Android: 9-patch Repeat Pattern Instead Of Stretching

I have a 9-patch image file which looks like this: When I use it it appears like this: What I actually wanted to achieve is the complete dot in the center repeated instead of str

Solution 1:

I think it's not possible using 9-Patch to make repeated patterns (only stretching certain area), perhaps you could find more about it in official documentation

Solution 2:

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Correction: If you want the orange dots to repeat, you will not succeed using 9 patch. 9 patch can only stretch the part you told it to stretch and leave untouched, the remaining areas. There is no repeat mode with 9 patch PNG.

You might want to look into Bitmap class. There is a tileMode you might be able to use for your problem here.

<bitmapxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"android:src="@drawable/stripe_bg"android:tileMode="repeat"android:antialias="true"android:dither="false"android:filter="false"android:gravity="left"
        />

Solution 3:

First make sure you save your 9 patch image as your_image_name.9.png and store it in the res/drawable folder. Then in your xml just set the layout background with-- android:background="@drawable/your_image_name" and that should work. If it's still not working can you post your layout xml?