Invisible / transparent button that works like a regular in android?

Question

How do I get one area in the middle of a image clickable (not the whole image)? Tried with a button set to invisible and clickable but the button does not work. What are the alternatives to an invisible / transparent button that works like a regular?

I've also thought of a completely transparent and clickable PNG that should work but maybe not the best way?

score 29 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '11 at 16:28

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Here you go:

Button theButton = (Button)findViewById(R.id.theButton);
theButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
theButton.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);

phoneButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener()
{   
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v)
    {
        // DO STUFF
    }
});

answered Jan 27 '11 at 16:28

ingh.am

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Also, using XML layout attribute: `android:background="@android:color/transparent"`. – Santa Jan 18 '12 at 19:32
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one thing you might also need (for like an invisible easter egg button) is `theButton.setTextColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);` – Someone Somewhere Jun 24 '14 at 16:57

score 22 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 05 '13 at 18:50

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android:background="@android:color/transparent"

answered Apr 05 '13 at 18:50

Srinath Ganesh

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score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 23 '10 at 05:56

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You can try set transparent background to the button. But do not change buttons visibility, cause that prevents view from getting click events.

answered Sep 23 '10 at 05:56

Konstantin Burov

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 19 '14 at 15:59

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You can also use

android:background = "@null"

answered Feb 19 '14 at 15:59

ZanoOnStack

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 09 '18 at 07:48

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There's:

android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"

answered Oct 09 '18 at 07:48

Christian

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Invisible / transparent button that works like a regular in android?

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