How can I give an imageview click effect like a button on Android?

Question

I have imageview in my Android app that I am using like a button with the onClick event given, but as you might guess it is not giving imageview a clickable effect when clic

Answer 1

EDIT: Although the original answer below works and is easy to set up, refer to this post by an Android Developer Advocate at Google if you want / need a more efficient implementation. Also note that the android:foreground attribute is coming to all Views, including ImageView, by default in Android M.

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The problem with using a selector for an ImageView is that you can only set it as the view's background - as long as your image is opaque, you will not see the selector's effect behind it.

The trick is to wrap your ImageView in a FrameLayout with the attribute android:foreground which allows us to define an overlay for its content. If we set android:foregroundto a selector (e.g.?android:attr/selectableItemBackground for API level 11+) and attach the OnClickListener to the FrameLayout instead of the ImageView, the image will be overlaid with our selector's drawable - the click effect we desire!

Behold:

<FrameLayout
    android:id="@+id/imageButton"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground" >

    <ImageView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:src="@drawable/yourImageFile" />

</FrameLayout>

(Note this should be placed within your parent layout.)

final View imageButton = findViewById(R.id.imageButton);
imageButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        // do whatever we wish!
    }
});

Answer 2

I do some similar things See suitable for you or not

View Press Effect Helper:

• usage : do some simple press effect like iOS

  Simple Usage:

• ImageView img = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.img);

• ViewPressEffectHelper.attach(img)

https://gist.github.com/extralam/7489370

Answer 3

OR:

You can use this form, with Image Button.

Create file res/drawable/btn_video.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/image"
        android:state_pressed="true" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/ico2"
        android:state_focused="true" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/ico2" />
</selector>

And res/layout/activity_main.xml:

<ImageButton
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:id="@+id/imageButton"
    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:onClick="eventImageBtn"
    android:background="@drawable/btn_video"
    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
    android:scaleType="fitXY"
/>

Your image change with a click, and you can adjust with a linear layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fillViewport="true">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:background="@color/menu_item_background">

        <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical"
                      android:paddingLeft="@dimen/main_screen_side_padding" android:paddingRight="@dimen/main_screen_side_padding" android:paddingTop="@dimen/main_screen_side_padding" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/main_screen_side_padding"
                      android:background="#ffb3ff13" android:weightSum="10.00">


            <LinearLayout android:layout_weight="2.50" android:background="#ff56cfcd" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" >

                <ImageButton
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:id="@+id/imageButton"
                    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
                    android:onClick="eventImageBtn"
                    android:background="@drawable/btn_video"
                    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
                    android:scaleType="fitXY"
                />
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout android:layout_weight="0.50" android:layout_height="0dp" android:background="#ffffffff" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" >
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout android:layout_weight="4.50" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:background="#ff8aa5ff">
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout android:layout_weight="0.50" android:layout_height="0dp" android:background="#ffffffff" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" >
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout android:layout_weight="2.00" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="0dp" android:background="#ffff7d1a" >
            </LinearLayout>

        </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

Answer 4

Use style="?android:borderlessButtonStyle" in the XML file. It will show the Android default click effect.

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" 
    style="?android:borderlessButtonStyle"
/>

Answer 5

I think ImageButton is a better solution

<ImageButton
    android:layout_width="96dp"
    android:layout_height="56dp"
    android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
    android:background="@android:color/transparent"
    android:foreground="@drawable/selector" />

Answer 6

This is the best solution I ever seen. Its more generic.

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

    <alpha
        android:duration="100"
        android:fromAlpha="0.0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
        android:toAlpha="1.0" />
</set>