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Edit Box with small tip at both ends

I am looking to design an edit box to look as following - as small tip at both ends
Any help would be really appreciated!.
Thanks,

Use below drawable xml in your textview or editText background:-
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
>
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#FF500778" />
<solid android:color="#FFFFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="10dp"
android:left="-2dp"
android:right="-2dp"
android:top="-2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<solid android:color="#FFFFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Create a drawable file like below and set it as background for your edit text
Drawable file:
<?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="#android:color/darker_gray" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/white" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="10dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#android:color/white" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/white" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Result:

make a xml file in your drawable folder with this codes
<?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="#de0b0b" />
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="5dp"
android:top="0dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
android:width="10dp"
android:color="#ffffff" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
for usage, use
android:background="#drawable/name"
to your textView or EditText
I hope this could help you

Custom shape in android using xml

I am trying to draw a custom shape which I can use as a background for my layout. But I am not able to do so. Is it possible to draw a shape as below using xml in android. I am not getting how to cut the semicircle shape from the vertical centres of rectangle.

Use layer-list to make this custom shape drawable.
/res/drawable/custom_shape.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<!-- Transparent Rectangle -->
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<corners
android:topLeftRadius="8dp"
android:topRightRadius="8dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="4dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="4dp" />
<size
android:width="300dp"
android:height="100dp" />
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Left Half-Circle -->
<item
android:left="-10dp"
android:right="290dp"
android:top="40dp"
android:bottom="40dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Right Half-Circle -->
<item
android:left="290dp"
android:right="-10dp"
android:top="40dp"
android:bottom="40dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Middle Dotted Line -->
<item
android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp">
<shape android:shape="line">
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:dashWidth="10px"
android:dashGap="10px"
android:color="#ff00"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
USE:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/custom_shape"/>
OUTPUT:
Hope this will help~

In your case it might be worth to create a resizable bitmap (9-Patch drawable). Follow this guide.

try bellow xml. save it in drawable.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:topLeftRadius="15dp"
android:topRightRadius="15dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="5dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"
/>
<solid
android:color="#ffffff"
/>
<padding
android:left="0dp"
android:top="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:bottom="0dp"
/>
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#000000"
/>
</shape>

It is better to use 9-Patch images. If you can create an image like above you can use https://romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/nine-patches.html to create 9-patch image(define expandable area).

Try this xml file in drawable :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape= "rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/primary" />
<corners android:radius="50dp"/>
</shape>

Please refer the below xml, it may help you out
<?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" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="10dp"
android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:top="10dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size
android:width="200dp"
android:height="200dp" />
<solid android:color="#color/colorAccent" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape android:shape="line">
<solid android:color="#android:color/black" />
<stroke android:width="1dp"
android:dashWidth="10px"
android:dashGap="10px"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="103dp"
android:left="-10dp"
android:right="205dp"
android:top="103dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<size
android:width="3dp"
android:height="3dp" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/black" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="103dp"
android:left="205dp"
android:right="-10dp"
android:top="103dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<size
android:width="3dp"
android:height="3dp" />
<solid android:color="#android:color/black" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Try below code
<?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="3dip" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#ED2A3C" />
</shape>

How to make bottom border in drawable shape XML selector?

I'm trying to create a drawable shape with different states for my button. So I wrote this:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:color="#android:color/black" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/NEGATIVE_pressed" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/ORANGE" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_focused="true" android:color="#android:color/black" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/NEGATIVE_focused" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/ORANGE" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:color="#android:color/black" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/NEGATIVE" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/NEGATIVE" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
Then in my button I use it as android:background="#drawable/btn_negative_selector"
However, I want to draw a bottom border to that shape, to be, something like 3 dp and of different color, but I can't figure out how to do it. I tried searching, but didn't find anything suitable for selector. Any suggestions, please?

First I'm separating the shapes to make them easier to manage.
This is your btn_negative_selector.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#xml/rectangle_button_pressed" android:state_pressed="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="#xml/rectangle_button_focused" android:state_focused="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="#xml/rectangle_button" ></item>
</selector>
create folder called 'xml' in your res and save these shapes into it:
1) rectangle_button_pressed:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/NEGATIVE_pressed" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/ORANGE" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
</shape>
2) rectangle_button_focused:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/NEGATIVE_focused" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/ORANGE" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
</shape>
3) This one rectangle_button.xml will have a border at the bottom of it by defining a shape using <layer-list>. first <item> is bottom layer and last <item> is the top layer.
<?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/gray"/>
<corners android:radius="4dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="3dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/orange" />
<corners android:radius="4dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Adding a click-effect on a custom button with padded corners

i am trying to add a click-effect on my xml-created button. So far i got the clickeffect running, but i cant manage to supply the click-effect the same rounded corners i have on the unclicked button; it looks horrible this way. In my gradient.xml I am supplying the same imagelayout with the rounded corners, but it seems to ignore this setting.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
< --- >
my box with clickeffect.xml: (box_with_click_effect.xml)
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_focused="true"
android:state_pressed="false"
android:drawable="#drawable/rounded_box" />
<item android:state_focused="true"
android:state_pressed="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/gradient" />
<item android:state_focused="false"
android:state_pressed="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/gradient" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/rounded_box" />
</selector>
my button-drawable-xml: (rounded_box.xml)
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#color/my_orange"/>
<corners android:radius="15px"/>
<padding android:left="1dp" android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="1dp" />
</shape>
my gradient.xml for the clicked-state: (gradient.xml)
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<!-- THIS DOESN'T WORK: <bitmap android:src="#drawable/rounded_box"/>
SO I TRY THIS: -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#color/cocus_orange"/>
<corners android:radius="15px"/>
<padding android:left="1dp" android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="1dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<gradient android:angle="90"
android:startColor="#880f0f10"
android:centerColor="#880d0d0f"
android:endColor="#885d5d5e"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Change your code to this:
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<!-- THIS DOESN'T WORK: <bitmap android:src="#drawable/rounded_box"/>
SO I TRY THIS: -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#color/cocus_orange"/>
<corners android:radius="15px"/>
<padding android:left="1dp" android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="1dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<gradient android:angle="90"
android:startColor="#880f0f10"
android:centerColor="#880d0d0f"
android:endColor="#885d5d5e"/>
<corners
android:radius="15px" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
You can use this website to generate you buttons: android button maker

please try if needed:
By this we can avoid adding individual files for state pressed and normal. but serves perfectly.
<?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="5dip" />
<solid android:color="#a4c639"/>
<stroke android:width="1px" android:color="#0dbcbf" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_focused="true">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="5dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#a4c639" />
<solid android:color="#a4c639"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="5dip" />
<solid android:color="#0dbcbf"/>
</shape>
</item>
</selector>

Change Padding in Selector drawable

i am trying to change the padding from a Button in a custom drawable ressource, and reuse this in a selector.
Changing the drawable seems not the Problem, but the App always use the highest padding aviable from the different drawables:
button_inactive.xml
<?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="#FF4d681f" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="2dp"
android:left="2dp"
android:right="2dp"
android:top="2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#FFFFFFFF" />
<padding
android:bottom="5dp"
android:top="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
button_active.xml
<?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="#FF4D681F" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="2dp"
android:left="2dp"
android:right="2dp"
android:top="2dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#FF8da32d" />
<padding
android:bottom="10dp"
android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
button_selector.xml
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="false" android:drawable="#drawable/button_active"/>
<item android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/button_active"/>
<item android:state_focused="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/button_active"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_inactive"/>
The Problem is that my Button uses the 10dp padding in all states, including the "inactive" state.
Is there a Solution to get it working only with XML or it is better to make a custom Button programaticly?

try this
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#android:color/black" />
<padding
android:bottom="10dp"
android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:top="10dp" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="6dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="6dp"
android:topLeftRadius="6dp"
android:topRightRadius="6dp" />

Add android:variablePadding="true" attribute to your selector.
I'm not sure how (and if) is this working when you are using layer-list, however I decided to share it anyway for anyone looking for the answer (as I was).