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Android: Custom background - rectangle with a circle cutting in the middle

I'm trying to implement this view
As you can see it had a circle cutting to the left and right of the rectangle
I tried to use this code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<corners
android:topLeftRadius="8dp"
android:topRightRadius="8dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="4dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="4dp" />
<size
android:width="300dp"
android:height="200dp" />
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:left="-10dp"
android:right="290dp"
android:top="40dp"
android:bottom="40dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#00000000" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:left="290dp"
android:right="-10dp"
android:top="40dp"
android:bottom="40dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#00000000" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:top="50dp">
<shape android:shape="line">
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#EEEEEE"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
but the result was not showing the cutting circle to the left and right
Is there any way to implement these cutting without loosing the shadow effect of the cart

How do I create a triangle with rounded corner?

I have to create a shape like this
I will be creating a rounded rectangle and placing the triangle at the centre bottom of the rectangle.
So far I have my rectangle
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#001E33" />
<corners android:radius="30dp" />
</shape>
I created a upside triangle
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="-40%"
android:pivotY="87%"
android:toDegrees="45">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
android:width="10dp"
android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
<solid android:color="#000000" />
<corners android:radius="30dp"/>
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
</layer-list>
How do I make the triangle point down and how do I club these 2 files to make a single drawable?

Draw it in Adobe illustrator(or other similar software) and use svg file format.

Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:left="40dp"
android:right="40dp">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size android:width="100dp"
android:height="100dp"/>
<padding android:bottom="30dp"
/>
<stroke
android:width="30dp"
android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
<solid android:color="#001E33" />
<corners android:radius="30dp"/>
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#001E33" />
<corners android:radius="30dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
We can add multiple shape items inside layer list.

Android xml shape fills the whole background

I made a shape for a custom button and it fills the whole background of the button instead of showing the shape.
This is the xml code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="ring"
android:useLevel="false"
android:thicknessRatio="0">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
<size
android:width="1dp"
android:height="1dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:left="0.75dp" android:top="1dp" android:bottom="0.5dp" android:right="1.5dp">
<rotate android:fromDegrees="" android:pivotX="0%" android:pivotY="0%" android:toDegrees="0">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
<size android:height="1dp" android:width="1dp"/>
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
</layer-list>

I found the solution. For some reason when I use the code I posted in an Imageview it shows correctly, but if I try to use it for a background (doesn't matter if it is for an Imageview/button/etc it shows as a square.
The problem seemed to be that the Preview doesn't represent at all the shape as a background, so I had to check the layout all the time and do the changes depending on it, and not the preview.
This is the final code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
<size
android:width="5dp"
android:height="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:left="8dp" android:top="30dp" android:bottom="8dp" android:right="30dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
<size android:height="1dp" android:width="1dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

How to add a drop shadow to a Rectangular Shape in Android

I am developing an Android App in which I need to use a Rectangular shape which should have a drop_shadow. I have designed a rectangular shape but somehow i am not able to add a drop shadow to it on (right and left sides).
P.S.: this rectangular shape is added as a background attribute.
If this type of Question is already been answered then please provide the links here.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!!!
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#000000" />
<corners
android:radius="10dp" >
</corners>
</shape>

Try this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#CABBBBBB"/>
<corners android:radius="2dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:left="0dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="0dp"
android:bottom="2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#android:color/white"/>
<corners android:radius="1dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Android - rotate cuts off corners of shape

I wish to make a diamond as a resource file so I am rotating a square in order to do so. The problem is that the corners seem to be getting cut off, making a hexagon instead. Also as a side note, I'd like to stretch it vertically if that's possible.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%"
android:toDegrees="45"
>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size
android:height="40dp"
android:width="40dp" />
<solid
android:color="#color/level_1_color" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>

Heres how:
**<item android:left="5dp" android:right="5dp" android:top="5dp" android:bottom="5dp">**
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:toDegrees="45" >
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid
android:color="#color/sym_orange_bdfm"/>
<size
android:width="23dp"
android:height="23dp"/>
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
Adjust Left/Right/Top/Bottom as needed.

This was already solved here: Diamond shape xml background for android view
Just change fill color and stroke width according to your needs.

I am searching for rotate the square this help
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:bottom="20dp"
android:left="20dp"
android:right="20dp"
android:top="20dp">
<rotate
android:drawable="#color/colorAccent"
android:fromDegrees="-135"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%"
android:toDegrees="-45"
android:visible="true">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/colorPrimaryDark" />
<corners android:radius="15dp" />
<size
android:width="90dp"
android:height="90dp" />
<solid
android:angle="45"
android:endColor="#color/colorAccent"
android:gradientRadius="34"
android:startColor="#color/colorPrimary" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
</layer-list>
But I follow some ratio relationship for height and width 90dp and item top ,bottom,left ,right are 20dpenter image description here