I want to make the corners of a button
round. Is there an easy way to achieve this in Android?
If you want something like this
https://i.stack.imgur.com/3YUOI.png
here is the code.
1.Create a xml file in your drawable folder like mybutton.xml and paste the following markup:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:state_pressed="true" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="3dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#5e7974" />
<gradient android:angle="-90" android:startColor="#345953" android:endColor="#689a92" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:state_focused="true">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="3dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#5e7974" />
<solid android:color="#58857e"/>
</shape>
</item>
<item >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="3dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#5e7974" />
<gradient android:angle="-90" android:startColor="#8dbab3" android:endColor="#58857e" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
2.Now use this drawable for the background of your view. If the view is button then something like this:
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:background="@drawable/mybutton"
android:text="Buttons" />
Create a xml file in drawable folder like below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle" android:padding="10dp">
<!-- you can use any color you want I used here gray color-->
<solid android:color="#ABABAB"/>
<corners android:radius="10dp"/>
</shape>
Apply this as background to button you want make corners round.
Or you can use separate radius for every corner like below
android:bottomRightRadius="10dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="10dp"
android:topLeftRadius="10dp"
android:topRightRadius="10dp"
Is there an easy way to achieve this in Android?
Yes, today there is, and it is very simple.
Just use the MaterialButton
in the Material Components library with the app:cornerRadius
attribute.
Something like:
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:text="BUTTON"
app:cornerRadius="8dp"
../>
https://i.stack.imgur.com/lBsy8.png
It is enough to obtain a Button with rounded corners.
You can use one of Material button styles. For example:
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.Button.OutlinedButton"
.../>
https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lia0e.png
Also starting from the version 1.1.0 you can also change the shape of your button. Just use the shapeAppearanceOverlay
attribute in the button style:
<style name="MyButtonStyle" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.Button">
<item name="shapeAppearanceOverlay">@style/ShapeAppearanceOverlay.MyApp.Button.Rounded</item>
</style>
<style name="ShapeAppearanceOverlay.MyApp.Button.Rounded" parent="">
<item name="cornerFamily">rounded</item>
<item name="cornerSize">16dp</item>
</style>
Then just use:
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
style="@style/MyButtonStyle"
.../>
You can also apply the shapeAppearanceOverlay
in the xml layout:
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
app:shapeAppearanceOverlay="@style/ShapeAppearanceOverlay.MyApp.Button.Rounded"
.../>
The shapeAppearance
allows also to have different shape and dimension for each corner:
<style name="ShapeAppearanceOverlay.MyApp.Button.Rounded" parent="">
<item name="cornerFamily">rounded</item>
<item name="cornerFamilyTopRight">cut</item>
<item name="cornerFamilyBottomRight">cut</item>
<item name="cornerSizeTopLeft">32dp</item>
<item name="cornerSizeBottomLeft">32dp</item>
</style>
https://i.stack.imgur.com/OSldg.png
With Jetpack Compose you can use the shape
parameter:
Button( onClick = { /* Do something! */ },
shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp)) {
Text("Button")
}
https://i.stack.imgur.com/VouSh.png
Create an XML file like below one. Set it as background for the button. Change the radius attribute to your wish, if you need more curve for the button.
button_background.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="@color/primary" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
Set background to your button:
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@drawable/button_background"/>
create shape.xml in drawable folder
like shape.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<stroke android:width="2dp"
android:color="#FFFFFF"/>
<gradient
android:angle="225"
android:startColor="#DD2ECCFA"
android:endColor="#DD000000"/>
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="7dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="7dp"
android:topLeftRadius="7dp"
android:topRightRadius="7dp" />
</shape>
and in myactivity.xml
you can use
<Button
android:id="@+id/btn_Shap"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/Shape"
android:background="@drawable/shape"/>
Create file myButton.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="@color/colorButton"/>
<corners android:radius="10dp"/>
</shape>
add to your button
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@drawable/myButton"/>
Simple way i found out was to make a new xml file in the drawable folder and then point the buttons background to that xml file. heres the code i used:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#ff8100"/>
<corners android:radius="5dp"/>
</shape>
android:foreground="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
in the Button View. See stackoverflow.com/questions/38327188/…
Create rounded_btn.xml file in Drawable folder...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="@color/#FFFFFF"/>
<stroke android:width="1dp"
android:color="@color/#000000"
/>
<padding android:left="1dp"
android:top="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:bottom="1dp"
/>
<corners android:bottomRightRadius="5dip" android:bottomLeftRadius="5dip"
android:topLeftRadius="5dip" android:topRightRadius="5dip"/>
</shape>
and use this.xml file as a button background
<Button
android:id="@+id/btn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@drawable/rounded_btn"
android:text="Test" />
https://i.stack.imgur.com/qw29Z.png
<Button
android:id="@+id/buttonVisaProgress"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:background="@drawable/shape"
android:onClick="visaProgress"
android:drawableTop="@drawable/ic_1468863158_double_loop"
android:padding="10dp"
android:text="Visa Progress"
android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
shape.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:radius="14dp" />
<gradient
android:angle="45"
android:centerColor="#1FA8D1"
android:centerX="35%"
android:endColor="#060d96"
android:startColor="#0e7e1d"
android:type="linear" />
<padding
android:bottom="0dp"
android:left="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:top="0dp" />
<size
android:width="270dp"
android:height="60dp" />
<stroke
android:width="3dp"
android:color="#000000" />
This link has all the information you need. Here
Shape.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#EAEAEA"/>
<corners android:bottomLeftRadius="8dip"
android:topRightRadius="8dip"
android:topLeftRadius="1dip"
android:bottomRightRadius="1dip"
/>
</shape>
and main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello Android from NetBeans"/>
<Button android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Nishant Nair"
android:padding="5dip"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:background="@drawable/button_shape"
/>
</LinearLayout>
This should give you your desired result.
Best of luck
If you want change corner radius as well as want a ripple effect in button when pressed use this:-
Put button_background.xml in drawable
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:color="#F7941D">
<item android:id="@android:id/mask">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#F7941D" />
<corners android:radius="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:id="@android:id/background">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<corners android:radius="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</ripple>
Apply this background to your button
<Button
android:background="@drawable/button_background"
android:id="@+id/myBtn"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:text="My Button" />
Drawable Folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF"/>
<corners android:radius="30dp"/>
<stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="#999999"/>
</shape>
Layout Folder
<Button
android:id="@+id/button2"
<!-- add style to avoid square background -->
style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"
android:background="@drawable/corner_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
Make sure to add style to avoid square background
if you are using vector drawables, then you simply need to specify a <corners> element in your drawable definition. I have covered this in a blog post.
If you are using bitmap / 9-patch drawables then you'll need to create the corners with transparency in the bitmap image.
There is a app:cornerRadius
attribute for the normal Button
tag.
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:backgroundTint="#009688"
android:onClick="xyz"
android:paddingHorizontal="64dp"
android:text="@string/login"
app:cornerRadius="32dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/passwordCustom"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.1"
/>
You can also use the card layout like below
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="60dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="30dp">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Template"
/>
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
This is a simple CardView by using this you can make the corner of your Button round.
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:cardCornerRadius="30dp"
android:background="#fff"
android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
android:layout_marginRight="50dp"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button_login"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:textSize="20sp"
app:cornerRadius="32dp"/>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:id="@+id/add_coment"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginHorizontal="15dp"
android:clickable="true"
android:foreground="?selectableItemBackground"
android:outlineAmbientShadowColor="@color/blue_shadow_outline"
app:cardCornerRadius="25dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/coment"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@+id/coment">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="@drawable/btn_style2"
android:fontFamily="@font/ar1"
android:paddingHorizontal="10dp"
android:text="text "
android:textColor="@color/text_color"
android:textSize="17dp" />
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
create XML file in drawable and set button background to this file.
XML file code for example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<!--|^@^|_[ Shadows ]_|^@^|-->
<item>
<shape>
<padding android:top="2dp" android:right="2dp" android:bottom="2dp" android:left="2dp" />
<gradient android:angle="315" android:startColor="#c2c2c2" android:endColor="#c0c0c0"/>
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<!--|^@^|_[ Background ]_|^@^|-->
<item>
<shape>
<gradient android:angle="135" android:startColor="#f7f7f7" android:endColor="#fbfcfc"/>
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
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