ADT doesn't detect unreachable code

Question

Got the following code in the activity:

LinearLayout view = (LinearLayout) this.findViewById(R.id.viewid);
Drawable drawable = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.drawableid);

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16)
    view.setBackground(drawable);
else
    view.setBackgroundDrawable(drawable);

Eclipse gives me an error on setBackground: "Call requires API level 16 (current min is 8): android.widget.LinearLayout#setBackground", and a warning on setBackgroundDrawable: "The method setBackgroundDrawable(Drawable) from the type View is deprecated". I cannot compile my project with this error.

Why ADT doesn't detect that both setBackground* methods are valid with the version check?

You could just use the "disable check" hint, you won't have any issue then ? — Aleks, Jun 14 '13 at 13:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 14 '13 at 13:33

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I cannot compile my project with this error.

Sure you can. Use the quick-fix to add @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN) to the method in which this code appears.

answered Jun 14 '13 at 13:33

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