Change CheckBox style inside AlertDialog on Android

Question

I'm having problems changing the chexbox theme of the Alert dialog box. I cannot change the selected flag color to my AccentColor.

this is my style code

<style name="AlertDialogCustom" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.Alert">      
<item name="android:checkboxStyle">@style/CustomCheckBox</item>
</style>
<style name="CustomCheckBox"     parent="android:style/Widget.CompoundButton.CheckBox">
<item name="android:button">@drawable/activated_checkbox</item>
</style>

Selector: activate_checkbox

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<!-- checked -->
<item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@color/AccentColor">
</item>
<item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@color/White">
</item>
</selector>

and a method that shows AlertDialog.

private void showDialog() {

    final CharSequence[] items = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.tipoDescargas);
    final boolean[] states = {false, false, false};
    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this,R.style.AlertDialogCustom);
    builder.setTitle(getResources().getString(R.string.preguntaDescargas));
    builder.setMultiChoiceItems(items, states, new DialogInterface.OnMultiChoiceClickListener() {
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int item, boolean state) {
        }
    });
    builder.setPositiveButton("Descargar", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
            SparseBooleanArray CheCked = ((AlertDialog) dialog).getListView().getCheckedItemPositions();
            if (CheCked.get(0) && CheCked.get(1) && CheCked.get(2))
                Toast.makeText(getApplication(), "TODOS", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            if (CheCked.get(0)) {
                Toast.makeText(getApplication(), "Item 1", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
            if (CheCked.get(1)) {
                Toast.makeText(getApplication(), "Item 2", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
            if (CheCked.get(2)) {
                Toast.makeText(getApplication(), "Item 3", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
    });
    builder.setNegativeButton("Cancelar", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
        public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
            dialog.cancel();
        }
    });builder.create().show();
}

Can anyone help me? thank you

UPDATE 1

<style name="AlertDialogCustom" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.Alert">
    <item name="android:checkedTextViewStyle">@style/CustomCheckBox</item>
</style>

<style name="CustomCheckBox" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.Alert">
    <item name="android:checkMark">@drawable/activated_checkbox</item>
</style>

Decision

I found a solution that displays color correctly.

<style name="AlertDialogCustom" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.Alert">
    <item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorMultiple">@drawable/activated_checkbox</item>
</style>

and selector

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="@drawable/checkedcheckbox24"     android:state_checked="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="@drawable/uncheckedcheckbox24"     android:state_checked="false"></item>
</selector>

Answer 1

With this code, the icons are displayed correctly

<style name="AlertDialogCustom" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.Alert">
<item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorMultiple">@drawable/activated_checkbox</item>
</style>

and selector code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="@drawable/checkedcheckbox24"     android:state_checked="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="@drawable/uncheckedcheckbox24"     android:state_checked="false"></item>
</selector>

Answer 2

You can use a custom selector to configure your checkbox.

<CheckBox
    android:text="Custom CheckBox"
    android:button="@drawable/checkbox_selector"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

Your selector class, put it in the drop down folder:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/checkedimage" />
    <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/uncheckedimage" />
</selector>

Answer 3

, AlertDialog , CheckedTextView. CheckBox - , android:checkboxStyle .

API API 17 android:checkedTextViewStyle, CheckedTextView. sdk , .

An alternative that is also available on older platforms is android:listChoiceIndicatorMultiple(there is also an equivalent for individual items of choice, or perhaps better said: items that visually look like switches, but again, CheckedTextViewin reality). Use this to provide your own drawing, which should appear as a check mark (or a circle of radio buttons).