Can't use parseInt for images - Android

Question

I have a problem with putting different images in a list. I created a custom list and everything worked fine, except the images issue. My issue is with these line -

Integer p = Integer.parseInt("R.drawable.absolut");
holder.icon.setImageResource(p);

In the log I see the following error-

03-03 08:16:07.121: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(25486): java.lang.NumberFormatException: unable to parse 'R.drawable.absolut' as integer

What could cause this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Parse int intended for parsing strings like "0", "100" etc and has nothing to do with what you're trying to achieve. You have to use the drawable id directly:

holder.icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);

If for whatever reason you can't use the constant, correct way to get the drawable id would be:

Context context = getContext(); //obtain a context
int drawableId = context.getResources().getIdentifier("icon", "drawable", context.getPackageName());

But that's not a good practice at all and idicates that you have problems with your app design.