As you can see in image, I want shadow behind a Button. I have created Button with rounded corners. But problem is I can't generate a shadow behind that Button. How can I achieve this?
Use this approach to get your desired look.
button_selector.xml :
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<layer-list>
<item android:right="5dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<solid android:color="#D6D6D6" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="2dp" android:left="2dp">
<shape>
<gradient android:angle="270"
android:endColor="#E2E2E2" android:startColor="#BABABA" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#BABABA" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</selector>
And in your xml layout:
<Button
android:background="#drawable/button_selector"
...
..
/>
For android version 5.0 & above
try the Elevation for other views..
android:elevation="10dp"
For Buttons,
android:stateListAnimator="#anim/button_state_list_animator"
button_state_list_animator.xml - https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/res/res/anim/button_state_list_anim_material.xml
below 5.0 version,
For all views,
android:background="#android:drawable/dialog_holo_light_frame"
My output:
Here is my button with shadow cw_button_shadow.xml inside drawable folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="false">
<layer-list>
<!-- SHADOW -->
<item>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/red_400"/>
<!-- alttan gölge -->
<corners android:radius="19dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<!-- BUTTON alttan gölge
android:right="5px" to make it round-->
<item
android:bottom="5px"
>
<shape>
<padding android:bottom="5dp"/>
<gradient
android:startColor="#1c4985"
android:endColor="#163969"
android:angle="270" />
<corners
android:radius="19dp"/>
<padding
android:left="10dp"
android:top="10dp"
android:right="5dp"
android:bottom="10dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="true">
<layer-list>
<!-- SHADOW -->
<item>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#102746"/>
<corners android:radius="19dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<!-- BUTTON -->
<item android:bottom="5px">
<shape>
<padding android:bottom="5dp"/>
<gradient
android:startColor="#1c4985"
android:endColor="#163969"
android:angle="270" />
<corners
android:radius="19dp"/>
<padding
android:left="10dp"
android:top="10dp"
android:right="5dp"
android:bottom="10dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</selector>
How to use. in Button xml, you can resize your height and weight
<Button
android:text="+ add friends"
android:layout_width="120dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="#drawable/cw_button_shadow" />
If you are targeting pre-Lollipop devices, you can use Shadow-Layout, since it easy and you can use it in different kind of layouts.
Add shadow-layout to your Gradle file:
dependencies {
compile 'com.github.dmytrodanylyk.shadow-layout:library:1.0.1'
}
At the top the xml layout where you have your button, add to the top:
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
it will make available the custom attributes.
Then you put a shadow layout around you Button:
<com.dd.ShadowLayout
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:sl_shadowRadius="4dp"
app:sl_shadowColor="#AA000000"
app:sl_dx="0dp"
app:sl_dy="0dp"
app:sl_cornerRadius="56dp">
<YourButton
.... />
</com.dd.ShadowLayout>
You can then tweak the app: settings to match your required shadow.
Hope it helps.
I've tried the code from above and made my own shadow which is little bit closer to what I am trying to achieve. Maybe it will help others too.
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<layer-list>
<item android:left="5dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<gradient
android:angle="315"
android:endColor="#android:color/transparent"
android:startColor="#android:color/black"
android:type="radial"
android:centerX="0.55"
android:centerY="0"
android:gradientRadius="300"/>
<padding android:bottom="1dp" android:left="0dp" android:right="3dp" android:top="0dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="2dp" android:left="3dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="1dp" />
<solid android:color="#color/colorPrimary" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</selector>
Try this if this works for you
android:background="#drawable/drop_shadow"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="3dp"
android:paddingTop="3dp"
android:paddingRight="4dp"
android:paddingBottom="5dp"
Sample 9 patch image with shadow
After a lots of research I found an easy method.
Create a 9 patch image and apply it as button or any other view's background.
You can create a 9 patch image with shadow using this website.
Put the 9 patch image in your drawable directory and apply it as the background for the button.
mButton.setBackground(ContextCompat.getDrawable(mContext, R.drawable.your_9_patch_image);
Since none of the answers here really address the question, I wanted to point out https://github.com/Devlight/ShadowLayout (not my project). This is a simple Android layout you can wrap around anything to give it a shadow. The library is a single class and only ~250 lines. The README says deprecated, but it works great.
Wrapping all your views isn't ideal, but until Android provides a standard mechanism to introduce a shadow, or you want to draw all of your button states as bitmaps that include the shadow pixels, this is the best option I could fine.
Adding the below 2 lines worked for me
android:elevation="10dp"
android:stateListAnimator="#null"
You can try this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true">
<layer-list>
<item android:left="1dp" android:top="3dp">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#a5040d" />
<corners android:radius="3dip"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
<item>
<layer-list>
<item android:left="0dp" android:top="0dp">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#99080d" />
<corners android:radius="3dip"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="3dp" android:right="2dp">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#a5040d" />
<corners android:radius="3dip"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
Related
I want to have a glow effect on button (in android studio) as shown in image:
I didn't want an image for the background, so to get this effect, I have tried to do in xml file. I have added a stroke for the button and provide a shadow to the button (with same color as stroke).
I have used a linear gradient with 90 degree angle with start and end color same as the stroke, center color same as background color. Please see the code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<layer-list>
<item android:right="5dp" android:top="0dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="50dp" />
<gradient
android:angle="45"
android:startColor="#8008c3fa"
android:endColor="#8008c3fa"
android:type="linear"
/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="5dp" android:left="6dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="50dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="90"
android:centerX="50%"
android:centerColor="#color/trans_parent"
android:startColor="#8008c3fa"
android:endColor="#8008c3fa"
android:type="linear"
/>
<padding
android:left="0dp"
android:top="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:bottom="0dp"
/>
<size
android:width="270dp"
android:height="60dp"
/>
<stroke
android:width="2.5dp"
android:color="#08c3fa"
/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</selector>
For the above xml, I got the below result:
Though the design and the result images look totally different, I think if we increase the center color height and keep a fadeout effect to the shadow, it can work. But I'm not able to do the same.
you can increase the center color height and keep a fadeout effect to the shadow by adding a nother item to the layer-list.
The first item makes the gradient for the upper bound, the rest is transparent and the second item makes the gradient for the lower bound the same way.
I added two more items to fill the left and the right semicircle.
I changed a few colours to enhance the effect but didnt trie too long, i think one could do alot more with more items and better colours :)
Cheers, Josh
the final result:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<layer-list>
<item android:right="5dp" android:top="0dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="50dp" />
<gradient
android:centerX="70%"
android:startColor="#804CD6FF"
android:centerColor="#8004485C"
android:endColor="#804CD6FF"
android:type="linear"
/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="5dp" android:left="6dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="50dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="90"
android:centerX="30%"
android:centerColor="#color/transparent"
android:startColor="#8008c3fa"
android:endColor="#color/transparent"
android:type="linear"
/>
<size
android:width="270dp"
android:height="60dp"
/>
<stroke
android:width="2.5dp"
android:color="#08c3fa"
/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="5dp" android:left="6dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="50dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="90"
android:centerX="70%"
android:centerColor="#color/transparent"
android:startColor="#color/transparent"
android:endColor="#8008c3fa"
android:type="linear"
/>
<size
android:width="270dp"
android:height="60dp"
/>
</shape>
</item>
<!-- the glow for the half circles, possible with radius as well. I liked
android:type="sweep" better because radius tends to fade out.-->
<item android:bottom="5dp" android:left="6dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="50dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="360"
android:centerX="5%"
android:centerColor="#8008c3fa"
android:startColor="#color/transparent"
android:endColor="#color/transparent"
android:gradientRadius="360"
android:type="sweep"
/>
<size
android:width="270dp"
android:height="60dp"
/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="5dp" android:left="6dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="50dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="360"
android:centerX="95%"
android:centerColor="#color/transparent"
android:startColor="#8008c3fa"
android:endColor="#8008c3fa"
android:gradientRadius="360"
android:type="sweep"
/>
<size
android:width="270dp"
android:height="60dp"
/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</selector>
I know it has been a while but if anyone is still interested in this effect, here is a custom view library I made which was inspired by this question:
Glowing and Neon Button
It also has animated disable and enable methods as seen in the photo.
It's MIT Licensed, so do whatever you want with it. hope this helps someone.
If you want to have improved neon Buttons with a solid that has different gradients too. Take a look on this related post I answered. I used the suggested library from "#Mehran B" and combined it with a custom drawable and a transparent stroke to make it more modifiable. As you can see in the samples below the gradients from the solids and shadows are separated and thus more flexible:
I would like to make a button that is fill with more than 3 colors, say 7 color rainbow, starting from left = red to right = purple.
But I find that the following code could only meet for 3 colors.
Question:
Is there a way to generate a rainbow gradient? I have on my hand a Rainbow.png, would that be used? Thanks!!
Current code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
...
</item>
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<stroke android:width="0dp" android:color="#color/black" />
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/red"
android:centerColor="#color/green"
android:endColor="#color/purple"
android:angle="0" />
<padding android:left="5dp" android:top="2dp"
android:right="5dp" android:bottom="2dp" />
<corners android:radius="0dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
Answer:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<stroke android:width="0dp" android:color="#color/black" />
<solid android:color="#color/grey"/>
<padding android:left="5dp" android:top="2dp"
android:right="5dp" android:bottom="2dp" />
<corners android:radius="0dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/rainbow" >
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<padding android:left="5dp" android:top="2dp"
android:right="5dp" android:bottom="2dp" />
<corners android:radius="0dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
Android has the 9-patch system built in to handle complicated graphics, which is similar in style to how some website backgrounds are drawn.
Android also has it's own 9-patch creator bundled with the sdk, so it's easy enough to edit your png file, then apply the 9-patch to the button.
This will allow you to use your png, and it'll resize according to the stretchable area of your graphic that you define to resize as your button resizes
I know there are similar post to this but I couldn't find my answer in any of them. So, I have this drawable XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_enabled="true">
<bitmap
android:src="#drawable/bm_btn_background"
android:tileMode="repeat"
android:gravity="center" />
</item>
<item android:state_enabled="true">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:startColor="#a0e0b071"
android:endColor="#a0a67637"
android:angle="270" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#5c3708" />
<corners
android:radius="5dp" />
<padding
android:left="10dp"
android:top="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:bottom="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="#a0a67637"
android:endColor="#a0e0b071"
android:angle="270" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#5c3708" />
<corners
android:radius="5dp" />
<padding
android:left="10dp"
android:top="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
android:bottom="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
I am trying to create a button with a repeated image as background and a gradient applied to it. With this code I only see the background image, not the gradient nor the border and the rounded corners. Also, when I click the button, it doesn't change (the gradient is supposed to change). I don't know what is wrong with this code? If instead of a selector I use a layer-list, I get the desired result but it doesn't change either when I press the button. Thanks for your help!
Your code for the selector is wrong because:
You have two elements for the same state and as the selector encounters the first state(state_enabled) for the Bitmap element it will stop there and your gradient will never appear(for this you should use a layer-list that has as items the Bitmap and the gradient on top)
The selector will match states in order. As you press the Button the state_pressed will never be activated because the selector will match first the state_enabled that is on the first element(for this you should move the code for the state_pressed above the state_enabled elements).
In fact you should just remove the state_enabled and let the Bitmap + gradient be the default value for the Button. Bellow is your selector(I assumed you only want to change gradient on the image(but the image should appear even in the pressed state, if this isn't the wanted behavior leave only the gradient for the state_pressed)):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true">
<layer-list>
<item>
<bitmap android:gravity="center" android:src="#drawable/bm_btn_background" android:tileMode="repeat" />
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#a0e0b071" android:startColor="#a0a67637" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#5c3708" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
<padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
<item android:state_enabled="true">
<layer-list>
<item>
<bitmap android:gravity="center" android:src="#drawable/bm_btn_background" android:tileMode="repeat" />
</item>
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#a0a67637" android:startColor="#a0e0b071" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#5c3708" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
<padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</selector>
Take a look on your state attrubute
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<!-- Non focused states -->
<item android:drawable="#drawable/nicebuttonround" android:state_focused="false" android:state_pressed="false" android:state_selected="false"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/nicebuttonround" android:state_focused="false" android:state_pressed="false" android:state_selected="true"/>
<!-- Focused states -->
<item android:drawable="#drawable/nicebuttonroundi" android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="false" android:state_selected="false"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/nicebuttonroundi" android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="false" android:state_selected="true"/>
<!-- Pressed -->
<item android:drawable="#drawable/nicebuttonroundi" android:state_pressed="true" android:state_selected="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/nice22i" android:state_pressed="true"/>
</selector>
For repeating background as image you just have to create 9 pitch images.
in my case i am using this. try it
<item android:state_pressed="true">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/mediumGray" />
<stroke
android:width="1px"
android:color="#color/darkGray" />
<padding
android:bottom="2dp"
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="2dp" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="7sp"
android:bottomRightRadius="7sp"
android:topLeftRadius="7sp"
android:topRightRadius="7sp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_focused="true">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/mediumGray" />
<stroke
android:width="1px"
android:color="#color/darkGray" />
<padding
android:bottom="2dp"
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="2dp" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="7sp"
android:bottomRightRadius="7sp"
android:topLeftRadius="7sp"
android:topRightRadius="7sp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/lightGray" />
<stroke
android:width="1px"
android:color="#color/blackTransparent" />
<padding
android:bottom="2dp"
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="2dp" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="7sp"
android:bottomRightRadius="7sp"
android:topLeftRadius="7sp"
android:topRightRadius="7sp" />
</shape>
</item>
I have added extra transperent space to the right side of image using photoshop canvas size option and it works fine for me. download below image to see demo.
I've made a button background from shapes and is looking quite good for my purpose. The only thing needed is to drop a bit of shadow for it.
Here is the code:
<?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="#343434" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#171717" />
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#E2E2E2" android:startColor="#BABABA" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#BABABA" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
Here's what I want to achieve
How do I drop the shadow ? My guess is that I need to make another shape but with black/gray background and set some sort of topa nd left padding of margin to make it look like a shadow. But I don't know how to do it... and documentation didn't helped me too much.
Later Edit: I want to add the shadow in xml file and not by code.
Thanks.
If you want to stack more shapes one on top of each other then you could use a layer-list. Bellow is the code for the normal item in your selector(with a strip of gray color):
<item>
<layer-list>
<item android:right="5dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<solid android:color="#D6D6D6" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="2dp" android:left="2dp">
<shape>
<gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#E2E2E2" android:startColor="#BABABA" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#BABABA" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
The problem is that you'll not be able to achieve a true shadow look on your Button with this type of drawable. You could use the code from the other answer or a nine patch image that already has shadow on it.
Try this...
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#000000" />
<corners android:radius="7dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="5px"
android:left="5px">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#FF0000" />
<corners android:radius="7dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Paint mShadow = new Paint();
// radius=10, y-offset=2, color=black
mShadow.setShadowLayer(10.0f, 0.0f, 2.0f, 0xFF000000);
// in onDraw(Canvas)
canvas.drawBitmap(bitmap, 0.0f, 0.0f, mShadow);
This code is from Android's Romain Guy available here : http://www.devoxx.com/download/attachments/1705921/D8_C_10_09_04.pdf
You may try this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<!-- Bottom Shadow Darker Line-->
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/blue_darker" />
<corners android:radius="9dip" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Main Content Gradient -->
<item android:bottom="1dip">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" android:dither="false" >
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/blue_dark"
android:centerColor="#color/blue_medium"
android:endColor="#color/blue_light"
android:type="linear"
android:angle="90"/>
<corners android:radius="9dip" />
</shape>
</item>
<!-- Upper Shadow Dark Line -->
<item android:bottom="1dip" android:left="1dip" android:right="1dip">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<gradient
android:centerX="0.98"
android:centerY="0"
android:startColor="#android:color/transparent"
android:centerColor="#android:color/transparent"
android:endColor="#color/blue_medium"
android:type="linear"
android:angle="90"/>
<corners android:radius="9dip" />
</shape>
</item>
you can try the following code also to get a smooth border shadow for view:
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#88000000" />
<corners android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="5px"
android:right="5px">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#55B0CF" />
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#ffffff" />
<corners android:radius="7dp" />
</shape>
</item>
In this case I use lib https://github.com/dmytrodanylyk/shadow-layout
Firstly, you should turn on it in gradle
dependencies {
compile 'com.github.dmytrodanylyk.shadow-layout:library:1.0.3'
}
then put your Button into ShadowLayout
<com.dd.ShadowLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:sl_shadowRadius="3dp"
app:sl_shadowColor="#color/your_color">
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</com.dd.ShadowLayout>
It's worsk great for me)
Using Android Shapes in xml I have defined a gradient which I use as the background for a button.
This all works nice, but there's no edge surrounding the button. I would like it to look similar to the normal Android button but I need more flexibility to control the color and look.
The shape is defined as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient android:startColor="#FFFFFF"
android:endColor="#00FF00"
android:angle="270" />
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<stroke android:width="5px" color="#000000" />
</shape>
I would expect the border to be set in the xml. Why doesn't "stroke" fix it? Stroke doesn't seem to do anything.
I checked the Android Developer spec, but couldn't find the answer there:
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/drawable-resource.html
I have also looked through all the properties of the Android Button, but as expected there's no such parameter, probably since it's built into the normal Android button. Btw, I checked ImageButton properties too.
Can someone please help?
I know there's the alternative to make an image with proper edges and use an ImageButton, but there really should be a way to fix this programmatically.
Thanks!
Anna
I had this problem a while ago. While I don't quite remember why I made each decision, the way I solved it was to use a a shape layer-list. This lets you stack one shape on top of another. For example, the following XML creates a shape with a solid black outline 2px wide, with a 'grey to white to grey' gradient across the middle:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape>
<padding android:left="1dp"
android:top="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:bottom="1dp"/>
<solid android:color="#FF000000"/>
<corners android:radius="3dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<padding android:left="2dp"
android:top="2dp"
android:right="2dp"
android:bottom="2dp"/>
<gradient android:startColor="#FFB0B0B0"
android:centerColor="#FFFFFFFF"
android:endColor="#FFB0B0B0"
android:angle="315"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
If you want to be able to change that color dynamically at runtime, then things get a lot messier. Again, the details of why I had to do things a certain way are hazy, but I ended up having to create a custom view class which contained a custom ShapeDrawable. I started off looking at the examples from the ApiDemos app which comes with the SDK - it's a very good resource.
EDIT: Another reason your stroke might not be appearing is that you forgot the android: before the color="...." bit.
I've had the same problem, what i observed is stroke is not applying to button as border at design time but at run time i see the border.
I jst used the following same code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<solid android:color="#color/black" />
<stroke android:width="1px" android:color="#color/red" />
</shape>
as steve hanley said abvoe you miss the android: for the color attribute.
Hope this helps somebody....
Probably much to late, but you have to add an extra ff before the color.
<stroke android:width="5px" color="#ff000000" />
Greets
Use ImageButton
<ImageButton
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:src="#drawable/left_arrow"
android:background="#drawable/button_selector"
android:gravity="center"/>
Use drawable selector to ImageButton and define your properties
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/startColor"
android:endColor="#color/endColor"
android:angle="270" />
<stroke
android:width="0.5dp"
android:color="#color/borderColor" />
<corners
android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_focused="true" >
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/startColor"
android:endColor="#color/endColor"
android:angle="270" />
<stroke
android:width="0.5dp"
android:color="#color/borderColor" />
<corners
android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<gradient
android:startColor="#color/startColor"
android:endColor="#color/endColor"
android:angle="270" />
<stroke
android:width="0.5dp"
android:color="#color/borderColor" />
<corners
android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="#drawable/button_disabled" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="#drawable/button_highlighted"/>
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="#drawable/button_highlighted"/>
<item>
<shape>
<gradient android:startColor="#fdfdfd" android:endColor="#f0f0f0" android:angle="270" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#56390a" />
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<padding android:left="10dp" android:top="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:bottom="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
Adding stroke color #56390a will solve the problem.