how to set background image in android ListView?

i want have an image and i want to set it as a background of android lis开发者_如何学Got view

i have used android:background="drawable/image" but nothing happened

can any one guide me how to achieve this?

any help would be appricated.

Perhops

android:background="@drawable/image"

noticing the @

Also make sure your project's res/drawable folder contains a valid image file called image.jpg or image.png.

Adding to Jim, clean or re-open the project to ensure your newly added image file gets reflected in the /res/drawable folder