set background color dynamically

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I want to set background color dynamically but the colour is actually a gradient which is in a xml

bg_color.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<item><shape>
        <gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#f58c0f" android:startColor="#edbc7a" />

        <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#929292" />

        <padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
    </shape></item>

which is inside drawable folder

how to set this xml as background.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7150593/android-how-to-define-shapedrawables-programmatically. might help — Raghunandan, Jun 10 '13 at 09:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 10 '13 at 09:17

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you just need to pass that "drawable" file name as a resource

yourview.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.your_xml_drawable_file_name);

in your case

textView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.bg_color);

answered Jun 10 '13 at 09:17

Chintan Rathod

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 10 '13 at 09:20

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view.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.bg_color)

answered Jun 10 '13 at 09:20

pskink

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 10 '13 at 09:11

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Use

TextView et = new TextView(activity);
et.setText("350");
et.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(//some color));

answered Jun 10 '13 at 09:11

kostas ch.

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I want to add a custom xml (gradient) as a background not a normal color – A J Jun 10 '13 at 09:12
et.setBackgroundDrawable(R.drawable.ab); – Joy Helina Jun 10 '13 at 09:18
@bumba did you check the link i posted? – Raghunandan Jun 10 '13 at 09:18

set background color dynamically

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