Android Button's background as shape with Shadow
android, android-layout, button, shapes
Solution
If you want to stack more shapes one on top of each other then you could use a `layer-list`. Bellow is the code for the normal item in your selector(with a strip of gray color):
<item>
<layer-list>
<item android:right="5dp" android:top="5dp">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="3dp" />
<solid android:color="#D6D6D6" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:bottom="2dp" android:left="2dp">
<shape>
<gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#E2E2E2" android:startColor="#BABABA" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#BABABA" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
The problem is that you'll not be able to achieve a true shadow look on your `Button` with this type of drawable. You could use the code from the other answer or a nine patch image that already has shadow on it.
Problem
I've made a button background from shapes and is looking quite good for my purpose. The only thing needed is to drop a bit of shadow for it. Here is the code: ``` <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <item android:state_pressed="true"> <shape> <solid android:color="#343434" /> <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#171717" /> <corners android:radius="3dp" /> <padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" /> </shape> </item> <item> <shape> <gradient android:angle="270" android:endColor="#E2E2E2" android:startColor="#BABABA" /> <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#BABABA" /> <corners android:radius="4dp" /> <padding android:bottom="10dp" android:left="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:top="10dp" /> </shape> </item> </selector> ``` Here's what I want to achieve How do I drop the shadow ? My guess is that I need to make another shape but with black/gray background and set some sort of topa nd left padding of margin to make it look like a shadow. But I don't know how to do it... and documentation didn't helped me too much. Later Edit: I want to add the shadow in xml file and not by code. Thanks.