ImageButton doesn't highlight on click with Transparent background

Question

I\'ve set up an ImageButton to be transparent, so the icon matches the backgrond panel like the Android ActionBar. This looks fine as I want it to.

However, when the

Answer 1

If you want to do it programmatically, here is one solution:

Create a custom ImageButton class and Override drawableStateChange():

public class CustomImageButton extends ImageButton {

    @Override
    protected void drawableStateChanged() {
        Log.d("Button", "isPressed: " + isPressed() );
        if( isPressed() ){
            setBackgroundResource( android.R.color.holo_blue_dark );
        }  else {
            setBackgroundResource( android.R.color.transparent );
        }
        super.drawableStateChanged();

    }

    public CustomImageButton( Context context ) {
        super( context );
    }

    public CustomImageButton( Context context, AttributeSet attrs ) {
        super( context, attrs );
    }

    public CustomImageButton( Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle ) {
        super( context, attrs, defStyle );
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }



}

Answer 2

All you need to do is to set the proper background. If you want it to be transparent in normal state and blueish in pressed stated.

Create a StateListDrawable like this one in res/drawable directory.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@color/my_bluish_color" android:state_pressed="true"/>
    <item android:drawable="@android:color/transparent"/>
</selector>

This way the default background is transparent. When pressed the background has the color you specified (instead of color you can use any drawable here).

Answer 3

I came across this same problem. Finally, I got a sample of a code with that attribute:

android:background="?android:selectableItemBackground"

This attibute will give a transparent background with selectable highlight to any View (Button, ImageButton, TextView...) WITHOUT MORE CODING!!!

Answer 4

Just to add on Fernandez good answer:

If you want the effect to be Round and not rectangle use:

android:background="?android:selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"    

(*for V21 and up).