Change background color of edittext in android

Question

If I change the background color of my EditText using the below code, it looks like the box is shrunken and it doesn\'t maintain the ICS theme of a blue bottom

Answer 1

The simplest solution I have found is to change the background color programmatically. This does not require dealing with any 9-patch images:

((EditText) findViewById(R.id.id_nick_name)).getBackground()
    .setColorFilter(Color.<your-desi‌​red-color>, PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);

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Answer 2

What you should do is to create a 9 patch image for edittext and set that image as edit text background. You can create 9 patches using this website

I am attaching a sample 9 patch image for your reference.Use it as edittext background and you will get an idea.Right click the image and select "save image as". When you save the image dont forget to give its extension as "9.png"

Answer 3

For me this code it work So put this code in XML file rounded_edit_text

<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > <item> <shape android:shape="rectangle"> <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#3498db" /> <solid android:color="#00FFFFFF" /> <padding android:left="5dp" android:top="5dp" android:right="5dp" android:bottom="5dp" > </padding> </shape> </item> </layer-list>

Answer 4

I create color.xml file, for naming my color name (black, white...)

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
    <color name="white">#ffffff</color>
    <color name="black">#000000</color>
 </resources>

And in your EditText, set color

<EditText
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="asdsadasdasd"
        android:textColor="@color/black"
        android:background="@color/white"
        />

or use style in you style.xml:

<style name="EditTextStyleWhite" parent="android:style/Widget.EditText">
    <item name="android:textColor">@color/black</item>
    <item name="android:background">@color/white</item>
</style>

and add ctreated style to EditText:

 <EditText
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="asdsadasdasd"
        style="@style/EditTextStyleWhite"
        />