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Have a question! getDrawable() is deprecated in API 22. So, if I make an app with the min API 16, how can I set an image?

I saw that I can use getDrawable(int id, theme) , but this was added in API 21, so I can't use it.

I've tried setImageDrawable(ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.drawableName, null)) but this doesn't work either. Also with ContextCompat or getApplicationContext() it doesn't work.

private ImageView weatherIcon;
weatherIcon=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.weatherIcon);
if(weatherReportList.size()>0){
            DailyWeatherReport report=weatherReportList.get(0);
            switch (report.getWeather()){
                case DailyWeatherReport.WEATHER_TYPE_CLOUDS:
                    weatherIcon.setImageDrawable(ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.cloudy, null));
                    weatherIconMini.setImageDrawable(ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.cloudy, null));
                case DailyWeatherReport.WEATHER_TYPE_RAIN:
                    weatherIcon.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(this,R.drawable.rainy));
                    weatherIconMini.setImageDrawable(ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.rainy, null));
                default:
                    weatherIcon.setImageDrawable(ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.sunny, null));
                    weatherIconMini.setImageDrawable(ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(getResources(), R.drawable.sunny, null));
This is not a duplicate of that post. I've tried all the methods from there but none on them worked.
                Though the getDrawable() is deprecated, but it could still work right now, so maybe something wrong in your code somewhere else
– Harlan
                Jul 22, 2016 at 14:42
                yes you can and you can also use getActivity() if it is fragment or yourActivity.this or getApplicationContext() if activity.
– Deepak Goyal
                Jul 22, 2016 at 11:41
                But this doesn't work either. :( Maybe I have a problem with my code, but I don't think so.
– Andrei Pascale
                Jul 22, 2016 at 11:46
                weatherIcon.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat.getDrawable(getApplicationContext(),R.drawable.rainy));
– Andrei Pascale
                Jul 22, 2016 at 12:08
 if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
    return context.getResources().getDrawable(resource);
} else {
    return context.getResources().getDrawable(resource, null);
may helps you
        
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