How to set the button background image through code

Question

I am using a Button created using following code

LinearLayout ll = new LinearLayout(this);
ll.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);

Button btn = new Button(this);
btn.setOnClickListener(newtodobtn);
btn.setText("New Todo");

btn.setBackgroundDrawable(new Button(this).getBackground());

ll.addView(btn);

I have an image in path @drawable/new_todo_image to set as background for the button. How to set it to the Button programmatically?

score 96 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 13 '11 at 06:45

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for set background image for button which is in drawable folder then use below code

btn.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.new_todo_image);

answered Sep 13 '11 at 06:45

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score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 07 '12 at 11:45

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Try this:

btn.setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.new_todo_image));

edited Apr 07 '12 at 11:45

Alex Lockwood

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answered Sep 13 '11 at 06:54

Bandzio

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as of 2014, this is deprecated. – katzenhut Apr 23 '14 at 11:16

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 08 '15 at 11:05

Try like this

final int sdk = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
    if(sdk < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN)
     {
      mBtn.setBackgroundDrawable( getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.new_todo_image) );
     } 
    else
       {
       mBtn.setBackground( getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.new_todo_image));
       }

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 27 '16 at 11:00

In android studio to set Button background Image write following code :

int image_resid = getApplicationContext().getResources().getIdentifier("image_name", "drawable", getApplicationContext().getPackageName());
button.setBackgroundResource(image_resid);

Vineet Shukla · Answer 5 · 2011-09-13T06:49:52.923

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try this:

btn.setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.new_todo_image));

edited Sep 13 '11 at 06:49

answered Sep 13 '11 at 06:44

Vineet Shukla

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I am getting following error : The method setBackgroundDrawable(Drawable) in the type View is not applicable for the arguments (int) – Pattabi Raman Sep 13 '11 at 06:46
btn.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.new_todo_image); This code suits the requirement. And thanks for better suggestion – Pattabi Raman Sep 13 '11 at 06:55
btn.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.new_todo_image); – Pattabi Raman Sep 13 '11 at 06:55

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 27 '20 at 19:33

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You should put your png files into Drawable folder, then try these codes:

Button buttonSES = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonSES)    
buttonSES.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.image1);  //image1.png

answered Nov 27 '20 at 19:33

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How to set the button background image through code

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