I have defined the below files in res folder.
styles_apptheme.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generated with http://android-holo-colors.com -->
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="ButtonAppTheme" parent="android:Widget.Holo.Light.Button">
<item name="android:background">@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_holo_light</item>
</style>
</resources>
themes_apptheme.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generated with http://android-holo-colors.com -->
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="AppTheme" parent="@style/_AppTheme"/>
<style name="_AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:editTextBackground">@drawable/apptheme_edit_text_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:buttonStyle">@style/ButtonAppTheme</item>
</style>
</resources>
In my Layout.xml file, i have defined my button as below
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnAddTitle"
android:layout_below="@id/edEnterTitleValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/btn_AddTitle"
android:layout_margin="20dp"
/>
If i add the below line to the button view above,
android:background="@style/ButtonAppTheme"
Application crashes saying that drawable resource should be set for the background attribute.
So i created the below drawable file - abc.xml
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_normal_holo_light" />
<item android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="false"
android:drawable="@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_disabled_holo_light" />
<item android:state_pressed="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_pressed_holo_light" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_focused_holo_light" />
<item android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_normal_holo_light" />
<item android:state_focused="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_disabled_focused_holo_light" />
<item
android:drawable="@drawable/apptheme_btn_default_disabled_holo_light" />
</selector>
If i set android:background="@drawable/abc"
i dont see the style set in the button.
So please let me know how i can set the style for the button.
Thanks.
It would be rather simple if you do it this way.
First create a button_selector.xml in drawable folder.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="@color/green_temp" />
<gradient android:angle="-90" android:startColor="@color/green_temp" android:endColor="@color/green_temp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_focused="true">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#971E05" />
<solid android:color="#58857e"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="@color/bright_green" />
<gradient android:angle="-90" android:startColor="@color/green_temp" android:endColor="@color/button_green" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
Add these colors in colors.xml of values folder.
<!-- Green -->
<color name="green_temp">#23A96E</color>
<color name="green_dark">#159204</color>
<color name="bright_green">#02D8B0</color>
<color name="button_green">#10a54a</color>
Finally in your desired button of layout.xml put background from above selector.
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnAddTitle"
android:layout_below="@id/edEnterTitleValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/btn_AddTitle"
android:background="@drawable/button_selector"
android:layout_margin="20dp"
/>
Then its all done your button will be styled with color you want.