Border for button in Android

Question

I am making the page exactly as in the image link given below But I am not getting how can I achieve the golden border for the button get started, Please help thank you

Link- http://cdn9.staztic.com/app/a/2256/2256036/muthoot-fincorp-my-jewel-box-4103-0-s-307x512.jpg

Set a background with that color for the button. and then add a 2dp or 3dp padding. you will get that effect. — SKK, Sep 23 '13 at 09:18
just create a custom layout for the button using appropriate xml files.follow this link for an example http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18507351/how-to-create-custom-button-in-android-using-xml-styles — krishna, Sep 23 '13 at 09:18
create drawable with shape rect and add use that color code for golden to set to border. — Sumant, Sep 23 '13 at 09:22
Use XML shape, stroke is the line around your view ^^ make it 1px or 2px — An-droid, Sep 23 '13 at 09:41

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 23 '13 at 09:27

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Create a drawable shape in your drawable folder like this,

<?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="#FFFFFF"
    android:angle="270" />
  <corners android:radius="3dp" />
  <stroke android:width="5px" android:color="#eecc68" />
</shape>

and in your .xml put like below,

<Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_marginLeft="52dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="39dp"
        android:background="@drawable/button"
        android:text="Button" />

answered Sep 23 '13 at 09:27

Sajeetharan

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Thanks a lot, in d begining i had understood a bit now i got some more, but can u please tell me what is this android:andle in gradient, and how do u get that as 270???? – Shri Sep 23 '13 at 10:02
variation of color intensity in a direction represented by angle – Sajeetharan Sep 23 '13 at 10:16
but when I change it to something else it gives complete black colour, why so? – Shri Sep 23 '13 at 10:23
I changed the color codes but when i change that 270 to some other value it just comes back to normal, effects nulifies – Shri Sep 23 '13 at 10:45
Damn,how do you guys know stuff like this? – Ojonugwa Jude Ochalifu Dec 28 '14 at 22:55

Border for button in Android

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