Create xml file in drawble
**list_selector.xml**
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="@drawable/list_item_bg_normal" android:state_activated="false"/>
<item android:drawable="@drawable/list_item_bg_pressed" android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="@drawable/list_item_bg_pressed" android:state_activated="true"/>
</selector>
**list_item_bg_normal.xml**
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:startColor="@color/list_background_pressed"
android:endColor="@color/list_background_pressed"
android:angle="90" />
</shape>
**list_item_bg_pressed.xml**
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:startColor="#aed200"
android:endColor="#aed200"
android:angle="90" />
</shape>
<ListView
android:id="@+id/listview_drawer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@drawable/list_selector"
android:dividerHeight="1dp" />
The solution by dglmtn doesn't work when you have a 9-patch drawable with padding as background. Strange things happen, I don't even want to talk about it, if you have such a problem, you know them.
Now, If you want to have a listview with different states and 9-patch drawables (it would work with any drawables and colors, I think) you have to do 2 things:
1. Set the selector for the items in the list.
2. Get rid of the default selector for the list.
**What you should do is first set the row_selector.xml:**
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_enabled="true"
android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/list_item_bg_pressed" />
<item android:state_enabled="true"
android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/list_item_bg_focused" />
<item android:state_enabled="true"
android:state_selected="true" android:drawable="@drawable/list_item_bg_focused" />
<item
android:drawable="@drawable/list_item_bg_normal" />
</selector>
Don't forget the `android:state_selected`. It works like `android:state_focused` for the list, but it's applied for the list item.
**Now apply the selector to the items (row.xml):**
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="@drawable/row_selector"
>
...
</RelativeLayout>
**Make a transparent selector for the list:**
<ListView
android:id="@+id/android:list"
...
android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent"
/>
This should do the thing.
