Is it possible to make a complex ListView's divider?

Question

Is it possible to make a divider drawable that consists of 3 images - 2 are ends of lines and the middle should stretch. So the idea is to make something like at any layout - to have ends with a fixed size - like wrap_content and the middle part is to be stretched.

Is it possible - to make it in xml drawable or programmatically?

Thx in advance

Answer 1

Like pskink said, you can use an 9patch drawable as the divider. To convert your bitmap to a 9patch, use the draw9patch utility in the tools directory in your Android SDK. Drag your bitmap into the draw9patch app window, then draw a black line on top of the stretchable area (on the topmost pixel line). Once done, save the bitmap as 9 patch (e.g. your_divider.9.png) and use it normally as a drawable for your ListView:

<ListView
    android:divider="@drawable/your_divider"
    ...
    />

More info on 9-patches available here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/2d-graphics.html#nine-patch