[android] how to change background image of button when clicked/focused?

I want to change the background image of a button when clicked or focused.

This is my code:

Button tiny = (Button)findViewById(R.id.tiny);
tiny.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        Button tiny = (Button)findViewById(R.id.tiny);
        tiny.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.a9p_09_11_00754);

        TextView txt = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.txt);
        txt.setText("!---- On click ----!");
    }
});

Is this code right? Does it calls a button on its event?

You just need to set background and give previous.xml file in background of button in your layout file.

<Button
 android:id="@+id/button1"
 android:background="@drawable/previous"
 android:layout_width="200dp"
 android:layout_height="126dp"
 android:text="Hello" />

and done.Edit Following is previous.xml file in drawable directory

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

<item android:drawable="@drawable/onclick" android:state_selected="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="@drawable/onclick" android:state_pressed="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="@drawable/normal"></item>

You can also create shapes directly inside the item tag, in case you want to add some more details to your view, like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_pressed="true">
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="#81ba73" />
            <corners android:radius="6dp" />
        </shape>
        <ripple android:color="#c62828"/>
    </item>
    <item android:state_enabled="false">
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="#788e73" />
            <corners android:radius="6dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="#add8a3" />
            <corners android:radius="6dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</selector>

Beware that Android will cycle through the items from top to bottom, therefore, you must place the item without condition on the bottom of the list (so it acts like a default/fallback).

use this code create xml file in drawable folder name:button

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

and in button xml file

 android:background="@drawable/button"

Sorry this is wrong.

For changing background color/image based on the particular event(focus, press, normal), you need to define a button selector file and implement it as background for button.

For example: button_selector.xml (define this file inside the drawable folder)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <item android:state_pressed="true"
           android:color="#000000" /> <!-- pressed -->
     <item android:state_focused="true"
           android:color="#000000" /> <!-- focused -->
     <item android:color="#FFFFFF" /> <!-- default -->
 </selector>

    <!-- IF you want image instead of color then write 
android:drawable="@drawable/your_image" inside the <item> tag -->

And apply it as:

 <Button
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:drawable="@drawable/button_selector.xml" />

Its very easy to implement . For that you need to create a one xml file(selector file) and put it in drawable folder in res. After that set xml file in button's background in your layout file.

button_background_selector.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/your_hover_image" />
    <item android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/your_hover_image" />
    <item android:state_focused="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/your_hover_image"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/your_simple_image" />
</selector>

Now set the above file in button's background.

<Button
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textColor="@color/grey_text"
    android:background="@drawable/button_background_selector"/>

1. Create a file in drawable play_pause.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item android:state_selected="true"
          android:drawable="@drawable/pause" />

    <item android:state_selected="false"
          android:drawable="@drawable/play" />
    <!-- default -->
</selector>

2. In xml file add this below code

 <ImageView
                android:id="@+id/iv_play"
                android:layout_width="@dimen/_50sdp"
                android:layout_height="@dimen/_50sdp"
                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                android:background="@drawable/pause_button"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:scaleType="fitXY" />

3. In java file add this below code

iv_play = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.iv_play);
iv_play.setSelected(false);

and also add this

iv_play.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                iv_play.setSelected(!iv_play.isSelected());
                if (iv_play.isSelected()) {
                    ((GifDrawable) gif_1.getDrawable()).start();
                    ((GifDrawable) gif_2.getDrawable()).start();
                } else {
                    iv_play.setSelected(false);
                    ((GifDrawable) gif_1.getDrawable()).stop();
                    ((GifDrawable) gif_2.getDrawable()).stop();
                }
            }
        });

To change the button background we can follow 2 methods

1. In the button OnClick, just add this code:

    public void onClick(View v) {
        if(v == buttonName) {
           buttonName.setBackgroundDrawable
            (getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.imageName_selected));
         }
   
          }
   

   2.Create button_background.xml in the drawable folder.(using xml)

   res -> drawable -> button_background.xml

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   
            <item android:state_selected="true"
                  android:drawable="@drawable/tabs_selected" /> <!-- selected-->
            <item android:state_pressed="true"
                  android:drawable="@drawable/tabs_selected" /> <!-- pressed-->
            <item  android:drawable="@drawable/tabs_selected"/>
       </selector>
   

   Now set the above file in button's background file.

        <Button
              android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:background="@drawable/button_background"/>
   
                             (or)
   
            Button tiny = (Button)findViewById(R.id.tiny);
                  tiny.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.abc);
   

   2nd method is better for setting the background fd button