Change ListView item background to gradient

Question

I am able to setup a listview using custom adapter which shows correct output..Now i want to change the background of each listview items to a gradient.. how it could be done?

My files...

activity_main.xml....Main xml file

MainActivity.java....Main activity

Item.java.... item selector method

ItemAdaptor.... custom adapter

list_item.xml..... item (textView) styling

I have created my gradient code which is like..

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:shape="rectangle">
 <gradient 
 android:startColor="#FFFAFAFA" 
 android:centerColor="#FFFFFFFF" 
  android:endColor="#FFFAFAFA" 
  android:angle="90"/>
</shape>

also how could I change the separator color,and the background color of the whole listview..

Answer 1

Have you mentioned android:background="@drawable/customshape" in your rowLayout.xml so that it knows which shape is to be used? Also use android:divider="#FFCC00" in your listview tag to change the seperator color. Add <solid android:color="#F0F0F0" /> to your shape so as to change the background color.

Answer 2

Have a look on this tutorial

author created list-view with gradient effect, I think this is exactly what you need.