android:drawableBottom - How to Set the Background Color in a TextView, in XML

How to Set the Background Color in a TextView

android:drawableBottom added in API Level 1

Recommend using this instead: Set the Background Color in a TextView, using Background

1. Add a TextView.

2. In the main.xml file, add the below line. (a black background)

  <TextView
    ....
      android:drawableBottom = "#000000" 
  />
 
3. Determine the Hex color you would like and update above line.

4. Compile and run!

Related Articles

• Set the Background Color in a TextView, using Background
• setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds - Add a Drawable Below a TextView

Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#attr_android:drawableBottom
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#drawableBottom