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How to create two shapes inside an item drawable?

I am using a custom layout for a progressbar which consist of small bars depending on the count of steps. A layout can be seen below:
I want to create an item that shows a black bar and a white bar which looks like space in between progresses.
Now, I know its possible to create this with two separate item. But I the item as progress of a progressbar. For example:
<!-- Define the progress properties like start color, end color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape 1>
<shape 2>
</clip>
</item>
Now, how can I create a custom item that can consist of two shapes inside it?

progress.xml
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:width="3dp"
android:height="2dp"
android:drawable="#drawable/text_field"
android:start="#dimen/dimen_5dp" />
<item
android:width="3dp"
android:drawable="#drawable/text_field"
android:end="#dimen/dimen_5dp" />
</layer-list>
text_field.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_enabled="true">
<shape>
<gradient
android:endColor="#color/white"
android:startColor="#color/white"/>
<corners android:radius="5dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</selector>

Add an item at current progressBar position - Creating a custom progress bar

I am trying to create a custom progress bar that looks like this:
I manage to create the layout, but I don't know how to put that circle at the current progressBar progress position. Does anybody know how to achieve this?
My xml layout looks like this:
<!-- Define the background properties like color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/background">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<corners android:radius="1dip" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Define the progress properties like start color, end color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#42cbf4"
android:width="40dp"/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
I also added a linearLayout for the transparent Background
I tried putting another oval shape in the progress item, or create another shape for secondProgress, but nothing worked.
Right now, it looks like this:

This type of ProgressBar is called "seek bar", and there are many implementations of it online. Maybe you could search for it on The Android Arsenal by typing "seek" in search. By the way, I've found a simple but pretty one on the site; you can find it here.

I found what I was looking for. Instead of the ProgressBar I used the SeekBar, which implements that thumb I needed. For customization I used the same layout, and for the thumb I used this snippet:
thumb.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gradient
android:angle="270"
android:endColor="#026b91"
android:startColor="#026b91" />
<size
android:height="30dp"
android:width="30dp" />
custom_progress_bar.xml:
<!-- Define the background properties like color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/background">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<corners android:radius="1dip" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Define the progress properties like start color, end color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#42cbf4"
android:width="40dp"/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
For adding those customization to my progressBar, I used this code:
<SeekBar
android:id="#+id/seekBar"
android:thumb="#drawable/thumb"
android:progressDrawable="#drawable/custom_progress_bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
For more information, I used this thread
Custom seekbar (thumb size, color and background)

setProgressDrawble is filling whole progress bar

I have an progress bar -
<ProgressBar
android:indeterminateOnly="false"
android:progressDrawable="#drawable/progress_anim"
android:minHeight="10dip"
android:layout_width="170dp"
android:layout_height="10dp"
android:maxHeight="10dip"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:progress="0"
android:max="100"
android:id="#+id/scoreProgress"/>
and i want to set it's progress color programmatically . I am doing this
scoreProgress.setProgress(unikTopics.getScore());
scoreProgress.getProgressDrawable().getCurrent()
.setColorFilter(getResources().getColor(progressColor[counter])
android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
and this is progress_anim.xml -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<item android:id="#android:id/background">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#808080"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:id="#android:id/secondaryProgress">
<clip>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/white"/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#ff0000"/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
The problem is that if I am not setting progressdrawble color programmatically , i am getting fine result with progress being shown in red color and rest part in greyish color but if i set it programmatically whole progress bar is getting flled with that color ?
Please help, Thanks in advance.

You are coloring the entire drawable (all layers). You need to grab the #android:id/progress layer from the drawable and color it specifically.
Try this:
scoreProgress.setProgress(unikTopics.getScore());
LayerDrawable layerDrawable = (LayerDrawable)scoreProgress.getProgressDrawable();
layerDrawable.findDrawableByLayerId(android.R.id.progress).setColorFilter(getResources().getColor(progressColor[counter], android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

Set remaining progress bar color in android

I'm setting the color of the progress bar using the following style code
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="0dip" />
<gradient
android:angle="0"
android:endColor="#36A19C"
android:startColor="#36A19C" />
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
My progressbar looks like below image
How can I set the color of the grey part shown in my progress bar???

Try looking at some tutorials here and here.
Create a file custom_progressbar.xml in your drawable
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<!-- Define the background properties like color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/background">
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="backgroundColor"
android:endColor="backgroundColor"
android:angle="0"
/>
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Define the progress properties like start color, end color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="progressColor"
android:endColor="progressColor"
android:angle="0"
/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
</layer-list>
Set this to your progressBar in code
// Get the Drawable custom_progressbar
Drawable customDrawable= res.getDrawable(R.drawable.custom_progressbar);
// set the drawable as progress drawavle
progressBar.setProgressDrawable(customDrawable);

You can try this way:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:id="#android:id/background">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/seekbar_background" />
<stroke
android:width="#dimen/seekbar_background_border"
android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/seekbar_progress" />
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
</layer-list>
The progress bar uses a layer list that holds several layers. You need background and progress. Hope this helps you :)

Add this line of code to your progress bar XML.
android:progressBackgroundTint="#ReplaceThisWithYourColor"
It works for me.

Rounded bitmap on progressbar

I'm trying to create a progressbar with the rounded corners in the progression.
I did nine patch and the progressbar was replicating, how can I solve this problem
XML code
<!-- Define the background properties like color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/background">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#B3FFFFFF"></solid>
<corners android:radius="15dp"></corners>
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Define the progress properties like start color, end color etc -->
<item android:id="#android:id/progress">
<clip
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:drawable="#drawable/ic_background_progressbarx"
android:clipOrientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="left">
</clip>
</item>