Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.view.View; public class Main { public static void setBackgroundResource(final View v, final int resource) { final int padLeft = v.getPaddingLeft(); final int padRight = v.getPaddingRight(); final int padTop = v.getPaddingRight(); final int padBottom = v.getPaddingBottom(); v.setBackgroundResource(resource); v.setPadding(padLeft, padTop, padRight, padBottom); } }