ListView item background via custom selector

Question

Is it possible to apply a custom background to each Listview item via the list selector?

The default selector specifies @android:color/transparent for t

Answer 1

I've been frustrated by this myself and finally solved it. As Romain Guy hinted to, there's another state, "android:state_selected", that you must use. Use a state drawable for the background of your list item, and use a different state drawable for listSelector of your list:

list_row_layout.xml:

...

listitem_background.xml:

layout.xml that includes the ListView:

...

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listitem_selector.xml: