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Adding shadow to Rounded corner TextView?

I want to add shadow to my text view . I found solutions for adding gradients and one other solution which suggested creating a duplicate text view with a lighter shade at the back of the original textView to give a shadow effect. But i want to have a real shadow effect.
This is what i tried .I created an xml file rounded_corner.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#33000000"
android:dashWidth="3dp"
/>
<solid android:color="#000000" />
<padding
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp" />
<corners android:radius="10dp"
/>
</shape>
I added elevation and translationz but its not showing shadow in the output
<TextView
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corners"
android:layout_width="260dp"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:textSize="50sp"
android:text="Welcome User"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:elevation="50dp"
android:translationZ="10dp"
android:id="#+id/welcome"/>

I assume that you want to put the shadow on the TextView and not on the text itself. The you can make a layer-list inside your rounded corner drawable file 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">
<solid android:color="#android:color/black" />
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="2dp" android:right="2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#282828" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#302f2f" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
If you put the drawable as background of your TextView
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corner"
the output will link like this:

Just pu this on your TextView XML for shadow on the text:
android:shadowColor="#android:color/holo_purple"
android:shadowDx="10"
android:shadowDy="10"
android:shadowRadius="5"
you can edit with your preferences.
And create a Drawable file for shadow in all input, more or less like this one:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<!-- Bottom 2dp Shadow -->
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#d8d8d8" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- White Top color -->
<item android:bottom="4px" android:left="0px" android:right="4px" android:top="0px">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

You can use the shadow XML attributes.
android:shadowColor="#000"
android:shadowDx="0"
android:shadowDy="0"
android:shadowRadius="50"
For more info check this link, https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#attr_android:shadowColor

Edittext change border color with shape.xml

I make a shape.xml file under res -> drawable folder.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#ff9900" />
</selector>
And then I use it on an EditText:
<EditText
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:id="#+id/editText"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="300dp"
android:hint="#string/hint"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:singleLine="true"
android:background="#drawable/shape"/>
But the result is that it doesn't change the border color at all. Why, what's wrong?

Why using selector as the root tag? selector is used for applying multiple alternate drawables for different states of the view, so in this case, there is no need for selector.
Try the following code.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<!-- Background Color -->
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<!-- Border Color -->
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#ff9900" />
<!-- Round Corners -->
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
Also It's worth mentioning that all color entries support alpha channel as well, meaning that you can have transparent or semi-transparent colors. For example #RRGGBBAA.

Step 1:Create a border.xml in Drawable folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<corners
android:radius="2dp"
/>
<solid android:color="#ffffff"
/>
<stroke
android:width="2dip"
android:color="#000" />
</shape>
Step 2: Create a EditText in XML File
<EditText
android:id="#+id/etEmail"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:hint="Enter Email"
android:padding="10dp"
android:layout_marginRight="25dp"
android:background="#drawable/border"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:singleLine="true" />

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#ff9900" />
</selector>
You have to remove > this from selector root tag, like below
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
As well as move your code to shape from selector.

selector is used for applying multiple alternate drawables for different status of the view, so in this case, there is no need for selector
instead use shape
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#ff9900" />
</shape>

i use as following for over come this matter
edittext_style.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:thickness="0dp"
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="1dp"
android:color="#c8c8c8"/>
<corners android:radius="0dp" />
And applied as bellow
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:ems="10"
android:id="#+id/editTextName"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_style"/>
try like this..

Use this code on xml . i hope it will be work
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:thickness="0dp"
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="3dp"
android:color="#4799E8"/>
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
<gradient
android:startColor="#C8C8C8"
android:endColor="#FFFFFF"
android:type="linear"
android:angle="270"/>
</shape>

Check below code may will help you,
Using stroke can make border in edit text and change it's color too as shown below...
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:padding="10dp"
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#color/secondary" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
android:topLeftRadius="10dp"
android:topRightRadius="10dp" />
Add this as background in to edit text.
Thanks!

Use root tag as shape instead of selector in your shape.xml file, and it will resolve your problem!

This is work for me:
Drwable->New->Drawable Resource File->create xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#e0e0e0" />
<stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="#a4b0ba" />
</shape>

Autocomplete textview with oval shape corners

I want to create the shape of autocomplete textview shown in the figure and text should come in center of it.
Currently I am trying to implement it as
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="15dip" />
<solid android:color="#color/blue_text" />
<padding
android:bottom="5dip"
android:left="15dip"
android:right="15dip"
android:top="5dip" />
</shape>
</item>
<AutoCompleteTextView
android:id="#+id/autoComp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="#drawable/bg_autocompletetext"
android:textColor="#color/white"
</AutoCompleteTextView>
But it would just make the corners of the textview round. It does make it completely round. Please specify any solution for it.

try this code of shape
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="100dp"/>
<solid
android:color="#2137FF"/>
<size
android:width="250dp"
android:height="60dp"/>
</shape>
try this tool

Its better to use 9 patch image as a background of your TextView.
With using 9 patch image you can set proper resolution for different resolution device.And it will give you better result .

You write a seperate xml layout(shape.xml) having code:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#DCDCDC" />
<stroke android:width="2.5dp"
android:color="#DCDCDC" />
<corners
android:radius="10dp"/>
</shape>
Then in your main layout add:
<AutoCompleteTextView
android:id="#+id/autoComp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="#drawable/shape"
android:textColor="#color/white"
</AutoCompleteTextView>
Hope this help.

Try this, working for rounded text view
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- res/drawable/rounded_textview.xml -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#284A89" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="30dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="30dp"
android:topLeftRadius="30dp"
android:topRightRadius="30dp" />
</shape>

Add Following file in drawables "searchtextbox_border.xml"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="100dp"/>
<stroke android:color="#color/light_grey"
android:width="1dp">
</stroke>
</shape>
Then Add it as background in your AutocompleteTextview as follows:
<AutoCompleteTextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="32dp"
android:padding="#dimen/padding_10dp"
android:background="#drawable/searchtextbox_border"
android:hint="Search" />

layer-list drawable not drawn correctly

I am trying to create a simple layer-list drawable for my Android app. When I set the drawable as src of an ImageView it is not drawn correctly:
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:top="20dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/dark_gray" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:left="20dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/dark_gray" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Just two ovals with a little offset to each other. Nothing special (just a test) but it does not work.
It seems that android:left|right|bottom|top is the problem. If I use only of of these commands the drawable is drawn correctly. If two or more are used the ImageView stays empty.
Works:
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:top="20dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/dark_gray" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/dark_gray" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Does NOT work (like the first example):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="..." >
<item android:top="20dp" android:left="20dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/dark_gray" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
What is wrong here?
EDIT: # Rod_Algonquin
I use a quite simple layout to test the drawable:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:background="#aaa" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image_logo"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:src="#drawable/testDrawable" >
</ImageView>
</LinearLayout>
It seems that the number of android:left|right|bottom|top arguments is not the source of the problem but the concrete value being used.
This drawable works fine and:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:top="2dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#0f0" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
This one does not draw anything (the ImageView is just transparent):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:top="1dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#0f0" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
The only difference here is the value of android:top. 1dp does not work. 2dp works without any problem.
Any idea?

The problem is that you are using the layer-list drawable as an image resource of the ImageView. android:src will only accept an image not a drawable thus giving you nothing in there.
solution:
Instead of putting it in the android:src put it in the background where you can freely use the drawable.
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image_logo"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:background="#drawable/testDrawable" >
</ImageView>

<size> attribute not useful when using layer-list?

Given I have a background drawable to create bulletpoints for TextViews like this:
Then my XML code looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:right="235dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<padding android:left="10dp" />
<size android:height="5dp" android:width="5dp"/>
<solid android:color="#color/my_pink"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:left="10dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ffffff"/>
<padding android:left="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
But once I use the code shown above, my bullet points look like this:
It seems the <size> tag is ignored completely.
How would you solve this problem? Using a 9patch, yes I know.. perhaps that's the easiest to do.. but in fact I was hoping to find a XML solution as it's more flexible in the future.
Custom drawing is also out of the question.

<size> tag certainly works in layer-list
and to show the bullet points for textviews you can use the xml attribute android:drawableLeft
-> link
With this approach, there is no need of 9-patch and custom drawing.
Posting code & screenshot here for the reference.
res/drawable/bullet_point_layer.xml
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:right="3dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<padding android:left="10dp" />
<size android:height="10dp" android:width="10dp"/>
<solid android:color="#ff0080"/>
</shape>
</item>
res/layout/main.xml
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView one"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:drawableLeft="#drawable/bullet_point_layer"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView Two"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:drawableLeft="#drawable/bullet_point_layer"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
</LinearLayout>
How it looks

This is an old post but I thought I would add something very important which is missing on this post.
From my experience the last item of the <layer-list> will be the item which the size value is taken from.
So in this example I create a two line divider line. I specify an empty item at the end to specify the divider drawable height.
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#535353" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:top="#dimen/common_divider_line_half_size">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#737373" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Last item empty to specify divider height -->
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size android:height="#dimen/common_divider_line_size"/>
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>