Android shape background

android background shape

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Solution 1

Yes you can use any shape file as background for any view. This sample create rounded background with white color and black border around the shape.

Sample :

rounded_corner.xml

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle" >

    <corners
        android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
        android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
        android:topLeftRadius="10dp"
        android:topRightRadius="10dp" />

    <stroke
        android:width="0.5dp"
        android:color="@color/color_grey" />

    <solid android:color="@color/color_white" />

</shape>

u can use this as,

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:background="@drawable/rounded_corner"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

Solution 2

//try this way this will help you

  <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/rounded_corner"
        android:padding="2dp"
        android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView 
     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:background="@drawable/yourdrawable />
</LinearLayout>

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Dorin Rusu

Updated on July 09, 2022

Comments

Dorin Rusu almost 2 years

Is it possible to draw a shape in xml, and use a png as the background to that shape? I already have the shape (it's a square with rounded corners), and i would like to put a background to that square.
Padma Kumar almost 12 years

instead of white color can we place any drawable i.e an image?
Drup Desai almost 12 years

No you can not add any drawable in shape xml it only takes color.
Padma Kumar almost 12 years

OP wants .png image to be in background.
Dorin Rusu almost 12 years

Yeah, finally i "cheated", because i have drawn the shape in Photoshop and added the background manually,but i would still like an idea for this.Thanks for the answer!
Drup Desai almost 12 years

Can you describe in brief. I am unable to understand what are you trying to archive.
Adam over 11 years

@DrupDesai OP knows how to make a shape in xml, but the question is specifically about a shape with a png background, instead of a color
Sandra almost 10 years

Can a shape's background be a reference? like -> android:color="?btn_background"
Aousaf Rashid about 5 years

In my blank Xamarin.Android project, there's no folder called drawable under Resources. If i put the shape inside the mipmap-anydpi-v26 folder, then i can access it and use it properly inside the emulator, but the app crashes on a real divice with the following error : Binary XML file line #1: Error inflating class. Any idea on why this might be happening? Read my post here