Programmatically Set Background Resource of EditText to transparent field
android, android-drawable, android-edittext, android-resources
Solution
I ended up trying to just save the original `Drawable` when the layout is opened and then set the background resource that way whenever I want. Like this:
In my `onCreate` method:
Drawable originalDrawable = editText.getBackground();
And then to set it:
// need to use .setBackground and .setBackgroundDrawable depending on the
// android version because .setBackgroundDrawable is depreciated
int sdk = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
int jellyBean = android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN;
if(sdk < jellyBean) {
editText.setBackgroundDrawable(originalDrawable);
} else {
editText.setBackground(originalDrawable);
}
I still encourage more answers because I don't quite like this solution.
Sources:
How to return to default style on EditText if I apply a background?
setBackground vs setBackgroundDrawable (Android)
Problem
This is the default way an EditText looks when I create one: This is what it looks like after I change the background of it: To change the background to the image above, I add the following EditText property to my EditText in my XML file: ``` android:background="@android:drawable/edit_text" ``` What I want to do is do what I've done above in my activity class (giving the user an option to select between the classic style and the transparent/new style). So like this - I need people to fill in the `/*...*/` ``` if (classicTextbox()) { // the blocky white one editText.setTextColor(Color.BLACK); editText.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.edit_text); } else { // the new transparent one editText.setTextColor(Color.WHITE); editText.setBackgroundResource(/*...*/); } ``` So how do I change it back to the new, transparent EditText style?