Change the color of divider in LinearLayout

Question

May I know how I can change the color of divider in LinearLayout?

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="48dp"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:divider="?android:attr/dividerVertical"
    android:dividerPadding="12dip"
    android:showDividers="middle"
    android:background="#ff2d2d2d" >
...
</LinearLayout>

Do I need to manually copy 9 patch image from Android SDK into my project, and define my own attribute to refer it?

Gaffney

Yes, You can create your own image(dividerVertical) and put it in drawable and can use it using android:divider="@drawable/dividerVertical". I have tried at my end and its working – Sommersommers

Answer 1

It looks like android:divider attribute doesn't accept a color value. So you have to create a separate divider drawable in order to get it works:

divider.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <size android:width="1dip" />
    <solid android:color="#f00" />

</shape>

layout.xml

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="48dp"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:divider="@drawable/divider"
    android:dividerPadding="12dip"
    android:showDividers="middle"
    android:background="#ff2d2d2d" >

Also, please note that android:divider is only available in android 3.0 or higher and it doesn't work in previous android versions.

Sheer

You should get rid of the invalid answer. – Antilles

how come i can't see the divider when using this xml ? i've even tried to use a different width for it and show the dividers on all cases... – Luby

I think divider attrib no longer works. There is the View solution which does not depend on this attribute. – Choose

Answer 2

This is how I did it

      <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/imgVwmarkupborder"
            android:layout_width="280dp"
            android:layout_height="2dp"
            android:src="@android:color/white" />

Vagary

Answer 3

<View
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="1dp"
    android:background="@android:color/white"/>

In my method i am use this one..

Fleetwood

I know such method. I just wish to use the android:divider feature – Gaffney