How to modify a drawable in a Resource File?

Question

I'd like to modify already existing drawable objects in an external resource-file, like:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <resources>
        <drawable name="replyIcon" >
            <!--
            get icon from resources
            set color filter
            ...
            -->
        </drawable>
    </resources>

Is it possible? Because Android Studio suggests me "drawable" when I input an "<" inside a "< resources>"-file where I can also add style- and color- tags.

Possible duplicate of [Add a background image to shape in XML Android](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21002224/add-a-background-image-to-shape-in-xml-android) — Vikasdeep Singh, Jul 04 '18 at 07:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 04 '18 at 08:11

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Solution:-

In android you are able to create drawable Resources by following steps:-

Firstly, Right Click on the drawable Directory.
After that Go New > Drawable resource file.
After that New Resource file dialog box open on your computer screen. Enter File name in the text box and then press OK.
finally that your drawable resource XML file will be created

edited Jul 04 '18 at 08:11

Abdulmalek Dery

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answered Jul 04 '18 at 07:18

Mr. Roshan

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Thank you very much for the quick answer :) – Michael Haas Jul 04 '18 at 07:47
Maybe the formulation of my question is not exactly enough. I'd like to outsource the style / settings / ... of already existing drawables in an Resource file. Because Android Studio suggest me "drawable" in "" when input "<", but it suggest me nothing when I do it inside the " ". – Michael Haas Jul 04 '18 at 07:56
you may achieve this in your java code, by accessing resources over there. – Mr. Roshan Jul 04 '18 at 08:06

How to modify a drawable in a Resource File?

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