How to properly set elevation value to recyclerview?

Question

I am working on grid layout using recyclerview in android. The grid occupies a portion of the screen and has a shadow. To get the desired shadow effect I am using an elevati

Answer 1

For Lollipop and you can use the android:elevation property but below lollipop versions you have to give custom shadow so refer the below code for shadow

card_background.xml

Give this file as a background to your recyclerview inflater file it will work fine.