</item>
    <item>CornflowerBlue</item>
    <item>Cornsilk</item>
    <item>Crimson</item>
    <item>Cyan</item>
    <item>DarkBlue</item>
    <item>DarkCyan</item>
    <item>DarkGoldenrod</item>
    <item>DarkGray</item>
    <item>DarkGreen</item>
    <item>DarkKhaki</item>
    <item>DarkMagenta</item>
    <item>DarkOliveGreen</item>
    <item>DarkOrange</item>
    <item>DarkOrchid</item>
    <item>DarkRed</item>
    <item>DarkSalmon</item>
    <item>DarkSeaGreen</item>
    <item>DarkSlateBlue</item>
    <item>DarkSlateGray</item>
    <item>DarkTurquoise</item>
    <item>DarkViolet</item>
    <item>DeepPink</item>
    <item>DeepSkyBlue</item>
    <item>DimGray</item>
    <item>DodgerBlue</item>
    <item>FireBrick</item>
    <item>FloralWhite</item>
    <item>ForestGreen</item>
    <item>Fuchsia</item>
    <item>Gainsboro</item>
    <item>GhostWhite</item>
    <item>Gold</item>
    <item>Goldenrod</item>
    <item>Gray</item>
    <item>Green</item>
    <item>GreenYellow</item>
    <item>Honeydew</item>
    <item>HotPink</item>
    <item>IndianRed</item>
    <item>Indigo</item>
    <item>Ivory</item>
    <item>Khaki</item>
    <item>Lavender</item>
    <item>LavenderBlush</item>
    <item>LawnGreen</item>
    <item>LemonChiffon</item>
    <item>LightBlue</item>
    <item>LightCoral</item>
    <item>LightCyan</item>
    <item>LightGoldenrodYellow</item>
    <item>LightGreen</item>
    <item>LightGrey</item>
    <item>LightPink</item>
    <item>LightSalmon</item>
    <item>LightSeaGreen</item>
    <item>LightSkyBlue</item>
    <item>LightSlateGray</item>
    <item>LightSteelBlue</item>
    <item>LightYellow</item>
    <item>Lime</item>
    <item>LimeGreen</item>
    <item>Linen</item>
    <item>Magenta</item>
    <item>Maroon</item>
    <item>MediumAquamarine</item>
    <item>MediumBlue</item>
    <item>MediumOrchid</item>
    <item>MediumPurple</item>
    <item>MediumSeaGreen</item>
    <item>MediumSlateBlue</item>
    <item>MediumSpringGreen</item>
    <item>MediumTurquoise</item>
    <item>MediumVioletRed</item>
    <item>MidnightBlue</item>
    <item>MintCream</item>
    <item>MistyRose</item>
    <item>Moccasin</item>
    <item>NavajoWhite</item>
    <item>Navy</item>
    <item>OldGold</item>
    <item>OldLace</item>
    <item>Olive</item>
    <item>OliveDrab</item>
    <item>Orange</item>
    <item>OrangeRed</item>
    <item>Orchid</item>
    <item>PaleGoldenrod</item>
    <item>PaleGreen</item>
    <item>PaleTurquoise</item>
    <item>PaleVioletRed</item>
    <item>PapayaWhip</item>
    <item>PeachPuff</item>
    <item>Peru</item>
    <item>Pink</item>
    <item>Plum</item>
    <item>PowderBlue</item>
    <item>Purple</item>
    <item>Red</item>
    <item>RosyBrown</item>
    <item>RoyalBlue</item>
    <item>SaddleBrown</item>
    <item>Salmon</item>
    <item>SandyBrown</item>
    <item>SeaGreen</item>
    <item>Seashell</item>
    <item>Sienna</item>
    <item>Silver</item>
    <item>SkyBlue</item>
    <item>SlateBlue</item>
    <item>SlateGray</item>
    <item>Snow</item>
    <item>SpringGreen</item>
    <item>SteelBlue</item>
    <item>Tan</item>
    <item>Teal</item>
    <item>Thistle</item>
    <item>Tomato</item>
    <item>Turquoise</item>
    <item>Violet</item>
    <item>Wheat</item>
    <item>WhiteSmoke</item>
    <item>Yellow</item>
    <item>YellowGreen</item>
</array>








 <array name="colorNumberList">
    <item>@color/AliceBlue</item>
    <item>@color/AntiqueWhite</item>
    <item>@color/Aqua</item>
    <item>@color/Aquamarine</item>
    <item>@color/Azure</item>
    <item>@color/Beige</item>
    <item>@color/Bisque</item>
    <item>@color/Black</item>
    <item>@color/BlanchedAlmond</item>
    <item>@color/Blue</item>
    <item>@color/BlueViolet</item>
    <item>@color/Brown</item>
    <item>@color/BurlyWood</item>
    <item>@color/CadetBlue</item>
    <item>@color/Chartreuse</item>
    <item>@color/Chocolate</item>
    <item>@color/Coral</item>
    <item>@color/CornflowerBlue</item>
    <item>@color/Cornsilk</item>
    <item>@color/Crimson</item>
    <item>@color/Cyan</item>
    <item>@color/DarkBlue</item>
    <item>@color/DarkCyan</item>
    <item>@color/DarkGoldenrod</item>
    <item>@color/DarkGray</item>
    <item>@color/DarkGreen</item>
    <item>@color/DarkKhaki</item>
    <item>@color/DarkMagenta</item>
    <item>@color/DarkOliveGreen</item>
    <item>@color/DarkOrange</item>
    <item>@color/DarkOrchid</item>
    <item>@color/DarkRed</item>
    <item>@color/DarkSalmon</item>
    <item>@color/DarkSeaGreen</item>
    <item>@color/DarkSlateBlue</item>
    <item>@color/DarkSlateGray</item>
    <item>@color/DarkTurquoise</item>
    <item>@color/DarkViolet</item>
    <item>@color/DeepPink</item>
    <item>@color/DeepSkyBlue</item>
    <item>@color/DimGray</item>
    <item>@color/DodgerBlue</item>
    <item>@color/FireBrick</item>
    <item>@color/FloralWhite</item>
    <item>@color/ForestGreen</item>
    <item>@color/Fuchsia</item>
    <item>@color/Gainsboro</item>
    <item>@color/GhostWhite</item>
    <item>@color/Gold</item>
    <item>@color/Goldenrod</item>
    <item>@color/Gray</item>
    <item>@color/Green</item>
    <item>@color/GreenYellow</item>
    <item>@color/Honeydew</item>
    <item>@color/HotPink</item>
    <item>@color/IndianRed</item>
    <item>@color/Indigo</item>
    <item>@color/Ivory</item>
    <item>@color/Khaki</item>
    <item>@color/Lavender</item>
    <item>@color/LavenderBlush</item>
    <item>@color/LawnGreen</item>
    <item>@color/LemonChiffon</item>
    <item>@color/LightBlue</item>
    <item>@color/LightCoral</item>
    <item>@color/LightCyan</item>
    <item>@color/LightGoldenrodYellow</item>
    <item>@color/LightGreen</item>
    <item>@color/LightGrey</item>
    <item>@color/LightPink</item>
    <item>@color/LightSalmon</item>
    <item>@color/LightSeaGreen</item>
    <item>@color/LightSkyBlue</item>
    <item>@color/LightSlateGray</item>
    <item>@color/LightSteelBlue</item>
    <item>@color/LightYellow</item>
    <item>@color/Lime</item>
    <item>@color/LimeGreen</item>
    <item>@color/Linen</item>
    <item>@color/Magenta</item>
    <item>@color/Maroon</item>
    <item>@color/MediumAquamarine</item>
    <item>@color/MediumBlue</item>
    <item>@color/MediumOrchid</item>
    <item>@color/MediumPurple</item>
    <item>@color/MediumSeaGreen</item>
    <item>@color/MediumSlateBlue</item>
    <item>@color/MediumSpringGreen</item>
    <item>@color/MediumTurquoise</item>
    <item>@color/MediumVioletRed</item>
    <item>@color/MidnightBlue</item>
    <item>@color/MintCream</item>
    <item>@color/MistyRose</item>
    <item>@color/Moccasin</item>
    <item>@color/NavajoWhite</item>
    <item>@color/Navy</item>
    <item>@color/OldGold</item>
    <item>@color/OldLace</item>
    <item>@color/Olive</item>
    <item>@color/OliveDrab</item>
    <item>@color/Orange</item>
    <item>@color/OrangeRed</item>
    <item>@color/Orchid</item>
    <item>@color/PaleGoldenrod</item>
    <item>@color/PaleGreen</item>
    <item>@color/PaleTurquoise</item>
    <item>@color/PaleVioletRed</item>
    <item>@color/PapayaWhip</item>
    <item>@color/PeachPuff</item>
    <item>@color/Peru</item>
    <item>@color/Pink</item>
    <item>@color/Plum</item>
    <item>@color/PowderBlue</item>
    <item>@color/Purple</item>
    <item>@color/Red</item>
    <item>@color/RosyBrown</item>
    <item>@color/RoyalBlue</item>
    <item>@color/SaddleBrown</item>
    <item>@color/Salmon</item>
    <item>@color/SandyBrown</item>
    <item>@color/SeaGreen</item>
    <item>@color/Seashell</item>
    <item>@color/Sienna</item>
    <item>@color/Silver</item>
    <item>@color/SkyBlue</item>
    <item>@color/SlateBlue</item>
    <item>@color/SlateGray</item>
    <item>@color/Snow</item>
    <item>@color/SpringGreen</item>
    <item>@color/SteelBlue</item>
    <item>@color/Tan</item>
    <item>@color/Teal</item>
    <item>@color/Thistle</item>
    <item>@color/Tomato</item>
    <item>@color/Turquoise</item>
    <item>@color/Violet</item>
    <item>@color/Wheat</item>
    <item>@color/WhiteSmoke</item>
    <item>@color/Yellow</item>
    <item>@color/YellowGreen</item>


</array>
</resources>

Next i used the ColorPickerDialog provided by

http://www.ipcas.com/blog/2011/12/android-color-picker/

public class ColorPickerDialog extends Dialog {

    public ColorPickerDialog(Context context) {
        super(context);
        this.setTitle("ColorPickerDialog");
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.color_picker);

        GridView gridViewColors = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.gridViewColors);
        gridViewColors.setAdapter(new ColorPickerAdapter(getContext()));

        // close the dialog on item click
        gridViewColors.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
                ColorPickerDialog.this.dismiss();
            }
        });
    }
}

with this as well.

public class ColorPickerAdapter extends BaseAdapter {

    private Context context;
    // width of grid column
    int colorGridColumnWidth;
    //array of color values
    int[] colorNumberarray; 
    // array of color names
    String[] colorNameArray; 

    public ColorPickerAdapter(Context context) {
        this.context = context;

        // defines the width of each color square
        colorGridColumnWidth = context.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.colorGridColumnWidth);


        //fill  colorNumberarray with values from the colorNumberList Array in strings.xml  
        colorNumberarray = context.getResources().getIntArray(R.array.colorNumberList);
        //fill  colorNameArray with values from the colorNameArray Array in strings.xml 
        colorNameArray = context.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.colorNameList);

        //Show results in verbose Log
        for (int i = 0; i < colorNumberarray.length; i++) {
            Log.v("Test", colorNumberarray[i] + "");
            Log.v("Test", colorNameArray[i] + "");


        }



    }


    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        ImageView imageView;

        // can we reuse a view?
        if (convertView == null) {
            imageView = new ImageView(context);
            // set the width of each color square
            imageView.setLayoutParams(new GridView.LayoutParams(colorGridColumnWidth, colorGridColumnWidth));

        } else {
            imageView = (ImageView) convertView;
        }

        imageView.setBackgroundColor(colorNumberarray[position]);
        imageView.setId(position);

        return imageView;
    }

    public int getCount() {
        return colorNumberarray.length;
    }

    public Object getItem(int position) {
        return null;
    }

    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return 0;
    }
}

Hopefully this will save people some time.

Next you launch the dialog,

 IBcolorpicker.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        Dialog dialog;
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            // Clicked!
            // Make a new dialog.
            dialog = new ColorPickerDialog(Visitor.this);
            dialog.show();
        }
    });

Solution 3

Why not simply create two arrays in in your strings.xml or arrays.xml. Something like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string-array name="items">
        <item>white</item>
        <item>yellow</item>
        <item>fuchsia</item>
        <item>red</item>
    </string-array>
    <string-array name="values">
        <item>#FFFFFF</item>
        <item>#FFFF00</item>
        <item>#FF00FF</item>
        <item>#FF0000</item>
    </string-array>
</resources>

You can follow a simple example on developer.android.com here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/controls/spinner.html.

This is another tutorial: http://www.dcpagesapps.com/developer-resources/android/21-android-tutorial-spinners?start=1

That should get you started.

Solution 4

You can rename colors according to the general scheme

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
 <color name="color1">#FFFFFF</color>
 <color name="color2">#FFFF00</color>
 ...
</resources>

And then iterate over them by name

var i = 1
while (true) {
    val colorId = resources.getIdentifier("color$i", "color", packageName)
    if (colorId != 0) {
        // color exists
        ContextCompat.getColor(applicationContext, colorId)
    } else {
        break
    }
    i++
}

No reflection

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Updated on June 05, 2022

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bubblebath almost 2 years

I have a list of colours

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
 <color name="white">#FFFFFF</color>
 <color name="yellow">#FFFF00</color>
 <color name="fuchsia">#FF00FF</color>
 <color name="red">#FF0000</color>
 <color name="silver">#C0C0C0</color>
 <color name="gray">#808080</color>
 <color name="olive">#808000</color>
 <color name="purple">#800080</color>
 <color name="maroon">#800000</color>
 <color name="aqua">#00FFFF</color>
 <color name="lime">#00FF00</color>
 <color name="teal">#008080</color>
 <color name="green">#008000</color>
 <color name="blue">#0000FF</color>
 <color name="navy">#000080</color>
 <color name="black">#000000</color>
</resources>

(I took this list from another question someone asked)

What I want to do is get all the color names. I want the list so I can then populate the lot in a spinner. The pseudo code would be like this.

List ofColours = getListOfColors(R.color);
for(int i = 0 ; i < ofColours.size() ; i ++)
{
  String colour = getResources().getColor(ofColours.get(i));
  addColourToSpinner(colour);
}

What I want is the list of colours. I hope that explains it Cheers for all the help

sdabet over 11 years

I don't see why it would not
Joe Plante over 11 years

Just curious (just read it again and realized it sounded critical). I never tried it on one, but it's a really cool trick
sdabet over 11 years

yeah...it looks a bit tricky but i can't think of any better way to do it
Adam Arold over 11 years

You really don't need Reflection for this.
auselen over 11 years

@AdamArold I'm currious how you would answer the question.
Adam Arold over 11 years

Exactly like Siddharth Lele. That's the answer without Reflection.
sdabet over 11 years

but that does not really answer the original question, though it provides a nice hint on how to improve resources organization
auselen over 11 years

I don't think that's even nice resource organization. Imagine you have 100 colors and you need to update color at 42.
Siddharth Lele over 11 years

@auselen: I take nothing away from fiddler's answer, which I think is perhaps, a brilliant way of dealing with this question. I think my solution provides a simple alternative. Maintaining resources can be cumbersome. Agreed. But isn't that a pit-fall of development? If everything was easy, we would probably be jobless eh? I would for sure. ;-)
auselen over 11 years

@SiddharthLele There is always something more to do, yet again laziness is our virtue.
sdabet about 9 years

Downvoting without commenting is really weird.
Vlad over 3 years

There is no color preview in the IDE in this case
Tamoxin over 3 years

This was a really good approach to avoid reflection. Kudos!