Just an way to create ripple drawables in java code

rippleManually.java

// TODO test if works
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
    int[][] states = new int[][] { new int[] { android.R.attr.state_pressed } };
    int[] colors = new int[] { color };
    ColorStateList colorStateList = new ColorStateList(states, colors);
    RippleDrawable rippleDrawable = new RippleDrawable(colorStateList, null, null);
    view.setBackground(rippleDrawable);
}