Android Widget Shadow which supports from API 16

Question

I want to have shadow in Android widget like button, edittext, searchview or anything. I have no idea about android elevation. I think it only supports from API 23. If there is any proper solution then please provide.

here is my demo widget. I need the shadow in border of my searchview.

<android.support.v7.widget.SearchView
    android:id="@+id/searchView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:backgroud="@android:color/white" />

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '17 at 12:56

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You can get the shadow effect by adding this to the widget:

android:background="@android:drawable/dialog_holo_light_frame"

Got the answer from here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/30931750/8466860.

answered Aug 15 '17 at 12:56

Jasper Barzilaij

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if i want to change the background color of my widget with any colors besides the shadow then how to do it. – Shamsul Arafin Mahtab Aug 15 '17 at 18:58

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 15 '17 at 13:01

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Place your views inside CardView. Using CardView you can add elevation, rounded corners etc. It supports back till API 7.

to use CardView, add it via your app level gradle..

dependencies {

...

    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:25.3.1'
}

answered Aug 15 '17 at 13:01

soumyadip001

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can you please provide the cardview code with elevation? – Shamsul Arafin Mahtab Aug 15 '17 at 18:52

Android Widget Shadow which supports from API 16

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