Custom shaped Buttons

Question

I have zero knowledge of custom shape designing in drawable.
I need to design custom shape button where the text on the button will be displayed from server.
Can anybody please help me in designing this shape?
Also, the shape should be auto adjustable like the button is used to function in wrap_content.

I need a shape like this:

Easy solution: Use one (or more, if you want to set difefrent Button states) `9 patch`(es). — Phantômaxx, Sep 23 '17 at 11:08
@ModularSynth I didnt get it, could you explain more please ? — Ravi Bhardwaj, Sep 23 '17 at 11:10
Just google for `android 9 patch` and everything will be clear. — Phantômaxx, Sep 23 '17 at 11:11

Rohan Stark · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-23T15:31:02.623

What you're looking for is the Shape Drawable. Basically, in Android the easiest way to create custom shapes is by creating a Shape drawable and defining its shape in the drawable's XML.

Drawables are better than other image forms such as .PNG - specially for your use case. If you're new to custom shapes and drawables, I'd recommend you to read up more on them and their advantages.

Also, take a look at this question for a working example.

You'd find a number of similar examples all over SO and other websites. You might just also find a shape drawable that matches the exact pattern that you're looking for.

Custom shaped Buttons

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