setBackgroundDrawable for ListView in Android

Question

How do I set a drawable as the background for a list view in a class?

if (array1.size() < 8)
{
    lv1.setBackgroundDrawable(R.drawable.bgimghs2b);
}


        

Answer 1

(: or use

lv1.setBackground(R.drawable.bgimghs2b);

Answer 2

Use this: android.view.View.setBackgroundResource(int resID)

lv1.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.bgimghs2b);

Answer 3

update: That method is deprecated, instead you can use:

1. Just API 16 or above.

   setBackground(Drawable background)

2. if you have a previous version that API 16 use:

   setBackgroundResource(int resid)

Answer 4

You should use:

Drawable background = this.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.yourBackgroundDrawableID);
lv.setBackgroundDrawable(background);

Answer 5

That's because you're not giving it a Drawable, but an ID of a drawable. Try:

lv1.setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.bgimghs2b))

If you're in an activity. If not, then you need to get a Context and call getResources() on that.