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Android shape border with gradient and middle transparent

I need to create a round corner border, where border with gradient.enter link description here is working.But My page is using a image as background which is also with gradient. I need to show background image from middle of the filed. I want to create just like below image:

round_background.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
android:width="4dp"
android:color="#color/transparent" />
<gradient
android:startColor="#374533"
android:centerColor="#432727"
android:endColor="#222430"
android:angle="135"/>
<corners android:radius="10dp" />
</shape>
round_border.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<gradient
android:startColor="#efe301"
android:centerColor="#7dc17b"
android:endColor="#01dae6"
android:angle="180"/>
<corners android:radius="10dp" />
result_drawable.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/round_border"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/round_background" />
</layer-list>
Here, you can set android:width="4dp" in round_background.xml to set size of your border. use result result_drawable.xml where you want..
Enjoy. :}

Custom drawable with Layer-list

I'm going to create a drawable like below image that is included an arrow image.
When I use layer-list , arrow image appear in middle of my drawable!!!
Please let me know how can I achieve it ...
UPDATE:
This is my Layer-List:
<?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:radius="5dp"/>
<solid android:color="#d5d5d5"/>
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#242425"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/ic_arrow"></item>

Make a drawable resource file set bitmap as the root element, then set the android:gravity="left" and use this bitmap file as drawable in your layer-list item.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<bitmap
android:gravity="left"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher"/>
layer-list:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#color/blue" />
<solid android:color="#color/silver" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/stack" />
</layer-list>

Create shape for drawable

I have ListView, and i have a background for the list items:
Is there any way to recreate this background as a shape in drawable XML? The most outer grey is not part of the item background, it is actually the ListView.

You can try following with the values of your choice. It will make the bottom two corners rounded.
rounded_rectangle.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape>
<gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#404040" android:startColor="#404040" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#808080" />
<corners android:bottomLeftRadius="11dp" android:bottomRightRadius="11dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
then use it as a background to your listitem as follows
android:background="#drawable/rounded_rectangle"

You can try this shape drawable:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="#606060"/>
<stroke android:color="#303030" android:width="2dp" />
</shape>

set Background Image and xml Resource

I am using the following below code to round the corners of RelativeLayout. I save this as mybackground.xml in drawable folder.
It's working fine for rounding the corner but the problem is that I also want to add an transparent image as a background of my RelativeLayout. How can I achieve both things? How can I use an image and a drawable xml (for rounding the corner) at the same time for a RelativeLayout ...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<corners android:bottomRightRadius="30dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="30dp"
android:topLeftRadius="30dp"
android:topRightRadius="30dp" />
</shape>

use Layer List and Item tag for setting Image and use solid tag and set the color as #AA000000 for transparent as shown below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<solid android:color="#AA000000"/>
<corners android:bottomRightRadius="30dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="30dp"
android:topLeftRadius="30dp"
android:topRightRadius="30dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<bitmap android:src="#drawable/yourfilename"/>
</item>
</layer-list>

You can use Layer-List
It will be like this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<corners android:bottomRightRadius="30dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="30dp" android:topLeftRadius="30dp"
android:topRightRadius="30dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item><!-- your transparent image --></item>
</layer-list>

This one works. If you dont round corners of your pic you will not be able to see rounded corner too. Some friends talked about this in previous answers. They should round their image to see round effect.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:drawable="#drawable/listviewback2">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<corners
android:bottomRightRadius="35dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="35dp"
android:topLeftRadius="35dp"
android:topRightRadius="35dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Try something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<corners android:bottomRightRadius="30dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="30dp" android:topLeftRadius="30dp"
android:topRightRadius="30dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<bitmap android:src="#drawable/background"/>
</item>
</layer-list>

How to add a 9patch image to a xml drawable

I have the following drawable which draw a rectangle. Can you please tell me how can I add a 9patch image as the background of this drawable?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
>
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent"/>
</shape>
Thank you.

You can't use a drawable for that, but you can use a
<layer-list>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/mydrawable" />
<item>
<shape>...</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>