Android tabs, how to show image for selected tab

Question

the current code shows colors the selected tab. I would like to change it to now show an image instead. the commented out code is what I thought would work and not sure why it does not. what should it be ????

Many thanks.

    public void onTabChanged(String tabId) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        for(int i=0;i<mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildCount();i++)
  {
  TabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(i).setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#404040"));


//what I thought would work is this below ?????
//mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(i).getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.tabimg);


  } 

        mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(mTabHost.getCurrentTab()).setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#271B1B"));

    }

what have I missed. Thx Again.

Answer 1

Got it. Found my mistake ....silly of me. I should have used setBackgroundResource.

mTabHost.getTabWidget().getChildAt(i).setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.tabimg);

works now. thx.

Hope this helps someone.