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How to achieve shadow over the card view?

I am trying to achieve following layout :
I want to expand each view on click.
How do I obtain the shadow over each view?
I have tried the following drawable :
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:startColor="#cacaca"
android:centerColor="#b6b6b6"
android:endColor="#e9e9e9"
/>
</shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="#6586F0"
android:centerColor="#D6D6D6"
android:endColor="#4B6CD6"
android:angle="90"/>
</item>
<item
android:left="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:top="5dp"
android:bottom="2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ffffff"/>
<corners android:radius="20dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
But it is showing following view :
Please help me to achieve the proper view.

you can achieve this by nesting multiple cardViews inside the FrameLayout.
Change the android:layout_marginTop and app:cardElevation properties to give this stack effect.

Try below code :
For Drawable:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<!-- Drop Shadow Stack -->
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<padding
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp" />
<corners android:topLeftRadius="20dp"
android:topRightRadius="20dp"/>
<solid android:color="#14000029" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<padding
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp" />
<corners android:topLeftRadius="20dp"
android:topRightRadius="20dp"/>
<solid android:color="#14000029" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<padding
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp" />
<corners android:topLeftRadius="20dp"
android:topRightRadius="20dp"/>
<solid android:color="#14000029" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Background -->
<item>
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:topLeftRadius="20dp"
android:topRightRadius="20dp"/>
<solid android:color="#android:color/white"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Code in Layout file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".CardViewShadowActivity"
android:layout_marginTop="30dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:background="#drawable/custom_bg">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:background="#drawable/custom_bg"
android:layout_below="#id/linear_1"
android:layout_marginTop="-20dp">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:background="#drawable/custom_bg"
android:layout_below="#id/linear_2"
android:layout_marginTop="-20dp">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:background="#drawable/custom_bg"
android:layout_below="#id/linear_3"
android:layout_marginTop="-20dp">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello"/>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Customize layout and drawable according to your need.
Output for above code is:
I hope this helps you

Shadow text view in Android

I am trying shadow text view like this:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="top|center"
android:background="#drawable/gradient">
<TextView
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:text="#string/ph"
style="#style/TextBox"
android:textSize="16sp"/>
</LinearLayout>
gradient.xml
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:endColor="#FFFFFF"
android:startColor="#FFFFFF"
android:type="linear"
android:centerColor="#E3F2FD"
android:angle="90">
</gradient>
</shape>
</item>
This code can't get my design. Is it possible to textview like my picture?

Here i tried to create same shadow as your requirement which will look like this. I know the shadow color is not blur as u want
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#drawable/shadow"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingBottom="5dp">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/rectangle_shape"
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Phone Number" />
</LinearLayout>
drawable/shadow.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#220000ff" />
<corners android:radius="20dp" />
</shape>
drawable/rectangle_shape.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<corners android:radius="20dp" />
</shape>

make xml backround_with_shadow and paste 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">
<solid android:color="#87ceeb" />
<corners android:radius="5dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
and set xml as background of layout
<item android:right="1dp" android:left="1dp" android:bottom="2dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#android:color/white"/>
<corners android:radius="5dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Half circle shape not work

I try to create half circle background, in development IDE preview it works, but when I launch in emulator it doesn't work.
Here is my shape code :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:height="50dp">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/colorAccentDark" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:top="-500dp" android:bottom="0dp" android:left="-100dp" android:right="-100dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="500dp" />
<solid android:color="#color/colorAccentDark" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
And here is my layout code :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/background_profile"
android:layout_weight="1">
<de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
android:id="#+id/profile_avatar"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_default_avatar"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/profile_name"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#id/profile_avatar"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:textColor="#color/neutralWhite"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:text="Avatar Ang"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="4.04">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello Android!"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Maybe any other tweak to handle that?
Thank you

you can try this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#900021df"/>
<size
android:width="10dp"
android:height="5dp"/>
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="20dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="20dp"/>
</shape>
it gives this shape:

curve_toolbar_bg.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle"/>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="0dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-80dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/colorPrimary" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="?android:attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corner"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0">
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

You cannot create a semicircle from xml. but you could achieve what you are looking for using a circle with appropriate margin & padding.
You can use a circle shape .xml file.
Create a fixed sized circle like this:
Example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval"
android:useLevel="false" >
<solid android:color="#006AC5" />
<size
android:height="50dp"
android:width="50dp" />
</shape>

Try this. Remove the gradient part then it will look like same as you want.
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#00B0EA" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="400dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-200dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">
<gradient
android:angle="90"
android:endColor="#65FFFFFF"
android:startColor="#65FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="402dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-280dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>

Background.xml
<?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">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="410dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-300dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#7181A1" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Output like

You can try to use ShapeOfView.
<io.github.florent37.shapeofview.shapes.ArcView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:elevation="4dp"
app:shape_arc_height="20dp"
app:shape_arc_position="bottom">
<!-- YOUR CONTENT -->
</io.github.florent37.shapeofview.shapes.ArcView>
Image result

Rounded Corner Bottom TextView inside CardView

I am using CardView to show List Items, where each and every List Item contains two textviews, namely - BOOK NOW/BOOK and DETAIL/DETAILS.
I would like to achieve rounded bottom TextView, but getting in rectangular shape
I have to design something like this:
Here is my XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:clickable="true"
android:focusable="true"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="5dp"
app:cardElevation="2dp">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1">
.......
<LinearLayout
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:background="#color/more"
android:layout_weight="1">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/btnBook"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="BOOK"
android:textColor="#android:color/background_light"
android:padding="5dp"
android:background="#null"
android:textAppearance="?android:textAppearanceMedium"
android:gravity="center" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/btnDetail"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="DETAILS"
android:background="#null"
android:textColor="#android:color/background_light"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textAppearance="?android:textAppearanceMedium"
android:gravity="center" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
</LinearLayout>
Where I have to make change to get it done ?

set this background to the LinearLayout containing the textViews
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/colorPrimary" />
<corners android:bottomLeftRadius="cardview_corner_radius_value"
android:bottomRightRadius="cardview_corner_radius_value" />
</shape>
</item>
and add background of TextView as transparent

You have to make selector for this in drawable folder.
<?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="2dp" android:color="#color/more" />
<dotted android:color="#00FF0000" />
<padding android:bottom="1dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Then set background to your view. Use this
android:background="#drawable/corner_selector"
instead of
android:background="#color/more"

make a file rounded_border.xml in drawable folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/common_border_color" />
<solid android:color="#fff" />
<padding
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
and keep it as a background of linear layout
<LinearLayout
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_border"
android:layout_weight="1">

1. make button.xml file and put it in drawable folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="3dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#5e7974" />
<gradient android:angle="-90" android:startColor="#345953" android:endColor="#689a92" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_focused="true">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="3dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#5e7974" />
<solid android:color="#58857e"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="3dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#5e7974" />
<gradient android:angle="-90" android:startColor="#8dbab3" android:endColor="#58857e" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
2. then change your xml background of Linearlayout
android:background="#color/more"
to
android:background="#drawable/button"

Try with this simplest way to do this your Layout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/btnbackground"
android:layout_margin="20dp"
android:text="My Profile"
/>
</LinearLayout>
after that make a xml in drawable folder btnbackground.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/llabeforeclick3"
android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/llaafterclick3"/>
</selector>
then make another llabeforeclick3.xml in drawable directory
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#19384A" >
</solid>
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
android:topRightRadius="10dp"
android:topLeftRadius="10dp" />
<stroke
android:width="0dp"
android:color="#19384A" />
<padding
android:left="4dp"
android:top="4dp"
android:right="4dp"
android:bottom="4dp"
android:color="#19384A" />
</shape>
after that make another xml llaafterclick3.xml in drawable
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
//background color
<solid android:color="#204A60" >
</solid>
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
android:topRightRadius="10dp"
android:topLeftRadius="10dp" />
//before clicked
<gradient
android:angle="45"
android:centerColor="#204A60"
android:centerX="20"
android:centerY="20"
android:endColor="#204A60"
android:gradientRadius="25"
android:startColor="#204A60" />
</shape>
if some buddy wants to make more rounded corners then use to increase size of
android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
android:topRightRadius="10dp"
android:topLeftRadius="10dp"
That solve here your color code is depends on you you need to put color code only and radious.

how to show dash linebelow text view

this is my code below which show dash line on center of textview i want to show below the textview like this:
How can I change this to show below the textview dash line
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableRow xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/apprentTemp"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:background="#drawable/dotted"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:gravity="left"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/localTime"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:background="#drawable/dotted"
android:gravity="center"/>
</TableRow>
<---- dashed.xml -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="line">
<stroke
android:color="#000000"
android:dashWidth="5px"
android:dashGap="5px" />
</shape>

use
android:drawableBottom="#drawable/dotted"
instead
android:background="#drawable/dotted"
EDIT:
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:left="-5dp"
android:right="-5dp"
android:top="-5dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:dashGap="5dp"
android:dashWidth="5dp"
android:color="#android:color/black" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Try this
dashed.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="line" >
<stroke
android:dashGap="2dip"
android:dashWidth="2dip"
android:color="#android:color/black" />
<size android:width="60dp"
android:height="6dp"/>
</shape>
then use
android:drawableBottom="#drawable/dashed"
in your TextView
instead of
android:background="#drawable/dotted"
Output:

This is how i did it.Little modifications and worked.
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:gravity="center_vertical"
>
<shape
android:shape="line">
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:dashGap="0dp"
android:dashWidth="5dp"
android:color="#color/statusLight" />
</shape>
</item>
Just add android:dashGap to whatever value you desire.

If you want to show the dashed line in the center of the view then use the below code. like -------- Or continue with ----------
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:left="-5dp"
android:right="-5dp"
android:gravity="center_vertical">
<shape
android:shape="line">
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:dashGap="2dp"
android:dashWidth="5dp"
android:color="#android:color/darker_gray" />
</shape>
</item>

Try this
<TextView
android:id="#+id/total"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="TextView"
android:drawableBottom="#drawable/dividerline"/>
Make one xml as below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<size
android:height="1dp"
android:width="70dp" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/black" />
</shape>