Android - border for button

android button border
jeffreyveon picture jeffreyveon · Oct 7, 2011 · Viewed 360.5k times · Source

How do I add a border to a button? Is it possible to do this without resorting to use of images?

Answer

Pedantic picture Pedantic · Oct 7, 2011

Step 1 : Create file named : my_button_bg.xml

Step 2 : Place this file in res/drawables.xml

Step 3 : Insert below code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:shape="rectangle">
  <gradient android:startColor="#FFFFFF" 
    android:endColor="#00FF00"
    android:angle="270" />
  <corners android:radius="3dp" />
  <stroke android:width="5px" android:color="#000000" />
</shape>

Step 4: Use code "android:background="@drawable/my_button_bg" where needed eg below:

<Button
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Your Text"
    android:background="@drawable/my_button_bg"
    />

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