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Changing Android BottomNavigationItemView icon

I have a BottomNavigationView that provides a tabbar on Android. I want to change the icon of it programatically which I've tried to do using the following

BottomNavigationItemView organisationTab = findViewById(R.id.navigation_dashboard);
organisationTab.setIcon(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.tab_bank_feeds_uk));

This works but when i select any item on the tabbar, it reverts back to the original.

I tried to set it again on the onclick listener but it keeps reverting back to the original, i've tested this on a blank project to make sure nothing in my current code is doing anything weird.

Any help would be appreciated.

Solution

  • You can set the NaviagtaionViewItem by getting its order in the BottomNavigationView menu

    bottomNavigationView.getMenu().getItem(0).setIcon(R.drawable.tab_bank_feeds_uk);