Opacity on a background Drawable image in View (using XML Layout)

Question

I was just wondering if there was a way to change the opacity of the background image for a View (ie. TextView, etc.).

I know that I can se

Answer 1

The answer you gave didn't exactly answer the question you asked. Here's what I did.

    Drawable login_activity_top_background = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.login_activity_top_background);
    login_activity_top_background.setAlpha(127);
    LinearLayout login_activity_top = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.login_activity_top);
    login_activity_top.setBackgroundDrawable(login_activity_top_background);