Keeping an item in a ListView selected when pressed

First create a class derived from LinearLayout or RelativeLayout that implements interface Checkable

Example for LinearLayout

public class CheckableLinearLayout extends LinearLayout implements Checkable{

    private boolean checked = false;
    private static final int[] CHECKED_STATE_SET = { android.R.attr.state_checked };

    public CheckableLinearLayout(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public CheckableLinearLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

      // Requer API level 11
/*    public CheckableLinearLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs,
                                   int defStyle) {
          super(context, attrs, defStyle);
      }*/

    @Override
    protected int[] onCreateDrawableState(int extraSpace) {
         final int[] drawableState = super.onCreateDrawableState(extraSpace + 1);
         if (isChecked())
             mergeDrawableStates(drawableState, CHECKED_STATE_SET);
         return drawableState;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isChecked(){
        return checked;
    }

    @Override
    public void setChecked(boolean checked) {
        this.checked = checked;
        refreshDrawableState();
    }

    @Override
    public void toggle() {
        setChecked(!checked);
    }
}  

You should then use this Layout to define the layout of the items on your list:

list_item.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<yourPackage.CheckableLinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/listItemLayout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/lbId"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

</yourPackage.CheckableLinearLayout>  

In the data associated with the list you must have a boolean flag that will indicate whether it is selected or not.

No Adapter check the flag and make listItemLayout.setChecked(false) or listItemLayout.setChecked(true); according to the flag.

In the onClick associated with the list you should put the flag with true .

You can use custom layouts to generate this pressed or normal effect. In the list item you can have a boolean enable flag and when you press the item, you setEnable (true) and listViewAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged ();

Take a look at this link link