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How to set button background drawable image with ripple effect in android

My Xml code:
<Button
android:id="#+id/link_btn"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/google_btn" />
I am applying Default ripple effect
<Button
android:id="#+id/link_btn"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground" />
but I need button background "#drawable/google_btn" with
"?android:attr/selectableItemBackground". it's means i need ripple effect with custom background.

In your drawable-v21 folder you can write code for ripple effect by your own. Make a drawable xml file and set starting tag by ripple. Like this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:color="#color/colorAccentDark">
<item>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:drawable="#color/button_accent_dark"
android:state_checked="false"/>
<item
android:drawable="#color/button_accent"
android:state_checked="true" />
<item
android:drawable="#color/button_accent_dark" />
</selector>
</item>
</ripple>

When the button has a background from the drawable, we can add ripple effect to the foreground parameter.. Check below code its working for my button with a different background
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#drawable/shape_login_button"
android:foreground="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:clickable="true"
android:text="#string/action_button_login"
/>
Add below parameter for ripple effect
android:foreground="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:color="?android:colorControlHighlight" >
<item
android:id="#android:id/mask"
android:drawable="#drawable/btn_rectangle"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/btn_rect_states"/>
</ripple>
Try the above code here in drawables give your own custom drawable backgrounds as you need it.

Another option is to create a layer list drawable and set that as a background. For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_background"/>
<item android:drawable="?attr/selectableItemBackground"/>
</layer-list>

How to make a ripple effect over a linear layout, without overriding the background color on its children?

I have a LinearLayout that looks like this.
I want each row to be clickable. The LinearLayout code for a row looks like this:
<LinearLayout
style="#style/home_menu_item_container"
android:id="#+id/home_menu_acronyms_button"
>
<ImageView
style="#style/home_menu_item_left"
android:background="#color/greyLight"
/>
<TextView
style="#style/home_menu_item_right"
android:text="#string/home_menu_option_2"
android:background="#color/grey"
/>
</LinearLayout>
How can I add a ripple effect that expands over the entire row (parent) - not just one child view in the row? The tricky part here is to let the ripple go over the two colored row.

So far, I found out the easiest way to do so is define a <ripple> in your drawable and then set the background of the LinearLayout to this drawable resource.
Define your drawable-v21/item_selector.xml
<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:color="#color/your_background_color">
<item android:id="#android:id/mask"
<!--color here doesn't matter-->
android:drawable="#android:color/white" />
</ripple>
Set the background of your LinearLayout to drawable/item_selector.
<LinearLayout
style="#style/home_menu_item_container"
android:background="#drawable/item_selector"
android:id="#+id/home_menu_acronyms_button" >
...
</LinearLayout>
Besides, if you don't have your own background color, then there is no need to define a item_selector at all. You can simply define background as android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground" for your LinearLayout.

It is a little bit complicated for that what you need but I don't think there is another way,...
You need to put your ImageView's into a ListView so that every ImageView is a ListItem and then you can set the ripple but you also need to set drawSelectorOnTop="true" otherwise it won't work correctly

I too faced this problem, finally found a simple solution
In linear Layout just add android:clickable="true";
and set background with ur ripple effect as
android:background="#drawable/ripple_effect"
code:
<LinearLayout
android:clickable="true"
android:background="#drawable/ripple_effect"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<!-- Add your child views here -->
</LinearLayout>
add ripple_effect.xml in drawable
ripple_effect.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:color="#f87d05c2"
tools:targetApi="lollipop">
<item android:id="#android:id/mask">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#f87d05c2" />
</shape>
</item>
</ripple>

<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/rll_privacy_policy"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="48dp"
android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txt_privacy_policy"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="#dimen/layout_margin_16"
android:text="#string/privacy_policy"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:textColor="#color/link_acc"
android:textSize="#dimen/txt_title_20" />
</RelativeLayout>

Another option is to make the ripple's background color transparent. This way only the ripple can be seen. The ripple's xml file (in your drawable-v21/ folder) is thus:
<-- Ripple in some ghastly color, like bright red so you can see it -->
<ripple
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:color="#color/red"
>
<!-- background color uses a transparent mask set to full #ffffff (white) -->
<item
android:id="#android:id/mask"
android:drawable="#android:color/white"
/>
Note that if you are supporting pre-lollipop devices, you need to have a dummy file with the same name in your drawable/ folder. An empty selector is sufficient for that file. And remember that those older devices will not ripple.

answer above dont work for me,
here is my solution:
ripple.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:color="?android:colorControlHighlight">
<item android:id="#android:id/mask">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="?android:colorAccent" />
</shape>
</item>
</ripple>
list_item.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
>
...put het your design
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/ripple" />
</FrameLayout>

Selector for Multi Choice ListView

I can't highlight a multichoice list view with custom adapter in android. The activated and pressed state works just fine. What I want is when the user taps on an item it should be highlighted.
my new_list_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/list_selector_pressed" />
<item android:state_activated="true" android:drawable="#drawable/list_selector_selected" />
<item android:state_selected="true" android:drawable="#drawable/list_selector_pressed" />
</selector>
in the above xml, the states for "activated" and "pressed" are working but not "selected".
In my listview_item.xml I set the background to selector as follows
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="48dp"
android:background="#drawable/new_list_selector">
<!--list items goes here-->
</RelativeLayout>
I define my list view like this
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/masterContainer">
<ListView
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px"
android:focusable="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/friendViewList" />
</RelativeLayout>
I get the activated state when I tap and hold a list item. The pressed state works when I tap the list item. I want it to be highlighted when the user taps the item. Can someone help me out on this? Thanks for any input in advance.
PS: I prefer xml solution over coding. I have also tried selector with state_focused set to true with no luck

Do the following:
listview_item.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="48dp">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/new_list_selector"/>
</RelativeLayout>
This will set the selector on ImageView. You can also do it with your two TexTviews.

Button with background image is not shown proportionately

Here is my button image file from my drawable folder called ooo.png:
And that's how it looks like on the device:
As you can see the width height proportion changed. It's a bit wider than the original.
I need it to be looking the same though.
I don't understand what causes this stretching. Here is my xml-file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
style="#style/styleBtns"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
My styleBtns-part of the styles.xml:
<style name="styleBtns" >
<item name="android:background">#drawable/btns_abc</item>
</style>
And in my btns_abc I set the background to my image resource. Currently state pressed and the normal state are the same, I want to change that as soon as it works properly:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ooo" android:state_pressed="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ooo"></item>
</selector>
Thanks !

I don't know the exact reason but for a solution if u don't have any text for button ,use ImageView will show the same drawable u have added.

How to make flash effect when clicking on complex LinearLayout just like clicking on ListView item?

I have some kind ListView. All items in it are in rectangle shape, but the top one has round corners as shown in this photo. To create it I've cut the top stripe with corners and saved it as item_bg_white_top image and a stripe with 1px height saved as item_bg_white_line image. And this is how I've constructed it.
I want to make flash effect when clicking on ltest layout just like clicking on ListView item.
How I can do this?
I've tried the code below on ltest but it it didn't helped. When I tried this code on ltest_inner it just changed its background to black.
final LinearLayout ll = (LinearLayout)findViewById(R.id.ltest);
ll.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
ll.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.list_selector_background);
}
});
item.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ltest"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="33dp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ltest_inner"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="8dp"
android:background="#drawable/item_bg_white_top" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="25dp"
android:background="#drawable/item_bg_white_line_repeat" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
item_bg_white_line_repeat.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<bitmap xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:src="#drawable/item_bg_white_line"
android:tileMode="repeat" />

What you want to do is set up a selector and use it as the drawable for the background.
Create an xml file in your drawable folder and add a selector to it:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/disabled_pressed_image" />
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="#drawable/enabled_focused_image" />
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="#drawable/enabled_image" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="#drawable/focused_image" />
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/pressed_image" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/default_image" />
</selector>
The drawables above reference images also in your drawable folder. You don't have to implement all the states. Those are just some possible combinations.
Then attach this as the background to your Linear Layout:
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ltest"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="33dp"
android:background="#drawable/selector_file_name"
android:orientation="vertical">
where selector file name is simply the name you gave to the selector xml file I mentioned above.
Also consider removing the inner LinearLayouts. You can do what you are trying to do with a 9-patch, then you'll only have the one LinearLayout (which you could just change to an ImageView if it is not going to host other Views).