原文：http://blog.csdn.net/lihengfang/article/details/8290754
我们在做项目的时候，由于android自带的属性不能满足需求，android提供了自定义属性的方法，其中的format是做什么用的？以及如何使用它？下面列出一些常用的。
1. reference：参考某一资源ID。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "名称">
<attr name = "background" format = "reference" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<ImageView
android:layout_width = "42dip"
android:layout_height = "42dip"
android:background = "@drawable/图片ID"
/>
2. color：颜色值。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "名称">
<attr name = "textColor" format = "color" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<TextView
android:layout_width = "42dip"
android:layout_height = "42dip"
android:textColor = "#00FF00"
/>
3. boolean：布尔值。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "名称">
<attr name = "focusable" format = "boolean" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<Button
android:layout_width = "42dip"
android:layout_height = "42dip"
android:focusable = "true"
/>
4. dimension：尺寸值。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "名称">
<attr name = "layout_width" format = "dimension" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<Button
android:layout_width = "42dip"
android:layout_height = "42dip"
/>
5. float：浮点值。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "AlphaAnimation">
<attr name = "fromAlpha" format = "float" />
<attr name = "toAlpha" format = "float" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<alpha
android:fromAlpha = "1.0"
android:toAlpha = "0.7"
/>
6. integer：整型值。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "AnimatedRotateDrawable">
<attr name = "visible" />
<attr name = "frameDuration" format="integer" />
<attr name = "framesCount" format="integer" />
<attr name = "pivotX" />
<attr name = "pivotY" />
<attr name = "drawable" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<animated-rotate
xmlns:android = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:drawable = "@drawable/图片ID"
android:pivotX = "50%"
android:pivotY = "50%"
android:framesCount = "12"
android:frameDuration = "100"
/>
7. string：字符串。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "MapView">
<attr name = "apiKey" format = "string" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<com.google.android.maps.MapView
android:layout_width = "fill_parent"
android:layout_height = "fill_parent"
android:apiKey = "0jOkQ80oD1JL9C6HAja99uGXCRiS2CGjKO_bc_g"
/>
8. fraction：百分数。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name="RotateDrawable">
<attr name = "visible" />
<attr name = "fromDegrees" format = "float" />
<attr name = "toDegrees" format = "float" />
<attr name = "pivotX" format = "fraction" />
<attr name = "pivotY" format = "fraction" />
<attr name = "drawable" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<rotate
xmlns:android = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:interpolator = "@anim/动画ID"
android:fromDegrees = "0"
android:toDegrees = "360"
android:pivotX = "200%"
android:pivotY = "300%"
android:duration = "5000"
android:repeatMode = "restart"
android:repeatCount = "infinite"
/>
9. enum：枚举值。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name="名称">
<attr name="orientation">
<enum name="horizontal" value="0" />
<enum name="vertical" value="1" />
</attr>
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android = "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation = "vertical"
android:layout_width = "fill_parent"
android:layout_height = "fill_parent"
>
</LinearLayout>
10. flag：位或运算。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name="名称">
<attr name="windowSoftInputMode">
<flag name = "stateUnspecified" value = "0" />
<flag name = "stateUnchanged" value = "1" />
<flag name = "stateHidden" value = "2" />
<flag name = "stateAlwaysHidden" value = "3" />
<flag name = "stateVisible" value = "4" />
<flag name = "stateAlwaysVisible" value = "5" />
<flag name = "adjustUnspecified" value = "0x00" />
<flag name = "adjustResize" value = "0x10" />
<flag name = "adjustPan" value = "0x20" />
<flag name = "adjustNothing" value = "0x30" />
</attr>
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<activity
android:name = ".StyleAndThemeActivity"
android:label = "@string/app_name"
android:windowSoftInputMode = "stateUnspecified | stateUnchanged | stateHidden">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name = "android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name = "android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
特别要注意：
属性定义时可以指定多种类型值。
（1）属性定义：
<declare-styleable name = "名称">
<attr name = "background" format = "reference|color" />
</declare-styleable>
（2）属性使用：
<ImageView
android:layout_width = "42dip"
android:layout_height = "42dip"
android:background = "@drawable/图片ID|#00FF00"
/>