setting transparency to buttons in android

Question

I want to make Buttons with different transparency levels in android.I have used \"@android:color/transparent\". But it makes the button 100% transparent. I need a

Answer 1

Using XML

If you want to set color and along with that if you want to set transparent then you have to use that color code .

android:color="#66FF0000"    // Partially transparent red
android:alpha="0.25"         // 25% transparent 

Using java

And if you want to set dynamically (java code)then try this,

myButton.getBackground().setAlpha(64);  // 25% transparent

- i.e .INT ranges from 0 (fully transparent) to 255 (fully opaque)