How can I change the background color for an specific row properly in a ListView? (Android)

Question

I have spent some days trying to solve a problem I have with ListViews on Android. I would like to implement a single selection list box using a ListView. So, I would like t

Answer 1

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) 
    {
   LayoutInflater inflater=(LayoutInflater)context.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

  View itemView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.verselayout, parent, false); 
    txttitle = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.Versetxt);
    if (position%2 == 0) {
       txttitle.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#FFFFFF"));
    }
 else
       {
    txttitle.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#FFFF00"));
       }

     return itemView;
    }