Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable; public class Main { public static Drawable getDrawable(Context context, String name) { Drawable drawable = context.getResources().getDrawable(getResourceId(context, name)); drawable.setBounds(0, 0, drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(), drawable.getIntrinsicHeight()); return drawable; } public static int getResourceId(Context context, String variableName) { try { return context.getResources().getIdentifier(variableName, "drawable", context.getPackageName()); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); return -1; } } }