Rounded corner for textview in android

Question

I have a textview and want its corner to be in round shape. I already know it can be done using android:background=\"@drawable/somefile\". In my case, this tag

Answer 1

Simply using an rounded corner image as the background of that view

And don't forget to have your custom image in drawable folder

android:background="@drawable/my_custom_image"

Answer 2

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

    <item android:id="@android:id/background">
        <shape>
            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
            <solid android:color="#ffffff"/>

        </shape>
    </item>
</layer-list>

Answer 3

Since your top level view already has android:background property set, you can use a <layer-list> (link) to create a new XML drawable that combines both your old background and your new rounded corners background.

Each <item> element in the list is drawn over the next, so the last item in the list is the one that ends up on top.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item>
        <bitmap android:src="@drawable/mydialogbox" />
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape>
            <stroke
                android:width="1dp"
                android:color="@color/common_border_color" />

            <solid android:color="#ffffff" />

            <padding
                    android:left="1dp"
                    android:right="1dp"
                    android:top="1dp" />

            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</layer-list>

Answer 4

You can use the provided rectangle shape (without a gradient, unless you want one) as follows:

In drawable/rounded_rectangle.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners android:radius="5dp" />
    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#ff0000" />
    <solid android:color="#00ff00" />
</shape>

Then in your text view:

android:background="@drawable/rounded_rectangle"

Of course, you will want to customize the dimensions and colors.

Answer 5

1. Right Click on Drawable Folder and Create new File
2. Name the file according to you and add the extension as .xml.
3. Add the following code in the file

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      android:shape="rectangle">
      <corners android:radius="5dp" />
      <stroke android:width="1dp"  />
      <solid android:color="#1e90ff" />
  </shape>

4. Add the line where you want the rounded edge android:background="@drawable/corner"