I have the following xml:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="@color/color_primary_dark" />
<size android:width="25dp" android:height="25dp" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="@android:color/white" />
</shape>
And at some point in my application I change the color of this shape like this:
// priority_button has this shape as is src
(priority_button.drawable as GradientDrawable).setColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, android.R.color.holo_orange_light))
The problem is: if I destroy the activity and then re-open the same activity, this shape stays with the last color that I set (in this case android.R.color.holo_orange_light) and I want to that shape reset to the same color that is defined in the xml (R.color.color_primary_dark).
Since I am setting the color programmatically I think that I am changing the xml itself and when the activity is re-opened, and the views are draw, it gets the xml that I set another color.
Is any way to reset the xml values or something like this?
Try invoking mutate() on the drawable before changing its color.
As per setColor(int argb) documentation it states that:
changing color will affect all instances of a drawable loaded from a resource. It is recommended to invoke mutate() before changing the color.
So maybe this affects you as well.