Android - Disable ListView Selection Highlight but Keep OnClick enabled

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I want to disable the highlight that appears when the user selects a row (listSelector) from code. I don't want to disable the onClick and enabled settings (I still want to listen to clicks, just want to remove the highlight).

"I want to disable the highlight that appears when the user selects a row" -- why? What about the users that use arrow keys, D-pad, and the like for navigating your app? Please allow your app to be used by *all* users, not just those who use the touchscreen. — CommonsWare, Jun 10 '13 at 21:52
http://stackoverflow.com/a/4075045/1005846. Hope it will help — Dmitry Guselnikov, Jun 10 '13 at 21:53
@CommonsWare well, I don't want to support hard keyboard and I won't :) — Abdalrahman Shatou, Jun 10 '13 at 22:00

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 10 '13 at 22:12

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Specify android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent" in your ListView XML.

answered Jun 10 '13 at 22:12

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Very easy and does the trick! – Ahmed Salman Tahir Jan 08 '16 at 13:27

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 08 '16 at 14:21

Just create a drawable that has a transparent color in it, something like this:

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<item android:state_window_focused="false" android:drawable="@android:color/transparent"/>

<!-- Even though these two point to the same resource, have two states so the drawable will invalidate itself when coming out of pressed state. -->
<item android:state_focused="true"  android:state_enabled="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/list_selector_disabled_holo_light" />
<item android:state_focused="true"  android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/list_selector_disabled_holo_light" />
<item android:state_focused="true"  android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@color/transparent" />
<item android:state_focused="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@color/transparent" />
<item android:state_focused="true"  android:drawable="@drawable/list_focused_holo" />

</selector>

And then set by code or by XML:

listView.setSelector(R.drawable.my_transparent_selector);

The javadoc for this method says:

Set a Drawable that should be used to highlight the currently selected item.

and the XML attribute is:

android:listSelector

You can play with all the states, remember that you also have the focus state.

From code, Nicolas, not the XML. I can handle it already from XML using listSelector attribute. — Abdalrahman Shatou, Jun 10 '13 at 21:49
I do not know why you need in that way, so keep two files and play with them. — Nicolas Jafelle, Jun 10 '13 at 21:53
No, after edit, it's working fine. I am using a some sort of checkbox instead of row highlight. Your answer works like a charm. Thanks. — Abdalrahman Shatou, Jun 10 '13 at 21:59

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 10 '16 at 09:38

I have done this way:

By adding two properties of ListView.

android:cacheColorHint="@android:color/transparent"
android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent"

Your ListView should looks like below:

<ListView
    android:id="@+id/listView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:cacheColorHint="@android:color/transparent"
    android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent">

</ListView>

Done

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 25 '14 at 07:16

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try listview.setSelector(new ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT));

answered Apr 25 '14 at 07:16

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This one was easiest for me, who goes for a programmatic approach thanks. – Zhang Feb 04 '16 at 08:39

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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The highlight effect is a style on the listSelector. You can override the listSelector style.

This is a example with a listview : Android: disabling highlight on listView click

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Jun 10 '13 at 21:51

Android - Disable ListView Selection Highlight but Keep OnClick enabled

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