public static List<Integer> createColors(Resources r,int[] colors){
  List<Integer> result=new ArrayList<Integer>();
  for (  int i : colors) {
    result.add(r.getColor(i));
  }
  return result;
}

public static List < Integer > createColors ( Resources r , int [ ] colors ) { List < Integer > result = new ArrayList < Integer > ( ) ; for ( int i : colors ) { result . add ( r . getColor ( i ) ) ; } return result ; }
turn an array of resource - colors ( contains resource - id integers ) into an array list of actual color integers
