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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>

Half circle shape not work

I try to create half circle background, in development IDE preview it works, but when I launch in emulator it doesn't work.
Here is my shape code :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:height="50dp">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/colorAccentDark" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:top="-500dp" android:bottom="0dp" android:left="-100dp" android:right="-100dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="500dp" />
<solid android:color="#color/colorAccentDark" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
And here is my layout code :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/background_profile"
android:layout_weight="1">
<de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
android:id="#+id/profile_avatar"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_default_avatar"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/profile_name"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#id/profile_avatar"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:textColor="#color/neutralWhite"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:text="Avatar Ang"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="4.04">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello Android!"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Maybe any other tweak to handle that?
Thank you

you can try this :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#900021df"/>
<size
android:width="10dp"
android:height="5dp"/>
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="20dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="20dp"/>
</shape>
it gives this shape:

curve_toolbar_bg.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle"/>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="0dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-80dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/colorPrimary" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="?android:attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corner"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0">
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

You cannot create a semicircle from xml. but you could achieve what you are looking for using a circle with appropriate margin & padding.
You can use a circle shape .xml file.
Create a fixed sized circle like this:
Example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval"
android:useLevel="false" >
<solid android:color="#006AC5" />
<size
android:height="50dp"
android:width="50dp" />
</shape>

Try this. Remove the gradient part then it will look like same as you want.
<item>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#00B0EA" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="400dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-200dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">
<gradient
android:angle="90"
android:endColor="#65FFFFFF"
android:startColor="#65FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="402dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-280dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>

Background.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">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="410dp"
android:left="-100dp"
android:right="-100dp"
android:top="-300dp">
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#7181A1" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Output like

You can try to use ShapeOfView.
<io.github.florent37.shapeofview.shapes.ArcView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:elevation="4dp"
app:shape_arc_height="20dp"
app:shape_arc_position="bottom">
<!-- YOUR CONTENT -->
</io.github.florent37.shapeofview.shapes.ArcView>
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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" />

How to set background to edittext in android?

I am using custom drawable to set background of edit text.Following is the code for edit text background
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<corners android:radius="1dp" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#595C65" />
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
It displays the edit box with rectangle background .But i want to set edit text background with L shape(set left and bottom backgrounds).
Without using external images and i want to set these background via drawable xmls.
Expected output:
Current output:

I found a solution for these:
text.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="#000000" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="3px" android:left="3px">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:background="#drawable/text"
android:layout_width="170dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
android:ems="10"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:padding="2dp"
android:password="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
Expected Output:
Without using external images we can get a output with the help of drawable text.xml

Using a drawable this should work :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#555555" />
</shape>

Draw vertical dotted line

I want to draw a vertical dotted line in xml, using shape.
I used this example:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="line">
<size
android:height="400dp"
android:width="4dp"/>
<stroke
android:color="#000000"
android:dashWidth="100dp"
android:dashGap="10dp" />
</shape>
Then:
<View android:id="#+id/vertical_line"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/dotted_line"
android:layout_marginLeft="27dp"/>
But it doesn't work. How can I do it?

I tried a few things, I liked the drawable solutions and found that this worked.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:top="-8dp"
android:bottom="-8dp"
android:left="-8dp">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent"/>
<stroke
android:width="4dp"
android:color="#df0000"
android:dashGap="4dp"
android:dashWidth="4dp"/>
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
The trick is the negative top bottom and left values as these are set outside of the object now, leaving a single dashed line.
Its used in the following view.
<View
android:layout_width="4dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/dash_line_vertical"
android:layerType="software" />

Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="line" >
<size
android:height="400dp"
android:width="4dp" />
<stroke
android:dashGap="10dp"
android:dashWidth="100dp"
android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
Then use like this
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:background="#drawable/dot_line"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>

<rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:fromDegrees="90"
android:toDegrees="90" >
<shape android:shape="line" >
<stroke
android:color="#000000"
android:dashWidth="100dp"
android:dashGap="10dp"/>
</shape>
</rotate>