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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>

Why is selector not displaying the pressed state

Button style 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"
>
<corners
android:radius="3dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="0"
android:startColor="#FF63a34a"
android:endColor="#FF477b36"
android:type="linear"
/>
<stroke android:width="3dip" android:color="#B1BCBE" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:top="50dp"
>
<shape
android:shape="rectangle"
>
<solid
android:color="#40000000"
/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Button style pressed 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"
>
<corners
android:radius="3dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="0"
android:startColor="#FF63a34a"
android:endColor="#FF63a34a"
android:type="linear"
/>
<stroke android:width="3dip" android:color="#4F5B5D" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Button style selector XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_round_style_pressed" android:state_selected="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_round_style_pressed" android:state_pressed="true"></item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_round_style"></item>
</selector>
AlertDialog custom XML:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0.2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="#drawable/button_round_style_selector"
android:padding="10dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="#drawable/home_white"/>
</LinearLayout>
How come when I press the LinearLayout, the selector isn't working correctly? It is not changing the drawable to the pressed state.

LinearLayout is not clickable by default and its background won't change unless you put clickable tag true for it, or assign an OnClickListener to it.

How to change the height of a switch widget?

I want to have my switch widget larger and so I have to change the height of the switch.
But I have no solution to this.
I looked at this question: Change height of switch
And I made a drawable like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:width="0dp" android:height="30dp">
<solid android:color="#FF4444" />
</shape>
Then I setted my switch like this:
<Switch
android:id="#+id/sw_trackLiveData"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/tv_liveData"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/btn_stoptrip1"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/btn_stoptrip1"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:thumbTextPadding="25dp"
android:switchMinWidth="56dp"
android:track="#drawable/roundedbutton"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:textSize="20dp" />
But it doesnt work. I do something wrong. Can anyone give me an example how to do right? Or can anyone guide me through this?

Change your roundedButton.xml like that:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<size
android:height="20dp"
android:width="56dp" />
<solid android:color="#FF4444" />
</shape>

Change your switch Selector to below in drawable (custom_selector.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_checked="true">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle"
android:visible="true"
android:dither="true"
android:useLevel="false">
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/colorAccent"
android:endColor="#color/colorAccent"
android:angle="270"/>
<corners
android:radius="20dp"/>
<size
android:width="37dp"
android:height="37dp" />
<stroke
android:width="4dp"
android:color="#0000ffff"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_checked="false">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle"
android:visible="true"
android:dither="true"
android:useLevel="false">
<gradient
android:startColor="#android:color/white"
android:endColor="#android:color/white"
android:angle="270"/>
<corners
android:radius="20dp"/>
<size
android:width="37dp"
android:height="37dp" />
<stroke
android:width="4dp"
android:color="#0000ffff"/>
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
and Create Track in drawable (custom_track.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle"
android:visible="true"
android:dither="true"
android:useLevel="false">
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/card_background"
android:endColor="#color/card_background"
android:angle="270"/>
<corners
android:radius="20dp"/>
<size
android:width="50dp"
android:height="26dp" />
</shape>
And in Xml file :
<Switch
android:id="#+id/switch"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
android:textOff="OFF"
android:scaleX="2"
android:scaleY="2"
android:textOn="ON"
android:thumb="#drawable/customswitchselector"
android:track="#drawable/custom_track" />

just change
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
to
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"

Custom designing EditText

I have custom designed EditText
search_page.xml
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="10dp"
android:background="#E1E1E1"
android:weightSum="1" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight=".25"
android:text="City" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext"
android:layout_weight=".75" />
</LinearLayout>
rounded_edittext.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- res/drawable/rounded_edittext.xml -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:padding="10dp"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
android:topLeftRadius="10dp"
android:topRightRadius="10dp" />
</shape>
I want to use color code #2f6699 to get a border color like an outline to the EditText text box as below:
Any ideas on how to achieve this?

Use the below code in your rounded_edittext.xml
<?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:radius="10dp"
/>
</shape>
This should work

For EditText in image above, You have to create two xml files in res-->drawable folder.
First will be "bg_edittext_focused.xml" paste the lines of code in it
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<stroke
android:width="2dip"
android:color="#F6F6F6" />
<corners android:radius="2dip" />
<padding
android:bottom="7dip"
android:left="7dip"
android:right="7dip"
android:top="7dip" />
</shape>
Second file will be "bg_edittext_normal.xml" paste the lines of code in it
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<solid android:color="#F6F6F6" />
<stroke
android:width="2dip"
android:color="#F6F6F6" />
<corners android:radius="2dip" />
<padding
android:bottom="7dip"
android:left="7dip"
android:right="7dip"
android:top="7dip" />
</shape>
In res-->drawable folder create another xml file with name "bg_edittext.xml" that will call above mentioned code. paste the following lines of code below in bg_edittext.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/bg_edittext_focused" android:state_focused="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/bg_edittext_normal"/>
</selector>
Finally in res-->layout-->example.xml file in your case wherever you created your editText
you'll call bg_edittext.xml as background
<EditText
:::::
:::::
android:background="#drawable/bg_edittext"
:::::
:::::
/>

Use the below code in your rounded_edittext.xml :
<?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="2dp"
android:color="#2F6699"/>
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<gradient android:startColor="#C8C8C8"
android:endColor="#FFFFFF"
android:type="linear"
android:angle="270"/>
</shape>

android:background="#E1E1E1"
// background add in layout
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#ffffff">
</EditText>

edit_text.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<corners android:radius="5dp"/>
<stroke android:width="2dip" android:color="#color/button_color_submit" />
</shape>
use here
<EditText
-----
------
android:background="#drawable/edit_text.xml"
/>

Use a 9-patch drawable or create a Shape drawable.

How to create EditText with rounded corners?

How to create an EditText that has rounded corners instead of the default rectangular-shaped corners?

There is an easier way than the one written by CommonsWare. Just create a drawable resource that specifies the way the EditText will be drawn:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- res/drawable/rounded_edittext.xml -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle"
android:padding="10dp">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<corners
android:bottomRightRadius="15dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="15dp"
android:topLeftRadius="15dp"
android:topRightRadius="15dp" />
</shape>
Then, just reference this drawable in your layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<EditText
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="5dip"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext" />
</LinearLayout>
You will get something like:
Edit
Based on Mark's comment, I want to add the way you can create different states for your EditText:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- res/drawable/rounded_edittext_states.xml -->
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:state_pressed="true"
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/rounded_focused" />
<item
android:state_focused="true"
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/rounded_focused" />
<item
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/rounded_edittext" />
</selector>
These are the states:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- res/drawable/rounded_edittext_focused.xml -->
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF"/>
<stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="#FF0000" />
<corners
android:bottomRightRadius="15dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="15dp"
android:topLeftRadius="15dp"
android:topRightRadius="15dp" />
</shape>
And... now, the EditText should look like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<EditText
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hello"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext_states"
android:padding="5dip" />
</LinearLayout>

Here is the same solution (with some extra bonus code) in just one XML file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- res/drawable/edittext_rounded_corners.xml -->
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:state_focused="true">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#FF8000"/>
<stroke
android:width="2.3dp"
android:color="#FF8000" />
<corners
android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:state_focused="false">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#FF8000"/>
<stroke
android:width="2.3dp"
android:color="#FF8000" />
<corners
android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="false" android:state_focused="true">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF"/>
<stroke
android:width="2.3dp"
android:color="#FF8000" />
<corners
android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="false" android:state_focused="false">
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="#F2F2F2"
android:centerColor="#FFFFFF"
android:endColor="#FFFFFF"
android:angle="270"
/>
<stroke
android:width="0.7dp"
android:color="#BDBDBD" />
<corners
android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_enabled="true">
<shape>
<padding
android:left="4dp"
android:top="4dp"
android:right="4dp"
android:bottom="4dp"
/>
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
You then just set the background attribute to edittext_rounded_corners.xml file:
<EditText android:id="#+id/editText_name"
android:background="#drawable/edittext_rounded_corners"/>

Try this one,
Create rounded_edittext.xml file in your Drawable
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="15dp">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<corners
android:bottomRightRadius="0dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="0dp"
android:topLeftRadius="0dp"
android:topRightRadius="0dp" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#f06060" />
</shape>
Apply background for your EditText in xml file
<EditText
android:id="#+id/edit_expiry_date"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="10dip"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_edittext"
android:hint="#string/shop_name"
android:inputType="text" />
You will get output like this

Thanks for Norfeldt's answer. I slightly changed its gradient for a better inner shadow effect.
<item android:state_pressed="false" android:state_focused="false">
<shape>
<gradient
android:centerY="0.2"
android:startColor="#D3D3D3"
android:centerColor="#65FFFFFF"
android:endColor="#00FFFFFF"
android:angle="270"
/>
<stroke
android:width="0.7dp"
android:color="#BDBDBD" />
<corners
android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
Looks great in a light backgrounded layout..

By my way of thinking, it already has rounded corners.
In case you want them more rounded, you will need to:
Clone all of the nine-patch PNG images that make up an EditText background (found in your SDK)
Modify each to have more rounded corners
Clone the XML StateListDrawable resource that combines those EditText backgrounds into a single Drawable, and modify it to point to your more-rounded nine-patch PNG files
Use that new StateListDrawable as the background for your EditText widget

Just to add to the other answers, I found that the simplest solution to achieve the rounded corners was to set the following as a background to your Edittext.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="#android:color/white"/>
<corners android:radius="8dp"/>
</shape>

With the Material Components Library you can use the MaterialShapeDrawable to draw custom shapes.
With a EditText you can do:
<EditText
android:id="#+id/edittext"
../>
Then create a MaterialShapeDrawable:
float radius = getResources().getDimension(R.dimen.default_corner_radius);
EditText editText = findViewById(R.id.edittext);
//Apply the rounded corners
ShapeAppearanceModel shapeAppearanceModel = new ShapeAppearanceModel()
.toBuilder()
.setAllCorners(CornerFamily.ROUNDED,radius)
.build();
MaterialShapeDrawable shapeDrawable =
new MaterialShapeDrawable(shapeAppearanceModel);
//Apply a background color
shapeDrawable.setFillColor(ContextCompat.getColorStateList(this,R.color.white));
//Apply a stroke
shapeDrawable.setStroke(2.0f, ContextCompat.getColor(this,R.color.colorAccent));
ViewCompat.setBackground(editText,shapeDrawable);
It requires the version 1.1.0 of the library.

If you want only corner should curve not whole end, then use below code.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<corners android:radius="10dp" />
<padding
android:bottom="3dp"
android:left="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:top="3dp" />
<gradient
android:angle="90"
android:endColor="#color/White"
android:startColor="#color/White" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#color/Gray" />
</shape>
It will only curve the four angle of EditText.