selector not working with layout and image view

20
votes

I want to use selector for a layout and image view..But it is not working for me. When I changed image view to imagebutton or button, it works fine. Any help will be greatly appreciated.. Thanks in advance..

here is the xmls I used.. 

<?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/bg" 
        />
    <item
        android:drawable="@drawable/bg_01" />
</selector>

The layout xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
    <ImageButton
        android:layout_width="100dp"
        android:layout_height="50dp"
        android:text="layout tester"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:paddingTop="10dp"
        android:src="@drawable/testselector"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
    </LinearLayout>
5
androidlayoutimageview
So what is your exact problem...? - Tanmay Mandal
I think layout does not support selector(I am not sure). Better try shape property.Why you going for selector? - David
if somebody wants to get full solution, check this repository: github.com/shamanland/AndroidLayoutSelector there is custom clickable/checkable LinearLayout like a ToggleButton - Oleksii K.

5 Answers

65
votes

I ran into this problem just now. You'll have to set the LinearLayout to clickable. You can either do this in the XML with

android:clickable="true"

Or in code with

yourLinearLayout.setClickable(true);
6
votes

try this 

    <selector
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <item android:state_focused="true" 
          android:state_pressed="false" 
          android:drawable="@drawable/lastread_ok" />
    <item android:state_focused="true" 
          android:state_pressed="true"
          android:drawable="@drawable/lastread_ok" />
    <item android:state_focused="false" 
          android:state_pressed="true"
      android:drawable="@drawable/lastread_ok_selected" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/lastread_ok" />
</selector>

you can use your image instead of lastread_ok & lastread_ok_selected

1
votes

use the id of imageview instead of linear layout and setclicklistener for imageview itself, it will work!!

0
votes

For me it helped to not assign the attribute android:clickable to the layout but to the ImageView instead. I just wanted the image to be clickable though, not the containing layout.

0
votes

You have to change src to background

or

ImageButton to ImageView and alse write android:clickable="true"in ImageView attributes.