How to set button click effect in Android?

Question

In Android, when I set background image to Button, I can not see any effect on button.

I need some effect on button so user can recognize that button is clicked.

Answer 1

Create bounce.xml file for animation

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <scale
        android:duration="100"
        android:fromXScale="0.9"
        android:fromYScale="0.9"
        android:pivotX="50%"
        android:pivotY="50%"
        android:toXScale="1.0"
        android:toYScale="1.0" />

</set>

Add this line in onClick to initialize

final Animation myAnim = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.bounce); button.startAnimation(myAnim);

You get the shrink effect in a button click.

Answer 2

Step: set a button in XML with onClick Action:

 <Button
android:id="@+id/btnEditUserInfo"
style="?android:borderlessButtonStyle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="@dimen/txt_height"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:background="@drawable/round_btn"
android:contentDescription="@string/image_view"
android:onClick="edit_user_info"
android:text="Edit"
android:textColor="#000"
android:textSize="@dimen/login_textSize" />

Step: on button clicked show animation point
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    public void edit_user_info(View view) {

        // show click effect on button pressed
        final AlphaAnimation buttonClick = new AlphaAnimation(1F, 0.8F);
        view.startAnimation(buttonClick);

        Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),  EditUserInfo.class);
        startActivity(intent);

    }// end edit_user_info

Answer 3

If you're using xml background instead of IMG, just remove this :

<item>
    <bitmap android:src="@drawable/YOURIMAGE"/>
</item>

from the 1st answer that @Ljdawson gave us.

Answer 4

Or using only one background image you can achive the click effect by using setOnTouchListener

Two ways

((Button)findViewById(R.id.testBth)).setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {

      @Override
        public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {
          switch (event.getAction()) {
              case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN: {
                  Button view = (Button) v;
                  view.getBackground().setColorFilter(0x77000000, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP);
                  v.invalidate();
                  break;
              }
              case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                  // Your action here on button click
              case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL: {
                  Button view = (Button) v;
                  view.getBackground().clearColorFilter();
                  view.invalidate();
                  break;
              }
          }
          return true;
        }
});

And if you don't want to use setOnTouchLister, the another way of achieving this is

    myButton.getBackground().setColorFilter(.setColorFilter(0xF00, Mode.MULTIPLY);

    StateListDrawable listDrawable = new StateListDrawable();
    listDrawable.addState(new int[] {android.R.attr.state_pressed}, drawablePressed);
    listDrawable.addState(new int[] {android.R.attr.defaultValue}, myButton);

    myButton.setBackgroundDrawable(listDrawable);

Answer 5

Create your AlphaAnimation Object that decides how much will be the fading effect of the button, then let it start in the onClickListener of your buttons

For example :

private AlphaAnimation buttonClick = new AlphaAnimation(1F, 0.8F);

// some code

public void onClick(View v) {
    v.startAnimation(buttonClick);
}

of course this is just a way, not the most preferred one, it's just easier

Answer 6

To make your item consistent with the system look and feel try referencing the system attribute android:attr/selectableItemBackground in your desired view's background or foreground tag:

<ImageView
    ...
    android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"      
    android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
    ...
/>

Use both attributes to get desired effect before/after API level 23 respectively.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/11513474/4683601