setBackgroundDrawable for ListView in Android

Question

How do I set a drawable as the background for a list view in a class?

if (array1.size() < 8)
{
    lv1.setBackgroundDrawable(R.drawable.bgimghs2b);
}

is improper.

Answer 1

That's because you're not giving it a Drawable, but an ID of a drawable. Try:

lv1.setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.bgimghs2b))

If you're in an activity. If not, then you need to get a Context and call getResources() on that.