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How can i make clipped part layer-list using Android XML

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XML :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="20dp" />
<solid android:color="#fff" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
I want to make clipped part. How can I make the cropped piece above .

Try this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="27dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="27dp"
android:topLeftRadius="0dp"
android:topRightRadius="0dp"
/>
<solid
android:color="#FFFFFF"
/>
</shape>
Modify this to be able to add a specific angle:
bottomLeftRadius
bottomRightRadius
topLeftRadius
topRightRadius

How can I set the width and colour of all the borders of EditText?

I have EditText. How can I set its border width and colour only and in xml? I can't figure it out and all I've found so far didn't explain that in a simple way. But I believe that so such a simple thing there must be a simple way to do it.

Create a drawable xml for your EditText with named EditTextStyle.xml in your Drawable Folder like below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
Change your color and width according to your requirement and add this as the background of your EditText of your Layout xml
android:background="#drawable/EditTextStyle"

You can create Customize editText xml in Drawable folder like
custom_edttext.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#00000000" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#641E1E" />
<corners
android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
android:topRightRadius="5dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="5dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"
/>
</shape>
and use custom_edittext.xml as background of editText
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/custom_edittext"/>

I don't have enough karma to say this as a comment. So typing as answer. See this link. Just create an xml file in drawable(here rounded_edittext.xml in the example) and set background for the EditText as
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext"
The <stroke> in the rounded_edittext.xml is used to set the thickness and color of the border of the EditText.
Here's the rounded_edittext.xml as shown in the link.
<?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="#2f6699" />
<corners android:topLeftRadius="10dp"
android:topRightRadius="10dp" android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="10dp" />
</shape>

I hope this answer match with your needs.
<?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="#76b385" />
<corners android:radius="12dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="5dp"
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<gradient
android:angle="-90"
android:centerColor="#ffffff"
android:centerX="50%"
android:endColor="#ffffff"
android:startColor="#ededed"
android:type="linear" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Modify this xml with your needs.

put this file in your drawable folder
edit_text_back.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#00000000" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#641E1E" />
<corners
android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
and add use this drawable as background to your edittext as
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_back"/>
If you need any assistance.Please let me know and mark this answer up.if it helps.Happy coding :)

Add only top and bottom border on LinearLayout [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Is there an easy way to add a border to the top and bottom of an Android View?
(25 answers)
Closed 1 year ago.
I would like to add only a bottom and a top border on my Linearlayout.
I have tried to do this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:bottom="1dp"
android:top="1dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#000" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
But it add a border around the shape..
Could you help me please ?

I think you can create this drawable and use it as background:
<?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="#000"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="1dp" android:top="1dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Think of is as drawing a rectangle with border color first and then lay on top of it a rectangle with your background color leaving out 1dp on top and at the bottom.

Make this two file and put this code. you can set border top and bottom border,
main.xml
<TextView
android:text="This is textline"
android:background="#drawable/border_set"
/>
border_set.xml
This file located into full path project_root/res/drawable/border_set.xml
<?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="#FF000000" />
<solid android:color="#FFDDDDDD" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:top="1dp" android:bottom="1dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#000" />
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Here is the solution. It works even with transparent background.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:left="-2dp" android:right="-2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="#color/borderColor" />
<solid android:color="#color/backgroundColor" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

I believe this is the simplest way:
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dp"
android:background="#000000" />

This is my version; top border and bottom border are visible, not showing the left or right borders. And the background is transparent.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp">
<item
android:left="-1dp"
android:right="-1dp"
android:top="-1dp"
android:bottom="1dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/BlueGrey_colorPrimary" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

A quick way to achieve this:
Add a Text View to the bottom and/or top of your layout.
Set the TextView's width to "match_parent"
Set the TextView's height to about "1dp" or find the thickness you would like
Set the TextView's background to the color you would like the border to be
I hope this helps!

You can follow this link Is there an easy way to add a border to the top and bottom of an Android View?
I expect that you are solve from this link.
also you can solve How to add border around linear layout except at the bottom?

Its simple. Draw 3 shapes 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="#color/menu_line_separator_in" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="1.5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/menu_line_separator_out" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:top="1.5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/menu_line_separator_out" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

How to draw border on just one side of a linear layout?

I'm able to draw border to a linear layout, but it is getting drawn on all sides. I want to restrict it to right side only, like you do in CSS (border-right:1px solid red;).
I've tried this, but it still draws on all sides:
<?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:height="2dp"
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#FF0000" />
<solid android:color="#000000" />
<padding
android:bottom="0dp"
android:left="0dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="0dp" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="0dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"
android:radius="1dp"
android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
android:topRightRadius="0dp" />
</shape>
</item>
Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?
BTW, I do not want to use the hack of putting a view of width 1dp on the required side.

You can use this to get border on one side
<?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="#FF0000" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:left="5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
EDITED
As many including me wanted to have a one side border with transparent background, I have implemented a BorderDrawable which could give me borders with different size and color in the same way as we use css. But this could not be used via xml. For supporting XML, I have added a BorderFrameLayout in which your layout can be wrapped.
See my github for the complete source.

Easy as pie, allowing a transparent bg:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:angle="0"
android:startColor="#f00"
android:centerColor="#android:color/transparent"
android:centerX="0.01" />
</shape>
Change the angle to change border location:
0 = left
90 = bottom
180 = right
270 = top

it is also possible to implement what you want using a single layer
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:bottom="-5dp"
android:right="-5dp"
android:top="-5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/color_of_the_background" />
<stroke
android:width="5dp"
android:color="#color/color_of_the_border" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
this way only left border is visible but you can achieve any combination you want by playing with bottom, left, right and top attributes of the item element

To get a border on just one side of a drawable, apply a negative inset to the other 3 sides (causing those borders to be drawn off-screen).
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:insetTop="-2dp"
android:insetBottom="-2dp"
android:insetLeft="-2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="#FF0000" />
<solid android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
</inset>
This approach is similar to naykah's answer, but without the use of a layer-list.

An other great example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:insetRight="-2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="4dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="0dp"
android:topLeftRadius="4dp"
android:topRightRadius="0dp" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#70b23f" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</inset>

As an alternative (if you don't want to use background), you can easily do it by making a view as follows:
<View
android:layout_width="2dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#000000" />
For having a right border only, place this after the layout (where you want to have the border):
<View
android:layout_width="2dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#000000" />
For having a left border only, place this before the layout (where you want to have the border):
Worked for me...Hope its of some help....

I was able to achieve the effect with the following code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:left="0dp" android:right="-5dp" android:top="-5dp" android:bottom="-5dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#123456" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
You can adjust to your needs for border position by changing the direction of displacement

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape>
<solid
android:color="#f28b24" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#f28b24" />
<corners
android:radius="0dp"/>
<padding
android:left="0dp"
android:top="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:bottom="0dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="#f28b24"
android:endColor="#f28b24"
android:angle="270" />
<stroke
android:width="0dp"
android:color="#f28b24" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="8dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="0dp"
android:topLeftRadius="0dp"
android:topRightRadius="0dp"/>
<padding
android:left="10dp"
android:top="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:bottom="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>

There is no mention about nine-patch files here. Yes, you have to create the file, however it's quite easy job and it's really "cross-version and transparency supporting" solution. If the file is placed to the drawable-nodpi directory, it works px based, and in the drawable-mdpi works approximately as dp base (thanks to resample).
Example file for the original question (border-right:1px solid red;) is here:
http://ge.tt/517ZIFC2/v/3?c
Just place it to the drawable-nodpi directory.

Borders of different colors. I used 3 items.
<?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="#color/colorAccent" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:top="3dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/light_grey" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="1dp"
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="3dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/colorPrimary" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

You can wrap into container and define margins for start left bottom top.
Suppose you want to provide margin for left side you can do this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/light_blue"
>
<TextView
android:marginStart="2dp" // This is Your border
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/white"
android:padding="16dp"
android:text="a"
android:textColor="#color/light_blue"
android:textSize="25dp" />
</RelativeLayout>

Why i am not able to create the round border for specific corner?

In My android xml layout i am applying the border by using the borderframe.xml as a background.
borderframe.xml file is looks like below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<stroke
android:width="1dip"
android:color="#ffffff"/>
<solid
android:color="#95865F"/>
<corners
android:radius="10px"/>
<padding
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp"
android:bottom="1dp"/>
</shape>
Now, While there is a android:radius="10px" then it is works but while i am going to give round shape to specific corner only then it not works.
There is no any erro message in log cat but i found error in eclipse like:
The graphics preview in the layout editor may not be accurate:
* Different corner sizes are not supported in Path.addRoundRect.
Even if there is no padding in that xml file then also i am not able to see any border.
Now, what should i have to do for it ?
and whats the sollution of it if i want to create the rounded border for only topLeftcorner and bottomLeftCorner. ?
Thanks.

I am also facing the same problem. But for that I use layer-list. I post my answer here which may help you. Please check output screen
<?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="#c1c1c1" />
<solid android:color="#c1c1c1" />
<corners android:radius="20dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:right="20dp"
>
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#c1c1c1" />
<solid android:color="#c1c1c1" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

You'll have to do that, assuming you only want a rounded top left corner:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<corners
android:radius="20sp"
android:topRightRadius="0dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="0dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="0dp" />
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/logo_blue"
android:endColor="#color/blue"
android:angle="0"/>
</shape>
Explanation: Every corner must (initially) be provided a corner radius greater than 1, or else no corners are rounded. If you want specific corners to not be rounded, a work-around is to use android:radius to set a default corner radius greater than 1, but then override each and every corner with the values you really want, providing zero ("0dp") where you don't want rounded corners. [source]
As a consequence, you need to define your drawable as:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<stroke
android:width="1dip"
android:color="#ffffff"/>
<solid
android:color="#95865F"/>
<corners
android:radius="10px"
android:topRightRadius="0dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="0dp" />
<padding
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp"
android:bottom="1dp"/>
</shape>
Update
From The Shape Drawable Resource Android Documentation:
android:radius
Dimension. The radius for all corners, as a dimension
value or dimension resource. This is overridden for each corner by the
following attributes.
overridden is the keyword for your problem…

I'm using SDK tools 19, platform-tools 11 and running the app in Android 4.0.3. Using the following XML works for me:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#dd000000"/>
<padding
android:left="7dp"
android:top="7dp"
android:right="7dp"
android:bottom="7dp" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="25dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="25dp"
android:topLeftRadius="0dp"
android:topRightRadius="0dp" />
</shape>
The Eclipse warning is about not being able to show the preview. In het app it shows up correct.

I got the solution on one of the forums. I solved it by commenting each corner & adding to the xml in drawable. I have retained commented code below only for understanding.
XML Code-
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#fd2149" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#ffd102"/>
<!-- <corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="8dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="8dp"
android:topLeftRadius="8dp"
android:topRightRadius="8dp" />
-->
<corners android:radius="8dp" />
</shape>
---Edited-
The above code is my back.xml in drawable folder and if required you can add padding to the same back.xml. For those who are new developers, the back.xml is referenced from your layout file as follows
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/tableLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:background="#drawable/back">
Hope this helps.