Android EditText Transparent Background

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Android Problem Overview

I want to have a transparent background for Android EditText widget. How is that possible?

Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

Try this

android:background="@null"

Solution 2 - Android

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

Solution 3 - Android

You can also set it using java code

myTextView.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);

Solution 4 - Android

  1. in xml file you use this property:

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

  1. and in java file run time in onCreate method use:

edittext.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);

Solution 5 - Android

Very simple:

android:alpha="0.5"

Solution 6 - Android

Put this property in edittext:

android:background="@null"

Solution 7 - Android

android:background="#00000000"

Solution 8 - Android

You can also do it programitically like this:

 TypedValue value= new TypedValue();
 getApplicationContext().getTheme().resolveAttribute(android.R.attr.selectableItemBackground, value, true);
 
  myButton.setBackgroundResource(value.resourceId);

Solution 9 - Android

EditText, like any other view/component can be customized in the xml file. You just need to include below attribute in the EditText attributes.

 android:background="@null"

Solution 10 - Android

set this in layout will work

android:background="@color/transparent

and add this in colors.xml

<color name="transparent">#00000000</color>

Solution 11 - Android

For XML code use:

android:background="@color/transparent

or

android:background="@null"

For Java code:

myEditText.setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);

Solution 12 - Android

Use translucent theme

<activity android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent">
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