Android APIs
public class

LayerDrawable

extends Drawable
implements Drawable.Callback
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
     ↳ android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable
Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

A Drawable that manages an array of other Drawables. These are drawn in array order, so the element with the largest index will be drawn on top.

It can be defined in an XML file with the <layer-list> element. Each Drawable in the layer is defined in a nested <item>.

For more information, see the guide to Drawable Resources.

Summary

XML Attributes
Attribute Name Related Method Description
android:bottom setLayerInsetRelative(int,int,int,int,int) Bottom inset to apply to the layer. 
android:drawable setDrawable(int,Drawable) Drawable used to render the layer. 
android:end setLayerInsetRelative(int,int,int,int,int) End inset to apply to the layer. 
android:gravity setLayerGravity(int,int) Gravity used to align the layer within its container. 
android:height setLayerSize(int,int,int) Height of the layer. 
android:id setId(int,int) Identifier of the layer. 
android:left setLayerInsetLeft(int,int) Left inset to apply to the layer. 
android:paddingBottom setPaddingRelative(int,int,int,int) Explicit bottom padding. 
android:paddingEnd setPaddingRelative(int,int,int,int) Explicit end padding. 
android:paddingLeft setPadding(int,int,int,int) Explicit left padding. 
android:paddingMode setPaddingMode(int) Indicates how layer padding should affect the bounds of subsequent layers. 
android:paddingRight setPadding(int,int,int,int) Explicit right padding. 
android:paddingStart setPaddingRelative(int,int,int,int) Explicit start padding. 
android:paddingTop setPaddingRelative(int,int,int,int) Explicit top padding. 
android:right setLayerInsetRight(int,int) Right inset to apply to the layer. 
android:start setLayerInsetStart(int,int) Start inset to apply to the layer. 
android:top setLayerInsetTop(int,int) Top inset to apply to the layer. 
android:width setLayerWidth(int,int) Width of the layer. 
Constants
int PADDING_MODE_NEST Padding mode used to nest each layer inside the padding of the previous layer.
int PADDING_MODE_STACK Padding mode used to stack each layer directly atop the previous layer.
Public Constructors
LayerDrawable(Drawable[] layers)
Creates a new layer drawable with the list of specified layers.
Public Methods
int addLayer(Drawable dr)
Adds a new layer containing the specified drawable to the end of the layer list and returns its index.
void applyTheme(Resources.Theme t)
Applies the specified theme to this Drawable and its children.
boolean canApplyTheme()
void draw(Canvas canvas)
Draw in its bounds (set via setBounds) respecting optional effects such as alpha (set via setAlpha) and color filter (set via setColorFilter).
Drawable findDrawableByLayerId(int id)
Looks for a layer with the given ID and returns its Drawable.
int findIndexByLayerId(int id)
Returns the layer with the specified id.
int getAlpha()
Gets the current alpha value for the drawable.
int getBottomPadding()
Returns the bottom padding in pixels.
int getChangingConfigurations()
Return a mask of the configuration parameters for which this drawable may change, requiring that it be re-created.
Drawable.ConstantState getConstantState()
Return a Drawable.ConstantState instance that holds the shared state of this Drawable.
Drawable getDrawable(int index)
Returns the drawable for the layer at the specified index.
int getEndPadding()
Returns the end padding in pixels.
void getHotspotBounds(Rect outRect)
Populates outRect with the hotspot bounds.
int getId(int index)
Returns the ID of the specified layer.
int getIntrinsicHeight()
Return the intrinsic height of the underlying drawable object.
int getIntrinsicWidth()
Return the intrinsic width of the underlying drawable object.
int getLayerGravity(int index)
int getLayerHeight(int index)
int getLayerInsetBottom(int index)
int getLayerInsetEnd(int index)
int getLayerInsetLeft(int index)
int getLayerInsetRight(int index)
int getLayerInsetStart(int index)
int getLayerInsetTop(int index)
int getLayerWidth(int index)
int getLeftPadding()
Returns the left padding in pixels.
int getNumberOfLayers()
Returns the number of layers contained within this layer drawable.
int getOpacity()
Return the opacity/transparency of this Drawable.
void getOutline(Outline outline)
Populates outline with the first available (non-empty) layer outline.
boolean getPadding(Rect padding)
Return in padding the insets suggested by this Drawable for placing content inside the drawable's bounds.
int getPaddingMode()
int getRightPadding()
Returns the right padding in pixels.
int getStartPadding()
Returns the start padding in pixels.
int getTopPadding()
Returns the top padding in pixels.
void inflate(Resources r, XmlPullParser parser, AttributeSet attrs, Resources.Theme theme)
Inflate this Drawable from an XML resource optionally styled by a theme.
void invalidateDrawable(Drawable who)
Called when the drawable needs to be redrawn.
boolean isAutoMirrored()
Tells if this Drawable will be automatically mirrored when its layout direction is RTL right-to-left.
boolean isStateful()
Indicates whether this drawable will change its appearance based on state.
Drawable mutate()
Make this drawable mutable.
boolean onLayoutDirectionChanged(int layoutDirection)
Called when the drawable's resolved layout direction changes.
void scheduleDrawable(Drawable who, Runnable what, long when)
A Drawable can call this to schedule the next frame of its animation.
void setAlpha(int alpha)
Specify an alpha value for the drawable.
void setAutoMirrored(boolean mirrored)
Set whether this Drawable is automatically mirrored when its layout direction is RTL (right-to left).
void setColorFilter(ColorFilter colorFilter)
Specify an optional color filter for the drawable.
void setDither(boolean dither)
This method is deprecated. This property is ignored.
void setDrawable(int index, Drawable drawable)
Sets the drawable for the layer at the specified index.
boolean setDrawableByLayerId(int id, Drawable drawable)
Replaces the Drawable for the layer with the given id.
void setHotspot(float x, float y)
Specifies the hotspot's location within the drawable.
void setHotspotBounds(int left, int top, int right, int bottom)
Sets the bounds to which the hotspot is constrained, if they should be different from the drawable bounds.
void setId(int index, int id)
Sets the ID of a layer.
void setLayerGravity(int index, int gravity)
Sets the gravity used to position or stretch the specified layer within its container.
void setLayerHeight(int index, int h)
void setLayerInset(int index, int l, int t, int r, int b)
Specifies the insets in pixels for the drawable at the specified index.
void setLayerInsetBottom(int index, int b)
void setLayerInsetEnd(int index, int e)
void setLayerInsetLeft(int index, int l)
void setLayerInsetRelative(int index, int s, int t, int e, int b)
Specifies the relative insets in pixels for the drawable at the specified index.
void setLayerInsetRight(int index, int r)
void setLayerInsetStart(int index, int s)
void setLayerInsetTop(int index, int t)
void setLayerSize(int index, int w, int h)
Sets an explicit size for the specified layer.
void setLayerWidth(int index, int w)
void setOpacity(int opacity)
Sets the opacity of this drawable directly instead of collecting the states from the layers.
void setPadding(int left, int top, int right, int bottom)
Sets the absolute padding.
void setPaddingMode(int mode)
Specifies how layer padding should affect the bounds of subsequent layers.
void setPaddingRelative(int start, int top, int end, int bottom)
Sets the relative padding.
void setTintList(ColorStateList tint)
Specifies tint color for this drawable as a color state list.
void setTintMode(PorterDuff.Mode tintMode)
Specifies a tint blending mode for this drawable.
boolean setVisible(boolean visible, boolean restart)
Set whether this Drawable is visible.
void unscheduleDrawable(Drawable who, Runnable what)
A Drawable can call this to unschedule an action previously scheduled with scheduleDrawable(Drawable, Runnable, long).
Protected Methods
void onBoundsChange(Rect bounds)
Override this in your subclass to change appearance if you vary based on the bounds.
boolean onLevelChange(int level)
Override this in your subclass to change appearance if you vary based on level.
boolean onStateChange(int[] state)
Override this in your subclass to change appearance if you recognize the specified state.
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Inherited Methods
From class android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
From class java.lang.Object
From interface android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.Callback

XML Attributes

android:bottom

Bottom inset to apply to the layer.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol bottom.

android:drawable

Drawable used to render the layer.

Must be a reference to another resource, in the form "@[+][package:]type:name" or to a theme attribute in the form "?[package:][type:]name".

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol drawable.

Related Methods

android:end

End inset to apply to the layer. Overrides left or right depending on layout direction.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol end.

android:gravity

Gravity used to align the layer within its container. If no value is specified, the default behavior depends on whether an explicit width or height has been set, If no dimension is set, gravity in that direction defaults to fill_horizontal or fill_vertical; otherwise, it defaults to left or top.

Must be one or more (separated by '|') of the following constant values.

ConstantValueDescription
top0x30 Push object to the top of its container, not changing its size.
bottom0x50 Push object to the bottom of its container, not changing its size.
left0x03 Push object to the left of its container, not changing its size.
right0x05 Push object to the right of its container, not changing its size.
center_vertical0x10 Place object in the vertical center of its container, not changing its size.
fill_vertical0x70 Grow the vertical size of the object if needed so it completely fills its container.
center_horizontal0x01 Place object in the horizontal center of its container, not changing its size.
fill_horizontal0x07 Grow the horizontal size of the object if needed so it completely fills its container.
center0x11 Place the object in the center of its container in both the vertical and horizontal axis, not changing its size.
fill0x77 Grow the horizontal and vertical size of the object if needed so it completely fills its container.
clip_vertical0x80 Additional option that can be set to have the top and/or bottom edges of the child clipped to its container's bounds. The clip will be based on the vertical gravity: a top gravity will clip the bottom edge, a bottom gravity will clip the top edge, and neither will clip both edges.
clip_horizontal0x08 Additional option that can be set to have the left and/or right edges of the child clipped to its container's bounds. The clip will be based on the horizontal gravity: a left gravity will clip the right edge, a right gravity will clip the left edge, and neither will clip both edges.
start0x00800003 Push object to the beginning of its container, not changing its size.
end0x00800005 Push object to the end of its container, not changing its size.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol gravity.

Related Methods

android:height

Height of the layer. Defaults to the layer's intrinsic height

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol height.

Related Methods

android:id

Identifier of the layer. This can be used to retrieve the layer from a drawable container.

Must be a reference to another resource, in the form "@[+][package:]type:name" or to a theme attribute in the form "?[package:][type:]name".

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol id.

Related Methods

android:left

Left inset to apply to the layer.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol left.

Related Methods

android:paddingBottom

Explicit bottom padding. Overrides child padding.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol paddingBottom.

android:paddingEnd

Explicit end padding. Overrides child padding. Takes precedence over absolute padding (e.g. right when layout direction is LTR).

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol paddingEnd.

android:paddingLeft

Explicit left padding. Overrides child padding.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol paddingLeft.

Related Methods

android:paddingMode

Indicates how layer padding should affect the bounds of subsequent layers. The default padding mode value is nest.

Must be one of the following constant values.

ConstantValueDescription
nest0 Nest each layer inside the padding of the previous layer.
stack1 Stack each layer directly atop the previous layer.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol paddingMode.

Related Methods

android:paddingRight

Explicit right padding. Overrides child padding.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol paddingRight.

Related Methods

android:paddingStart

Explicit start padding. Overrides child padding. Takes precedence over absolute padding (e.g. left when layout direction is LTR).

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol paddingStart.

android:paddingTop

Explicit top padding. Overrides child padding.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol paddingTop.

android:right

Right inset to apply to the layer.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol right.

Related Methods

android:start

Start inset to apply to the layer. Overrides left or right depending on layout direction.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol start.

Related Methods

android:top

Top inset to apply to the layer.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol top.

Related Methods

android:width

Width of the layer. Defaults to the layer's intrinsic width.

Must be a dimension value, which is a floating point number appended with a unit such as "14.5sp". Available units are: px (pixels), dp (density-independent pixels), sp (scaled pixels based on preferred font size), in (inches), mm (millimeters).

This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type.

This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol width.

Related Methods

Constants

public static final int PADDING_MODE_NEST

Added in API level 21

Padding mode used to nest each layer inside the padding of the previous layer.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

public static final int PADDING_MODE_STACK

Added in API level 21

Padding mode used to stack each layer directly atop the previous layer.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

Public Constructors

public LayerDrawable (Drawable[] layers)

Added in API level 1

Creates a new layer drawable with the list of specified layers.

Parameters
layers a list of drawables to use as layers in this new drawable, must be non-null

Public Methods

public int addLayer (Drawable dr)

Added in API level 23

Adds a new layer containing the specified drawable to the end of the layer list and returns its index.

Parameters
dr The drawable to add as a new layer.
Returns
  • The index of the new layer.

public void applyTheme (Resources.Theme t)

Added in API level 21

Applies the specified theme to this Drawable and its children.

public boolean canApplyTheme ()

Added in API level 21

public void draw (Canvas canvas)

Added in API level 1

Draw in its bounds (set via setBounds) respecting optional effects such as alpha (set via setAlpha) and color filter (set via setColorFilter).

Parameters
canvas The canvas to draw into

public Drawable findDrawableByLayerId (int id)

Added in API level 1

Looks for a layer with the given ID and returns its Drawable.

If multiple layers are found for the given ID, returns the Drawable for the matching layer at the highest index.

Parameters
id The layer ID to search for.
Returns
  • The Drawable for the highest-indexed layer that has the given ID, or null if not found.

public int findIndexByLayerId (int id)

Added in API level 23

Returns the layer with the specified id.

If multiple layers have the same ID, returns the layer with the lowest index.

Parameters
id The ID of the layer to return.
Returns
  • The index of the layer with the specified ID.

public int getAlpha ()

Added in API level 19

Gets the current alpha value for the drawable. 0 means fully transparent, 255 means fully opaque. This method is implemented by Drawable subclasses and the value returned is specific to how that class treats alpha. The default return value is 255 if the class does not override this method to return a value specific to its use of alpha.

public int getBottomPadding ()

Added in API level 23

Returns the bottom padding in pixels.

A return value of -1 means there is no explicit padding set for this dimension. As a result, the value for this dimension returned by getPadding(Rect) will be computed from the child layers according to the padding mode (see getPaddingMode().

Returns
  • the bottom padding in pixels, or -1 if not explicitly specified

public int getChangingConfigurations ()

Added in API level 1

Return a mask of the configuration parameters for which this drawable may change, requiring that it be re-created. The default implementation returns whatever was provided through setChangingConfigurations(int) or 0 by default. Subclasses may extend this to or in the changing configurations of any other drawables they hold.

Returns
  • Returns a mask of the changing configuration parameters, as defined by ActivityInfo.

public Drawable.ConstantState getConstantState ()

Added in API level 1

Return a Drawable.ConstantState instance that holds the shared state of this Drawable.

Returns
  • The ConstantState associated to that Drawable.

public Drawable getDrawable (int index)

Added in API level 1

Returns the drawable for the layer at the specified index.

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index The index of the layer, must be in the range 0...getNumberOfLayers()-1.
Returns
  • The Drawable at the specified layer index.

public int getEndPadding ()

Added in API level 23

Returns the end padding in pixels.

A return value of -1 means there is no explicit padding set for this dimension. As a result, the value for this dimension returned by getPadding(Rect) will be computed from the child layers according to the padding mode (see getPaddingMode().

Returns
  • the end padding in pixels, or -1 if not explicitly specified

public void getHotspotBounds (Rect outRect)

Added in API level 23

Populates outRect with the hotspot bounds.

Parameters
outRect the rect to populate with the hotspot bounds

public int getId (int index)

Added in API level 1

Returns the ID of the specified layer.

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index The index of the layer, must be in the range 0...getNumberOfLayers()-1.
Returns
  • The id of the layer or NO_ID if the layer has no id.
See Also

public int getIntrinsicHeight ()

Added in API level 1

Return the intrinsic height of the underlying drawable object. Returns -1 if it has no intrinsic height, such as with a solid color.

public int getIntrinsicWidth ()

Added in API level 1

Return the intrinsic width of the underlying drawable object. Returns -1 if it has no intrinsic width, such as with a solid color.

public int getLayerGravity (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer
Returns
  • the gravity used to position or stretch the specified layer within its container

public int getLayerHeight (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the drawable to adjust
Returns
  • the explicit height of the layer, or -1 if not specified

public int getLayerInsetBottom (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer
Returns
  • number of pixels to inset from the bottom bound

public int getLayerInsetEnd (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer
Returns
  • number of pixels to inset from the end bound

public int getLayerInsetLeft (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer
Returns
  • number of pixels to inset from the left bound

public int getLayerInsetRight (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer
Returns
  • number of pixels to inset from the right bound

public int getLayerInsetStart (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer
Returns
  • number of pixels to inset from the start bound

public int getLayerInsetTop (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer
Returns
  • number of pixels to inset from the top bound

public int getLayerWidth (int index)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the drawable to adjust
Returns
  • the explicit width of the layer, or -1 if not specified

public int getLeftPadding ()

Added in API level 23

Returns the left padding in pixels.

A return value of -1 means there is no explicit padding set for this dimension. As a result, the value for this dimension returned by getPadding(Rect) will be computed from the child layers according to the padding mode (see getPaddingMode().

Returns
  • the left padding in pixels, or -1 if not explicitly specified

public int getNumberOfLayers ()

Added in API level 1

Returns the number of layers contained within this layer drawable.

Returns
  • The number of layers.

public int getOpacity ()

Added in API level 1

Return the opacity/transparency of this Drawable. The returned value is one of the abstract format constants in PixelFormat: UNKNOWN, TRANSLUCENT, TRANSPARENT, or OPAQUE.

An OPAQUE drawable is one that draws all all content within its bounds, completely covering anything behind the drawable. A TRANSPARENT drawable is one that draws nothing within its bounds, allowing everything behind it to show through. A TRANSLUCENT drawable is a drawable in any other state, where the drawable will draw some, but not all, of the content within its bounds and at least some content behind the drawable will be visible. If the visibility of the drawable's contents cannot be determined, the safest/best return value is TRANSLUCENT.

Generally a Drawable should be as conservative as possible with the value it returns. For example, if it contains multiple child drawables and only shows one of them at a time, if only one of the children is TRANSLUCENT and the others are OPAQUE then TRANSLUCENT should be returned. You can use the method resolveOpacity(int, int) to perform a standard reduction of two opacities to the appropriate single output.

Note that the returned value does not necessarily take into account a custom alpha or color filter that has been applied by the client through the setAlpha(int) or setColorFilter(ColorFilter) methods. Some subclasses, such as BitmapDrawable, ColorDrawable, and GradientDrawable, do account for the value of setAlpha(int), but the general behavior is dependent upon the implementation of the subclass.

Returns
  • int The opacity class of the Drawable.

public void getOutline (Outline outline)

Added in API level 21

Populates outline with the first available (non-empty) layer outline.

Parameters
outline Outline in which to place the first available layer outline

public boolean getPadding (Rect padding)

Added in API level 1

Return in padding the insets suggested by this Drawable for placing content inside the drawable's bounds. Positive values move toward the center of the Drawable (set Rect.inset).

Returns
  • true if this drawable actually has a padding, else false. When false is returned, the padding is always set to 0.

public int getPaddingMode ()

Added in API level 21

Related XML Attributes
Returns
  • the current padding mode

public int getRightPadding ()

Added in API level 23

Returns the right padding in pixels.

A return value of -1 means there is no explicit padding set for this dimension. As a result, the value for this dimension returned by getPadding(Rect) will be computed from the child layers according to the padding mode (see getPaddingMode().

Returns
  • the right padding in pixels, or -1 if not explicitly specified

public int getStartPadding ()

Added in API level 23

Returns the start padding in pixels.

A return value of -1 means there is no explicit padding set for this dimension. As a result, the value for this dimension returned by getPadding(Rect) will be computed from the child layers according to the padding mode (see getPaddingMode().

Returns
  • the start padding in pixels, or -1 if not explicitly specified

public int getTopPadding ()

Added in API level 23

Returns the top padding in pixels.

A return value of -1 means there is no explicit padding set for this dimension. As a result, the value for this dimension returned by getPadding(Rect) will be computed from the child layers according to the padding mode (see getPaddingMode().

Returns
  • the top padding in pixels, or -1 if not explicitly specified

public void inflate (Resources r, XmlPullParser parser, AttributeSet attrs, Resources.Theme theme)

Added in API level 21

Inflate this Drawable from an XML resource optionally styled by a theme.

Parameters
r Resources used to resolve attribute values
parser XML parser from which to inflate this Drawable
attrs Base set of attribute values
theme Theme to apply, may be null

public void invalidateDrawable (Drawable who)

Added in API level 1

Called when the drawable needs to be redrawn. A view at this point should invalidate itself (or at least the part of itself where the drawable appears).

Parameters
who The drawable that is requesting the update.

public boolean isAutoMirrored ()

Added in API level 19

Tells if this Drawable will be automatically mirrored when its layout direction is RTL right-to-left. See LayoutDirection.

Returns
  • boolean Returns true if this Drawable will be automatically mirrored.

public boolean isStateful ()

Added in API level 1

Indicates whether this drawable will change its appearance based on state. Clients can use this to determine whether it is necessary to calculate their state and call setState.

Returns
  • True if this drawable changes its appearance based on state, false otherwise.

public Drawable mutate ()

Added in API level 3

Make this drawable mutable. This operation cannot be reversed. A mutable drawable is guaranteed to not share its state with any other drawable. This is especially useful when you need to modify properties of drawables loaded from resources. By default, all drawables instances loaded from the same resource share a common state; if you modify the state of one instance, all the other instances will receive the same modification. Calling this method on a mutable Drawable will have no effect.

Returns
  • This drawable.

public boolean onLayoutDirectionChanged (int layoutDirection)

Added in API level 23

Called when the drawable's resolved layout direction changes.

Parameters
layoutDirection the new resolved layout direction
Returns
  • true if the layout direction change has caused the appearance of the drawable to change and it needs to be re-drawn

public void scheduleDrawable (Drawable who, Runnable what, long when)

Added in API level 1

A Drawable can call this to schedule the next frame of its animation. An implementation can generally simply call postAtTime(Runnable, Object, long) with the parameters (what, who, when) to perform the scheduling.

Parameters
who The drawable being scheduled.
what The action to execute.
when The time (in milliseconds) to run. The timebase is uptimeMillis()

public void setAlpha (int alpha)

Added in API level 1

Specify an alpha value for the drawable. 0 means fully transparent, and 255 means fully opaque.

public void setAutoMirrored (boolean mirrored)

Added in API level 19

Set whether this Drawable is automatically mirrored when its layout direction is RTL (right-to left). See LayoutDirection.

Parameters
mirrored Set to true if the Drawable should be mirrored, false if not.

public void setColorFilter (ColorFilter colorFilter)

Added in API level 1

Specify an optional color filter for the drawable.

If a Drawable has a ColorFilter, each output pixel of the Drawable's drawing contents will be modified by the color filter before it is blended onto the render target of a Canvas.

Pass null to remove any existing color filter.

Note: Setting a non-null color filter disables tint.

Parameters
colorFilter The color filter to apply, or null to remove the existing color filter

public void setDither (boolean dither)

Added in API level 1

This method is deprecated.
This property is ignored.

Set to true to have the drawable dither its colors when drawn to a device with fewer than 8-bits per color component.

public void setDrawable (int index, Drawable drawable)

Added in API level 23

Sets the drawable for the layer at the specified index.

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index The index of the layer to modify, must be in the range 0...getNumberOfLayers()-1.
drawable The drawable to set for the layer.
See Also

public boolean setDrawableByLayerId (int id, Drawable drawable)

Added in API level 1

Replaces the Drawable for the layer with the given id.

Parameters
id The layer ID to search for.
drawable The replacement Drawable.
Returns
  • Whether the Drawable was replaced (could return false if the id was not found).

public void setHotspot (float x, float y)

Added in API level 21

Specifies the hotspot's location within the drawable.

Parameters
x The X coordinate of the center of the hotspot
y The Y coordinate of the center of the hotspot

public void setHotspotBounds (int left, int top, int right, int bottom)

Added in API level 21

Sets the bounds to which the hotspot is constrained, if they should be different from the drawable bounds.

Parameters
left position in pixels of the left bound
top position in pixels of the top bound
right position in pixels of the right bound
bottom position in pixels of the bottom bound

public void setId (int index, int id)

Added in API level 1

Sets the ID of a layer.

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index The index of the layer to modify, must be in the range 0...getNumberOfLayers()-1.
id The id to assign to the layer.
See Also

public void setLayerGravity (int index, int gravity)

Added in API level 23

Sets the gravity used to position or stretch the specified layer within its container. Gravity is applied after any layer insets (see setLayerInset(int, int, int, int, int)) or padding (see setPaddingMode(int)).

If gravity is specified as NO_GRAVITY, the default behavior depends on whether an explicit width or height has been set (see setLayerSize(int, int, int)), If a dimension is not set, gravity in that direction defaults to FILL_HORIZONTAL or FILL_VERTICAL; otherwise, gravity in that direction defaults to LEFT or TOP.

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the drawable to adjust
gravity the gravity to set for the layer

public void setLayerHeight (int index, int h)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
h height in pixels, or -1 to use the intrinsic height

public void setLayerInset (int index, int l, int t, int r, int b)

Added in API level 1

Specifies the insets in pixels for the drawable at the specified index.

Parameters
index the index of the drawable to adjust
l number of pixels to add to the left bound
t number of pixels to add to the top bound
r number of pixels to subtract from the right bound
b number of pixels to subtract from the bottom bound

public void setLayerInsetBottom (int index, int b)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
b number of pixels to inset from the bottom bound

public void setLayerInsetEnd (int index, int e)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
e number of pixels to inset from the end bound

public void setLayerInsetLeft (int index, int l)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
l number of pixels to inset from the left bound

public void setLayerInsetRelative (int index, int s, int t, int e, int b)

Added in API level 23

Specifies the relative insets in pixels for the drawable at the specified index.

Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
s number of pixels to inset from the start bound
t number of pixels to inset from the top bound
e number of pixels to inset from the end bound
b number of pixels to inset from the bottom bound

public void setLayerInsetRight (int index, int r)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
r number of pixels to inset from the right bound

public void setLayerInsetStart (int index, int s)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
s number of pixels to inset from the start bound

public void setLayerInsetTop (int index, int t)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
t number of pixels to inset from the top bound

public void setLayerSize (int index, int w, int h)

Added in API level 23

Sets an explicit size for the specified layer.

Note: Setting an explicit layer size changes the default layer gravity behavior. See setLayerGravity(int, int) for more information.

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
w width in pixels, or -1 to use the intrinsic width
h height in pixels, or -1 to use the intrinsic height

public void setLayerWidth (int index, int w)

Added in API level 23

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
index the index of the layer to adjust
w width in pixels, or -1 to use the intrinsic width

public void setOpacity (int opacity)

Added in API level 11

Sets the opacity of this drawable directly instead of collecting the states from the layers.

Parameters
opacity The opacity to use, or PixelFormat.UNKNOWN for the default behavior

public void setPadding (int left, int top, int right, int bottom)

Added in API level 23

Sets the absolute padding.

If padding in a dimension is specified as -1, the resolved padding will use the value computed according to the padding mode (see setPaddingMode(int)).

Calling this method clears any relative padding values previously set using setPaddingRelative(int, int, int, int).

Parameters
left the left padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding
top the top padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding
right the right padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding
bottom the bottom padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding

public void setPaddingMode (int mode)

Added in API level 21

Specifies how layer padding should affect the bounds of subsequent layers. The default value is PADDING_MODE_NEST.

Related XML Attributes
Parameters
mode padding mode, one of:
See Also

public void setPaddingRelative (int start, int top, int end, int bottom)

Added in API level 23

Sets the relative padding.

If padding in a dimension is specified as -1, the resolved padding will use the value computed according to the padding mode (see setPaddingMode(int)).

Calling this method clears any absolute padding values previously set using setPadding(int, int, int, int).

Parameters
start the start padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding
top the top padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding
end the end padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding
bottom the bottom padding in pixels, or -1 to use computed padding

public void setTintList (ColorStateList tint)

Added in API level 21

Specifies tint color for this drawable as a color state list.

A Drawable's drawing content will be blended together with its tint before it is drawn to the screen. This functions similarly to setColorFilter(int, PorterDuff.Mode).

Note: Setting a color filter via setColorFilter(ColorFilter) or setColorFilter(int, PorterDuff.Mode) overrides tint.

Parameters
tint Color state list to use for tinting this drawable, or null to clear the tint

public void setTintMode (PorterDuff.Mode tintMode)

Added in API level 21

Specifies a tint blending mode for this drawable.

Defines how this drawable's tint color should be blended into the drawable before it is drawn to screen. Default tint mode is SRC_IN.

Note: Setting a color filter via setColorFilter(ColorFilter) or setColorFilter(int, PorterDuff.Mode) overrides tint.

Parameters
tintMode A Porter-Duff blending mode

public boolean setVisible (boolean visible, boolean restart)

Added in API level 1

Set whether this Drawable is visible. This generally does not impact the Drawable's behavior, but is a hint that can be used by some Drawables, for example, to decide whether run animations.

Parameters
visible Set to true if visible, false if not.
restart You can supply true here to force the drawable to behave as if it has just become visible, even if it had last been set visible. Used for example to force animations to restart.
Returns
  • boolean Returns true if the new visibility is different than its previous state.

public void unscheduleDrawable (Drawable who, Runnable what)

Added in API level 1

A Drawable can call this to unschedule an action previously scheduled with scheduleDrawable(Drawable, Runnable, long). An implementation can generally simply call removeCallbacks(Runnable, Object) with the parameters (what, who) to unschedule the drawable.

Parameters
who The drawable being unscheduled.
what The action being unscheduled.

Protected Methods

protected void onBoundsChange (Rect bounds)

Added in API level 1

Override this in your subclass to change appearance if you vary based on the bounds.

protected boolean onLevelChange (int level)

Added in API level 1

Override this in your subclass to change appearance if you vary based on level.

Returns
  • Returns true if the level change has caused the appearance of the Drawable to change (that is, it needs to be drawn), else false if it looks the same and there is no need to redraw it since its last level.

protected boolean onStateChange (int[] state)

Added in API level 1

Override this in your subclass to change appearance if you recognize the specified state.

Returns
  • Returns true if the state change has caused the appearance of the Drawable to change (that is, it needs to be drawn), else false if it looks the same and there is no need to redraw it since its last state.