Cardview ripple effect doesn't work

Question

Min SDK is 21. When I click on a cardview in my recycler adapter, the ripple effect doesn't happen and just goes to the next screen. The recyclerview is inside a fragment.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
        android:id="@+id/entire_card"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="265dp"
        android:layout_margin="8dp"
        android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
        app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
        app:cardCornerRadius="2dp"
        >


        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <ProgressBar
                android:id="@+id/progressbar"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
                android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                android:paddingTop="120dp"
                android:visibility="visible"/>


            <ImageView
                android:id="@+id/pet_image"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="210dp"
                android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
                android:scaleType="centerCrop"
                android:src="@drawable/placeholder"
                android:visibility="gone"
                 />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/pet_description"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="55dp"
                android:layout_below="@+id/pet_image"
                android:padding="10dp"
                android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
                android:visibility="gone"
                android:textSize="20sp"
                android:background="@color/primaryColour"
                />

        </RelativeLayout>
    </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

</LinearLayout>

Adapter code where I have my onClick for each item.

public class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder implements View.OnClickListener {
        public TextView petInfo;
        public ImageView imgURL;
        public ProgressBar progressBar;

        private Context itemContext;
        public ViewHolder(View v){
            super(v);
            imgURL = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.pet_image);
            petInfo = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.pet_description);
            progressBar = (ProgressBar) v.findViewById(R.id.progressbar);

            itemContext = v.getContext();

            v.setOnClickListener(this);
        }

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v){

            Intent intent= new Intent(itemContext, DetailCardLayout.class);
            Integer position = getAdapterPosition();
            intent.putExtra("CARDVIEW_POSITION", position);
            v.getContext().startActivity(intent);

        }
    }

Answer 1

Your card view contains relative layout which covers the card view surface, so write ripple effect in relative layout.

<android.support.v7.widget.CardView 
    android:id="@+id/cardView"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:cardPreventCornerOverlap="false"
    app:cardElevation="2dp"
    app:cardUseCompatPadding="false"
    app:cardCornerRadius="2dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
    android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
    android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
    >
    <RelativeLayout
        android:id="@+id/rl_bookmark"
        android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
        android:clickable="true"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"> ...

Answer 2

Try to Add

android:clickable="true"

to your card view xml