Highlight selected item in "ListFragment"?

Question

I have posted the same problem a couple of times but it hasn't yet been resolved. I have a ListFragment and I want to highlight the selected item in the list. I have been given suggestions to use a "selector". I don't understand how to use this selector. My ListFragment class is:

// Create an adapter with list of stores and populate the list with
        // values
        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(),
                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, StoreList);
        setListAdapter(adapter);
        mDbHelper.close();
    }

    /*
     * (non-Javadoc)
     * 
     * Handles the event when an item is clicked on left pane, performs action
     * based on the selection in left pane
     *  
     * @see android.app.ListFragment#onListItemClick(android.widget.ListView,
     * android.view.View, int, long)
     */
    @Override
    public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
        String selectedStore = (String) getListAdapter().getItem(position);
        DetailFragment fragment = (DetailFragment) getFragmentManager()
                .findFragmentById(R.id.detailFragment);
        if (fragment != null && fragment.isInLayout()) {
            v.setBackgroundColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.BLUE));
            // passes selectedStore to detail fragment  
            fragment.setText(selectedStore);

            // getItemList(selectedStore);

        }

Using setBackground sets the color permanently, but I want it to go away when another item is selected. I understand how to use a selector in a ListView but in my case if I haven't defined any xml for the Listview, then how would I use a "selector"? I am using android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1 which is predefined.

Answer 1

I wasn't getting what I wanted so I kept on digging and came up with a "cheap" solution which might not be the best practice but does the job. I wanted the item to be highlighted when selected and the color should go away when other item is selected from the listFragment. This is what worked for me- I defined a static View V; and initialized it V = new View(getActivity()); Then inside my

onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id)

            V.setBackgroundResource(0);
            v.setBackgroundResource(R.color.BLUE);
            V = v;