Show selected button

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I have a group of buttons which enable user to select certain views on the touch screen.

I want to have the user know which view is active by showing a halo (or any other style) around the button. I mean when the button is clicked it's normal state is changed to different style but it is still normal.

I googled and checked in stackoverflow, that it is not possible to change the style at runtime. How can I achieve the desired effect? I have some silly ideas which I won't implement unless as last resort, like making two buttons at same positions and changing their visibility. Or I can put each button in it's own linear layout and then set the background color of each of them, if it is possible. Or some ImageButton manipulation maybe.

I have already overridden the default style for button for normal pressed states. And setting focus(when in focusInTouchMode) causes problem, so that's a NO (already tried that).

Even if style can't be changed, please advise some tip to achieve the effect, it's not necessary to do it the style way. I just want o let the user know which view is selected through buttons.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 07 '12 at 10:15

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use state list and set its focussed state drawable as the button with a ring around it and then at runtime say button.requestFocus(). see here for more on state list...

answered May 07 '12 at 10:15

ngesh

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Setting focus was my first Idea, but I don't know why setting focus messes around with my code. – Master Chief May 07 '12 at 10:23
Then thats the real problem and not what you have currently posted.. why don't you post your code and show us what have you tried.. – ngesh May 07 '12 at 10:26
Actually setting focus, doesn't causes problem with these buttons, but some other button. When I set and use focus, if I use H/W buttons they work fine, but when I touch them, some other corresponding button work diffrently. They don't crash or anything. That's why I don't think it should be done with focus states. – Master Chief May 07 '12 at 10:36

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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Go for selector xml background for each button. Best Resort

Check this link How to set image button backgroundimage for different state?

Hpoe this helps

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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answered May 07 '12 at 10:15

Rohit Sharma

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I have already set different states, I want 2 normal states, when showing corresponding view is selected or not. – Master Chief May 07 '12 at 10:22

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 07 '12 at 10:16

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or you can use like ::

Button button;
public void onClick(View v)
{
    button.button.setBackgroundColor(**color**);
    button.setBackgroundResource(**res**)
}

answered May 07 '12 at 10:16

Harpreet

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You may want to refer to [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3297027/button-setbackgroundcolor-no-highlight-effect) – Master Chief May 07 '12 at 10:32

Show selected button

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