Android and setting alpha for (image) view alpha

Question

Is there really no XML attribute counterpart to setAlpha(int)?

If not, what alternatives are there?

Answer 1

Use this form to ancient version of android.

ImageView myImageView;
myImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.img);

AlphaAnimation alpha = new AlphaAnimation(0.5F, 0.5F);
alpha.setDuration(0); 
alpha.setFillAfter(true); 
myImageView.startAnimation(alpha);