how to put a border around an android relativelayout?

Question

I've seen this subject about puting a border around an android textview, and I used it. But now, I would like to put a border around widgets which are situated into a relative layout. How can I do it?

Answer 1

1. in your res/drawable folder, create a new file background_border.xml

In this file, you will define the background for widget like this:

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"        android:shape="rectangle" >     <!-- This is the stroke you want to define -->     <stroke android:width="1dp"              android:color="@color/color_stroke"/>      <!-- Optional, round your corners -->     <corners android:bottomLeftRadius="0dp"              android:topLeftRadius="5dp"              android:bottomRightRadius="5dp"              android:topRightRadius="0dp" />      <!-- Optional, fill the rest of your background with a color or gradient, use transparent if you only want the border to be displayed-->     <gradient android:startColor="@android:color/transparent"               android:endColor="@android:color/transparent"               android:angle="90"/> </shape> 

2. set the background of your widget to the drawable configuration you've just created

eg. if you want to put your border on a relativelayout:

<RelativeLayout                         android:layout_width="match_parent"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:background="@drawable/background_border"             android:padding="15dp">     ... </RelativeLayout>