How do I set a different color for the pressed state of the button?

Issue

I have some Buttons on my android app. They have an icon and text. I can set the background color of a Button in java code. If the button is clicked I want to display with a different color. So, how do I set a different color for the pressed state of the Button?

<Button 
  android:id="@+id/save" 
  android:layout_width="130dip"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
  android:scaleType="center"
  android:drawableTop="@drawable/save"
  android:text="Save"
  android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
  android:textSize="14dip" 
>

The onCreate method:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.homescreen);
 save = (Button)findViewById(R.id.save);
    save.setBackgroundColor(Color.rgb(27,161,226)); }

Solution

create xml file using the button image like this with mybutton.xml in drawable folder

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

and use this in button xml code

android:background="@drawable/mybutton"

add those color codes in the resource-->values-->colors.xml like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>   
  <color name="blue">#0066cc</color>
  <color name="gold">#e6b121</color>
  <color name="grey">#cccccc</color>
</resources>

Reference : Change button background on touch

Answered By - RajaReddy PolamReddy