Edittext change border color with shape.xml

Question

Why using selector as the root tag? selector is used for applying multiple alternate drawables for different states of the view, so in this case, there is no need for selector.

Try the following code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <!-- Background Color -->
    <solid android:color="#ffffff" />

    <!-- Border Color -->
    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#ff9900" />

    <!-- Round Corners -->
    <corners android:radius="5dp" />

</shape>

Also It's worth mentioning that all color entries support alpha channel as well, meaning that you can have transparent or semi-transparent colors. For example #RRGGBBAA.

Step 1:Create a border.xml in Drawable folder

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">

    <corners
        android:radius="2dp"
        />
    <solid android:color="#ffffff"
        />
    <stroke
        android:width="2dip"
        android:color="#000" />
</shape>

Step 2: Create a EditText in XML File

 <EditText
        android:id="@+id/etEmail"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="25dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
        android:hint="Enter Email"
        android:padding="10dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="25dp"
        android:background="@drawable/border"
        android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
        android:singleLine="true" />

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     android:shape="rectangle">
     <solid android:color="#ffffff" />
     <stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#ff9900" />
 </selector>

You have to remove > this from selector root tag, like below

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

As well as move your code to shape from selector.

selector is used for applying multiple alternate drawables for different status of the view, so in this case, there is no need for selector

instead use shape

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <solid android:color="#ffffff" />
    <stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#ff9900" />
</shape>

i use as following for over come this matter

edittext_style.xml

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:thickness="0dp"
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke android:width="1dp"
        android:color="#c8c8c8"/>
<corners android:radius="0dp" />

And applied as bellow

<EditText
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:inputType="textPersonName"
            android:ems="10"
            android:id="@+id/editTextName"
            android:background="@drawable/edit_text_style"/>

try like this..

Use this code on xml . i hope it will be work

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           android:thickness="0dp"
           android:shape="rectangle">
      <stroke android:width="3dp"
             android:color="#4799E8"/>
      <corners android:radius="5dp" />
      <gradient
       android:startColor="#C8C8C8"
       android:endColor="#FFFFFF"
       android:type="linear"
       android:angle="270"/>
    </shape>

Check below code may will help you, Using stroke can make border in edit text and change it's color too as shown below...

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:padding="10dp"
android:shape="rectangle">
<stroke
    android:width="2dp"
    android:color="@color/secondary" />
<corners
    android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
    android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
    android:topLeftRadius="10dp"
    android:topRightRadius="10dp" />

Add this as background in to edit text. Thanks!