Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.res.Resources; import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable; public class Main { public static Drawable getAndroidDrawable(final String drawableName) { final int resourceId = Resources.getSystem().getIdentifier(drawableName, "drawable", "android"); if (resourceId == 0) { return null; } else { return Resources.getSystem().getDrawable(resourceId); } } }