Change switch icon color from java code

Question

I want to change the 'switch' icon color from java code and not from xml since the switch is created dynamically. Min SDK is 16. Help would be highly appreciated.

    Switch aSwitch = new Switch(context);
    holder.llSwitch.addView(aSwitch); 
    holder.navIcon.setText(context.getResources().getString(R.string.fa_bell_o));

@RajeshKushvaha it did not work. Rather there is no such attribute. — Aparajita Sinha, Feb 13 '17 at 10:09

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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You can check button is checkd or not and set the color with the state

LinearLayout linearLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.linear_layout);
Switch mySwitch = new Switch(this);
linearLayout.addView(mySwitch);
mySwitch.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK);
mySwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {

    public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {

        if (isChecked)
            buttonView.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
        else buttonView.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK);
    }
});

Since you are messing up with Switch and ToggleButton check this answer Switch vs toggle

Edit : Only for thumb color change you can try like below

LinearLayout linearLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.linear_layout);
final Switch mySwitch = new Switch(this);
linearLayout.addView(mySwitch);
mySwitch.getThumbDrawable().setColorFilter(Color.RED, PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);
mySwitch.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {

    public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton buttonView, boolean isChecked) {

        if (isChecked)
            mySwitch.getThumbDrawable().setColorFilter(Color.RED, PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);
        else
            mySwitch.getThumbDrawable().setColorFilter(Color.BLACK, PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);
    }
});

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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answered Feb 13 '17 at 09:24

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But this is a toggle button and I need to use Switch. – Aparajita Sinha Feb 13 '17 at 09:29
`isChecked()` funtion is there too lazy to type again check this http://www.mysamplecode.com/2013/04/android-switch-button-example.html – Charuක Feb 13 '17 at 09:32
I want to change the toggle colour which is by default black (isChecked()) to red – Aparajita Sinha Feb 13 '17 at 09:35
@Aparajita Sinha okay what stops you then, when you create it give it a color ->black , then once `setOnCheckedChangeListener` gets fired check the state using `isChecked` then you can use if else conditions your job is Done – Charuක Feb 13 '17 at 09:37
That's right but I cannot find an attribute to set this. I cannot set a style from java for switch. – Aparajita Sinha Feb 13 '17 at 09:40
@Aparajita Sinha Did i set a style its just background color that i set `buttonView.setBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN);` added a Link to help you with switch and toggle – Charuක Feb 13 '17 at 09:42
**buttonView.setBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN);** This sets an external background to the switch layout.. – Aparajita Sinha Feb 13 '17 at 09:44
@Aparajita Sinha post your code of dynamic Switch creation – Charuක Feb 13 '17 at 09:45
@Aparajita Sinha you want only to change the icon color? – Charuක Feb 13 '17 at 09:59
@Aparajita Sinha updated ! you can mark it as correct answer now xoxo – Charuක Feb 13 '17 at 10:11
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Thanks alot for your help. My accepted answer is the edited answer – Aparajita Sinha Feb 13 '17 at 10:18

Change switch icon color from java code

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