Shape Drawable
This is a generic shape defined in XML.
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FILE LOCATION:
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res/drawable/filename.xml
The filename is used as the resource ID.
COMPILED RESOURCE DATATYPE:
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Resource pointer to a
GradientDrawable
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RESOURCE REFERENCE:
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In Java:
R.drawable.filename
In XML:@[package:]drawable/filename
SYNTAX:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape=["rectangle" | "oval" | "line" | "ring"] > <corners android:radius="integer" android:topLeftRadius="integer" android:topRightRadius="integer" android:bottomLeftRadius="integer" android:bottomRightRadius="integer" /> <gradient android:angle="integer" android:centerX="integer" android:centerY="integer" android:centerColor="integer" android:endColor="color" android:gradientRadius="integer" android:startColor="color" android:type=["linear" | "radial" | "sweep"] android:useLevel=["true" | "false"] /> <padding android:left="integer" android:top="integer" android:right="integer" android:bottom="integer" /> <size android:width="integer" android:height="integer" /> <solid android:color="color" /> <stroke android:width="integer" android:color="color" android:dashWidth="integer" android:dashGap="integer" /> </shape>
ELEMENTS:
- EXAMPLE:
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XML file saved at
res/drawable/gradient_box.xml
:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle"> <gradient android:startColor="#FFFF0000" android:endColor="#80FF00FF" android:angle="45"/> <padding android:left="7dp" android:top="7dp" android:right="7dp" android:bottom="7dp" /> <corners android:radius="8dp" /> </shape>
This layout XML applies the shape drawable to a View:
<TextView android:background="@drawable/gradient_box" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" />
This application code gets the shape drawable and applies it to a View:
Resources res =
getResources()
; Drawable shape = res.getDrawable
(R.drawable.gradient_box); TextView tv = (TextView)findViewByID(R.id.textview); tv.setBackground(shape);
SEE ALSO:
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