How to change selected Tab background color programatically or using xml in ActionbarTab?

Question

how to change specific tab color change on select event of Actionbar Tab i am using Actionbar Tab with view Pager tabs created programatically

Hey, did you solve this? can you accept an answer or add the right answer to close this question and get it off the unanswered list, thanks! — Nick Cardoso, Apr 27 '14 at 17:44

Nick Cardoso · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-28T13:29:43.640

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in styles.xml

<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo">
    <item name="android:actionBarTabStyle">@style/MyTabStyle</item>
</style>

<style name="MyTabStyle" parent="android:Widget.ActionBar.TabView">
    <item name="android:background">@drawable/my_drawable</item>
</style>

or in code:

    TextView v = new TextView(...);
    v.setBackground(R.drawable.my_bg);
    ActionBar bar = getActionBar();
    ActionBar.Tab tab = bar.getTabAt(position);
    tab.setCustomView(v);

edited Jan 28 '14 at 13:29

answered Jan 28 '14 at 13:16

Nick Cardoso

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thnks but tht will show me whole tab bar color change insted specific – Aditi K Jan 28 '14 at 13:17
You make your drawable use a selector (if you are just trying to make the selected tab another colour?) – Nick Cardoso Jan 28 '14 at 13:18
please read my question again i want to change color for Selected tab of actionbar TAB not the actionBar – Aditi K Jan 28 '14 at 13:25
both methods *are* the tab, but your right, i put the wrong code on a line, I've fixed it now – Nick Cardoso Jan 28 '14 at 13:32
plz check out question posted by me [Link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21402936/how-to-show-action-bar-tabs-on-different-line) – Aditi K Jan 28 '14 at 13:34
If you wanted me to answer it, I'm sorry but I have no idea what causes the other issue. – Nick Cardoso Jan 28 '14 at 13:44

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 28 '14 at 13:23

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to programatically change the tab's background color

 myTabHost.setOnTabChangedListener(new TabHost.OnTabChangeListener(){
  @Override
  public void onTabChanged(String tabId) {
   int tab = myTabHost.getCurrentTab();
    View view = myTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(tab).setBackgroundColor(Color.CYAN);
  }
 });

answered Jan 28 '14 at 13:23

Radheshyam Singh

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I am suing ActionBar tab instead TabHost – Aditi K Jan 28 '14 at 13:27
i used vp.getChildAt(tab.getPosition()).setBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN); but not working properly – Aditi K Jan 28 '14 at 13:35
if you are using the color code then don't forget to parse the color code Ex. tabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(i).setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#8A4117")); – Radheshyam Singh Jan 28 '14 at 13:44

How to change selected Tab background color programatically or using xml in ActionbarTab?

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