how to change the ImageButton's image when it is pressed and released?

Question

I want that in my android application, the ImageButton change its image when it is pressed and released, and when it is pressed released again, the image for ImageButton will be changed back , how to do that?

Answer 1

create a selector (it is an xml file) put in drawable folder. and in xml five path of that xml instaed of actual image android:background="@drawable/imageselector" or in program also you can get the same using imageview.setBackgroundDrawable(R.drawable.imageselector)

Following is my selector imageselector.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item
        android:state_focused="true"
        android:state_pressed="false"
        android:drawable="@drawable/arow_selected" />
    <item
        android:state_focused="true"
        android:state_pressed="true"
        android:drawable="@drawable/arow_selected" />
    <item
        android:state_focused="false"
        android:state_pressed="true"
        android:drawable="@drawable/arow_selected" />
    <item
        android:drawable="@drawable/arow_unselect" />
</selector>

Answer 2

use selector for this...here is a link for this.. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ImageButton.html

Answer 3

You can use Image View for the same:

<ImageView
            android:id="@+id/iv1"
            android:src="@drawable/ic_new_delete0"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:visibility="visible" />

Code behind:

ImageView _iv1 = _activity.FindViewById<ImageView>(Resource.Id.iv1);

        _iv1.Touch += (object sender, View.TouchEventArgs e) => {
            if (e.Event.Action == MotionEventActions.Down)
            {
                _iv1.SetImageResource(Resource.Drawable.ic_new_delete);
                //Do the task when button is pressed
            }
            else if (e.Event.Action == MotionEventActions.Up)
            {
               _iv1.SetImageResource(Resource.Drawable.ic_new_delete0);
               //do the task when button is released
            }
        };