Programmatically Set Background Resource of EditText to transparent field

Question

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"

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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?

Answer 1

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.

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Sources:

How to return to default style on EditText if I apply a background?

setBackground vs setBackgroundDrawable (Android)

Answer 2

The the default holo EditText's background is: edit_text_holo_dark. That's the dark version. There is also the counterpart to that, the light version: edit_text_holo_light.

edit_text_holo_dark.xml:

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

    <item android:state_multiline="true" android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="true"  android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_multiline_default_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_multiline="true" android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_multiline_disabled_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_multiline="true" android:state_enabled="true" android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_multiline_activated_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_multiline="true" android:state_enabled="true" android:state_activated="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_multiline_focused_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_multiline="true" android:state_enabled="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_multiline_default_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_multiline="true" android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_multiline_disabled_focused_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_multiline="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_multiline_disabled_holo_dark" />

    <item android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_default_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_window_focused="false" android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_disabled_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_enabled="true" android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_activated_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_enabled="true" android:state_activated="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_focused_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_enabled="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_default_holo_dark" />
    <item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_disabled_focused_holo_dark" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/textfield_disabled_holo_dark" />
</selector>

Keep in mind that these holo elements are only available on Android HC+.