How can I change the Edittext selection and pointer color?

Question

I want to change the color of seleção of the text in a EditText and also change the color of bolinha (name is pointer if I’m not mistaken) by java.

It has to be the same as the image that follows only with another color.

Answer 1

I think that it is not possible to change, dynamically (after Edittext has been created), via java.

Via XML, create a style:

<style name="SelectionColor">
    <item name="colorControlActivated">#00ff00</item>
    <item name="android:textColorHighlight">#00ff00</item>
</style>

apply it to Edittext using

android:theme="@style/SelectionColor"

Notes:

• The example uses the green color.
• Cursor color will also be changed.

Answer 2

You can change these things in the values/Colors.xml file

<resources>
    <color name="primary">#3F51B5</color>
    <color name="primary_dark">#303F9F</color>
    <color name="primary_light">#C5CAE9</color>
    <color name="accent">#00BCD4</color>
    <color name="primary_text">#212121</color>
    <color name="secondary_text">#727272</color>
    <color name="icons">#FFFFFF</color>
    <color name="divider">#B6B6B6</color>
</resources>

More information:
https://developer.android.com/samples/DirectShare/res/values/colors.html
https://developer.android.com/training/material/theme.html

You can create style:

<style name="green">
        <item name="main_background">@drawable/background_green</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <item name="button_light">@color/button_light</item>
</style>

And set in code:

activity.setTheme(R.style.green);

More information:
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/look-and-feel/themes.html