setting TextView's text style to TextAppearance.Appcompat... programmatically

Question

I have been using:

    style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.SearchResult.Title"

in my layout xml, but this time i want to set text style programmatically from java code. But this code:

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
        textView.setTextAppearance(R.style.TextAppearance.AppCompat.SearchResult.Title);
    } else {
        textView.setTextAppearance(this, R.style.TextAppearance.AppCompat.SearchResult.Title);
    }

doesn't compile. It says 'Cannot resolve symbol 'TextAppearance'.

Algar · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-15T12:54:19.710

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Do you have compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.1.1' in your dependencies? (in your build.gradle file)

If so, try using android.support.v7.appcompat.R.style.TextAppearance_AppCompat_SearchResult_Title as resource id.

edited Aug 15 '16 at 12:54

answered Aug 15 '16 at 10:57

Algar

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'Field requires API level 21. Any way to get it working on API16+? – Євген Гарастович Aug 15 '16 at 12:34
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'The resource is marked as 'private'. I guess i'll have to copy-paste the styles i need into my project's styles. Thank you for your help. – Євген Гарастович Aug 15 '16 at 14:36
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That's just a Lint message. It will still do what you're asking for. – Algar Aug 15 '16 at 18:33

setting TextView's text style to TextAppearance.Appcompat... programmatically

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