The code produce following progress bar
<?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>
<corners android:radius="15dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="@color/black" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:id="@android:id/secondaryProgress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="5dip" />
<gradient
android:startColor="@color/black"
android:centerColor="@color/trans"
android:centerY="0.75"
android:endColor="@color/black"
android:angle="270"
/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
<item
android:id="@android:id/progress"
>
<clip>
<shape>
<corners
android:radius="5dip" />
<gradient
android:startColor="@color/black"
android:endColor="@color/black"
android:angle="270" />
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
</layer-list>
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Dl8gO.png
I'm sorry that it's not the answer, but what's driving the requirement setting it from code ?
And `.setProgressDrawable` should work if it's defined correctly
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@android:id/background">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="5dip" />
<gradient
android:startColor="#ff9d9e9d"
android:centerColor="#ff5a5d5a"
android:centerY="0.75"
android:endColor="#ff747674"
android:angle="270"
/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:id="@android:id/secondaryProgress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="5dip" />
<gradient
android:startColor="#80ffd300"
android:centerColor="#80ffb600"
android:centerY="0.75"
android:endColor="#a0ffcb00"
android:angle="270"
/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
<item android:id="@android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners
android:radius="5dip" />
<gradient
android:startColor="@color/progress_start"
android:endColor="@color/progress_end"
android:angle="270"
/>
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
</layer-list>
