Load Android Drawable from XML

• Create an XML file in res/xml with the Drawable. Assume the below to be my_drawable.xml
  
  

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <shape     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:shape="rectangle">     <solid         android:color="#FF555599" />     <stroke         android:width="2dp"         android:color="#FF000000"         android:dashWidth="2dp"         android:dashGap="1dp" /> </shape>

  
  
• Load the Drawable in code
  
  

  Drawable myDrawable; Resources res = getResources(); try {    myDrawable = Drawable.createFromXml(res, res.getXml(R.xml.my_drawable)); } catch (Exception ex) {    Log.e("Error", "Exception loading drawable"); }

  
  
• Use the Drawable.
  
  

  @Override public void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {    if (null != myDrawable) {       myDrawable.setBounds(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight());       myDrawable.draw(canvas);    } }