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Unable to change border color of Edit Text on focus

I am trying to color my EditText border as blue when it is having focus. I tried all possible ways as suggested in many answers in Stack Overflow but it doesn't work. It is only changing color of cursor and not of whole border when focused. Below is what I tried, let me know if I am doing incorrectly
That grey border to blue color
styles.xml
<!--Edit Text-->
<style name="EditTextTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="colorControlNormal">#FFFFFF</item>
<item name="colorControlActivated">#FF1792E5</item>
<item name="colorControlHighlight">#FF1792E5</item>
</style>
edit_text_border.xml
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ffffff"/>
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#FF1792E5"
/>
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
XML
<EditText
android:id="#+id/edtName"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_border"
android:inputType="text|textCapWords"
android:maxLength="40"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:singleLine="true" />
Manifest:
<activity
android:name=".ui.activity.MyActivity"
android:theme="#style/EditTextTheme"
android:screenOrientation="portrait" />

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
>
<item
android:state_pressed="true"
android:drawable="#android:drawable/edittext_pressed"
/> <!-- pressed -->
<item
android:state_focused="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/edittext_focused_blue"
/> <!-- focused -->
<item
android:drawable="#android:drawable/edittext_normal"
/> <!-- default -->
</selector>
try this

Try this create a folder in res/drawable:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:color="#color/block" android:width="5dp"/>
<solid android:color="#ffffff"/>
</shape>
XML:
android:background="#drawable/yourborder"
Here is output.
Another Way:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal" />
<item android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="false"
android:drawable="#drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal" />
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal" />
<item android:state_enabled="true" android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="#drawable/twitter_im_edittext_focused" />
<item android:state_enabled="true" android:drawable="#drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="#drawable/twitter_im_edittext_focused" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal" />
</selector>
I hop this may help you.

try this create a edittext_focused_blue in res/drawable folder like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#ff00" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
this create a edittext_normal in res/drawable folder like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
</shape>
try this create a edittext_bg in res/drawable folder like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
>
<item
android:state_focused="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/edittext_focused_blue"
/> <!-- focused -->
<item android:state_focused="false"
android:drawable="#android:drawable/edittext_normal"
/> <!-- default -->
</selector>
than apply to your editext using android:background="#drawable/edittext_bg" like this
<EditText
android:id="#+id/edtName"
android:background="#drawable/edittext_bg"
android:inputType="text|textCapWords"
android:maxLength="40"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:singleLine="true" />

Please try below code to achieve your design:
Drawable Code:
et_border1.xml Drawable for unselected or unfocused edittext.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item >
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ffffff"/>
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#ffffff" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
et_border2.xml Drawable for selected or focused edittext.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item >
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#FF1792E5" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
edit_text_border drawable to show selected or unselected edittext
<?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/et_border2" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="#drawable/et_border2" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/et_border1" />
</selector>
In 'layout file'
<EditText
android:id="#+id/edtName"
android:inputType="text|textCapWords"
android:maxLength="40"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:singleLine="true"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_border"
android:layout_width="match_parent"/>
Add or remove color according to requirement
I hope it work for you.

I have tested below code and it works very well.
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/ediittext_selector"
android:hint="Demo"
/>
ediittext_selector.xml
<?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/edit_text_border_selected" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="#drawable/edit_text_border_selected" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/edit_text_border" />
</selector>
edit_text_border_selected.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#737373" />
<stroke
android:color="#FF4081"
android:width="1dp" />
<padding
android:bottom="10dp"
android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
edit_text_border.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#737373" />
<stroke
android:color="#F78C1F"
android:width="1dp" />
<padding
android:bottom="10dp"
android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:top="10dp" />
</shape>

Use drawable and <shape> in <item> XML

Is it possible to use a XML-Background ressource with an drawable and a <shape> attribute?
So I have this button
<Button
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:id="#+id/send_button"
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="#drawable/send_button" />
Which has a background send_button.xml:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_white_48dp" android:state_focused="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_white_48dp" android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_black_48dp"/>
</selector>
This works fine right now. But I also want to add a background-color behind the drawable and rounded corners like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<gradient
android:angle="270"
android:endColor="#88b823"
android:startColor="#b0dc54" />
</shape>
So is it possible to combine these two XML ressources?
What I've tried so far, just displays the drawable and not the shape:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_white_48dp" android:state_focused="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_white_48dp" android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_black_48dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<gradient android:angle="270"
android:endColor="#88b823"
android:startColor="#b0dc54" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>

Thanks to #CommonsWare for pointing me in the right direction. This is the working code (currently only for the default state):
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_white_48dp" android:state_focused="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_send_white_48dp" android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<solid android:color="#color/action_bar" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<bitmap android:src="#drawable/ic_send_black_48dp" />
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</selector>

Narrowed Seekbar button on sliding in Android (with own thumb xml)

I've got problem with Android SeekBar.
When I use standard thumb (blue) it's OK, but when I use own theme like scrubber_control.xml there is problem - button is narrowed. I've tried setting minimal height, padding, adding height / width to scrubber_control item, but can't fix that strange issue.
layout
<SeekBar
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/question_seekbar"
android:thumb="#drawable/scrubber_control"
/>
scrubber_control.xml
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_disabled_holo" />
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_pressed_holo" />
<item android:state_selected="true" android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_focused_holo" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_normal_holo" />
</selector>

Create custom shape xmls in drawables which define the height and width of thumb
that is used for all three shapes used in scrubber_control.xml
For Example :
In drawable folder add these xmls
custom_scrubber_control_pressed_holo.xml
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape>
<size
android:height="40dp"
android:width="40dp" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_pressed_holo"/>
</layer-list>
custom_scrubber_control_focused_holo.xml
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape>
<size
android:height="40dp"
android:width="40dp" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_focused_holo"/>
</layer-list>
custom_scrubber_control_disabled_holo.xml
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape>
<size
android:height="40dp"
android:width="40dp" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_disabled_holo"/>
</layer-list>
custom_scrubber_control_normal_holo.xml
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape>
<size
android:height="40dp"
android:width="40dp" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/scrubber_control_normal_holo"/>
</layer-list>
After that you just need to change your selector like this.
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="#drawable/custom_scrubber_control_disabled_holo" />
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/custom_scrubber_control_pressed_holo" />
<item android:state_selected="true" android:drawable="#drawable/custom_scrubber_control_focused_holo" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/custom_scrubber_control_normal_holo" />
</selector>

How to add a selector to a View's border

I have an edittextview with a black colored border. How can I change this border color depending on the state, using a selector.
I tried this:
<EditText
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="48dp"
android:background="#drawable/black_rounded_borders"
/>
black_rounded_borders.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#drawable/selector_black_border" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="5dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"
android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
android:topRightRadius="5dp" />
</shape>
selector_black_border.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:color="#FF269ff5"/>
<item android:state_focused="true" android:color="#FF269ff5"/>
<item android:color="#FF000000"/>
</selector>
EDIT:
I changed selector_black_border.xml to color folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_focused="true" android:color="#FF269ff5"/>
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:color="#FF269ff5"/>
<item android:state_selected="true" android:color="#FF269ff5"/>
<item android:state_focused="false" android:color="#FF000000"/>
<item android:state_pressed="false" android:color="#FF000000"/>
<item android:state_selected="false" android:color="#FF000000"/>
</selector>
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#color/selector_black_border" />
But then it always remain in blue color("#FF269ff5") even when not focused/pressed.
Thank You.

you have to put the selector inside color/ and
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#color/nameofcolor">

Android button select and press drawable

I'm trying to make a button with state press and select,
I already did the same with tabs and it works but I don't know why here does not work.
I have done it like this:
button_sel.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient android:startColor="#color/azulado"
android:endColor="#color/azulBrillante"
android:angle="270" />
<corners android:radius="#dimen/corner_radius" />
<stroke android:width="2px"
android:color="#color/blanco" />
</shape>
button_unsel.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient android:startColor="#color/botonesD"
android:endColor="#color/botones"
android:angle="270" />
<corners android:radius="#dimen/corner_radius" />
<stroke android:width="2px"
android:color="#color/blanco" />
</shape>
And the selector, button.xml:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_sel"
android:state_selected="true"
android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_unsel"
android:state_selected="false"
android:state_pressed="false"/>
</selector>
And here I call the drawable as a background:
<style name="button">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/button</item>
<item name="android:textSize">#dimen/text_size</item>
<item name="android:padding">#dimen/padding_button</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/blanco</item>
</style>
Thank you!!!!

The first item in your selector is only used, when the button is pressed AND selected. If you want to use button_sel when your button is pressed OR selected, you should do something like this:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_sel" android:state_selected="true" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_sel" android:state_pressed="true" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_unsel" />
</selector>
The items are evaluated from top to bottom, the last one is the default. Though I am not sure if state_selected makes sense for buttons.

Can use shape inline item.
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape....>
</item>
<item android:state_selected="true" >
<shape....>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:state_selected="true" >
<shape...>
</item>
</selector>
For sample :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_selected="true" >
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient android:startColor="#color/md_amber_300"
android:endColor="#color/md_amber_50"
android:angle="270" />
<corners android:radius="#dimen/fab_margin" />
<stroke android:width="2px"
android:color="#color/primaryColorDark_orange" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient android:startColor="#color/md_amber_300"
android:endColor="#color/md_amber_50"
android:angle="270" />
<corners android:radius="#dimen/fab_margin" />
<stroke android:width="2px"
android:color="#color/primaryColorDark_orange" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:state_selected="true" >
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient android:startColor="#color/md_teal_500"
android:endColor="#color/md_blue_400"
android:angle="270" />
<corners android:radius="#dimen/fab_margin" />
<stroke android:width="2px"
android:color="#color/md_amber_A400" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>