Highlight selected item in "ListFragment"?

android, android-fragments, android-listfragment, android-listview, listview

Solution

I wasn't getting what I wanted so I kept on digging and came up with a "cheap" solution which might not be the best practice but does the job. I wanted the item to be highlighted when selected and the color should go away when other item is selected from the listFragment. This is what worked for me- I defined a static `View V;` and initialized it `V = new View(getActivity());` Then inside my

onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id)

            V.setBackgroundResource(0);
            v.setBackgroundResource(R.color.BLUE);
            V = v;

Problem

I have posted the same problem a couple of times but it hasn't yet been resolved. I have a `ListFragment` and I want to highlight the selected item in the list. I have been given suggestions to use a "selector". I don't understand how to use this selector. My `ListFragment` class is: ``` // Create an adapter with list of stores and populate the list with // values ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, StoreList); setListAdapter(adapter); mDbHelper.close(); } /* * (non-Javadoc) * * Handles the event when an item is clicked on left pane, performs action * based on the selection in left pane * * @see android.app.ListFragment#onListItemClick(android.widget.ListView, * android.view.View, int, long) */ @Override public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) { String selectedStore = (String) getListAdapter().getItem(position); DetailFragment fragment = (DetailFragment) getFragmentManager() .findFragmentById(R.id.detailFragment); if (fragment != null && fragment.isInLayout()) { v.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.BLUE)); // passes selectedStore to detail fragment fragment.setText(selectedStore); // getItemList(selectedStore); } ``` Using setBackground sets the color permanently, but I want it to go away when another item is selected. I understand how to use a selector in a `ListView` but in my case if I haven't defined any xml for the `Listview`, then how would I use a "selector"? I am using `android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1` which is predefined.

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