How to change the Tabs Images in the TabHost

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David Brown picture David Brown · Dec 22, 2010 · Viewed 43.3k times · Source

I am using the TabHost in my application, I am using four Tabs in my application and I want to use the different Images in the TabHost when the Particular Tab is been Selected and not selected. I need to use to different Images for a particular tab each.

When I Select any Tab the Image is little bright and when I switch to another Tab that bright Image becomes grey shaded.

I have implemented the TabHost but I don know how to change the Images in the TabHost.

Can anybody help me in this.

Thanks, david

Answer

David Brown picture David Brown · Dec 22, 2010

If you wish to use different images for the selected and unselected states, then create 'selector' XML files in your drawables folder for each tab, e.g. tab1_selector.xml, tab2_selector.xml which should contain the following, replacing the drawable references to your images for selected and unselected states. i.e.

    <?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/tab1_selected_image" />
  <item
    android:state_selected="false"
    android:drawable="@drawable/tab2_unselected_image" />
</selector>

Then using the .setIndicator method as bharath wrote above you should reference your new xml drawable resource.

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