AnimatedVectorDrawable support < 24

I have an animated vector drawable asset in my drawables folder. I use the following code to run it on button click

val myVectorDrawable = ResourcesCompat.getDrawable(
            resources,
            R.drawable.animation,
            theme
        )


        button.setOnClickListener {
            image.setImageDrawable(null)
            image.setImageDrawable(myVectorDrawable)

            val drawable = image.drawable

            if (drawable is AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat) {
                drawable.start()
            } else if (drawable is AnimatedVectorDrawable)
                drawable.start()

        }

This runs perfectly if the device runs an android version > 24 and crashes otherwise. I need to support android devices with minimum SDK 21.

My questions are

1. How to make my code support devices with 21 up to 24.
2. is there a better way to run AnimatedVectorDrawable animation

If you know you are using an animated vector, you can use AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat.create() to create an AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat instance that is available on all API 14+ devices:

val drawable = AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat.create(
    this, // your Context
    R.drawable.animation)

button.setOnClickListener {
    image.setImageDrawable(null)
    image.setImageDrawable(drawable)

    drawable.start()
}

However, if you want a more generic approach, you must instead use AppCompatResources.getDrawable() instead of ResourcesCompat.getDrawable() as that properly takes into account the VectorDrawableCompat, AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat, and AnimatedStateListDrawableCompat classes in a way that is compatible with all API levels:

val drawable = AppCompatResources.getDrawable(
    this, // your Context
    R.drawable.animation)

button.setOnClickListener {
    image.setImageDrawable(null)
    image.setImageDrawable(drawable)

    if (drawable is Animatable) {
        drawable.start()
    }
}