Why doesn't eclipse complain about this deprecated method?

Question

In my manifest.xml I have defined:

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion:"8" android:targetSdkVersion:"8" />

and in android's documentation for View class it's been said:

    setBackground(Drawable) 
    // ADDED IN API LEVEL 16

This method has been added in api level 16. But when I use it in my code, eclipse doesn't issue any complaint and my app crashes on devices running api under 16.

Where am I wrong?

Answer 1

you probably target Version 8 but compile with 19.

Answer 2

You could configure your project's Android Lint preferences like this:

1. go to project --> properties --> Android Lint Preferences
2. Set NewApi to severity error
3. Click Apply button

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then it should underline the setBackground method red and mark it as an error. That works for me in my project.

Answer 3

You are compiling against a version higher than 16. Go to your project.properties file at the root of your project and change the line target=android-someNumber to target=android-8.