How can I add a border to a Space (or alternative Views)?

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I've been wanting to add a border to an ImageLayout and a Space. I've managed to add a border to an ImageLayout from this question. However, when I tried to replicate the code for a Space, it didn't work. I also tried this answer but it also didn't add a border.

How can I add a border to a Space, or is there another alternative to a Space which I can add a border to?

ImageView code:

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#000000" />
    <padding android:left="1dp" android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="1dp" />
</shape>

LinearLayout code:

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners
        android:radius="2dp"
        android:topRightRadius="0dp"
        android:bottomRightRadius="0dp"
        android:bottomLeftRadius="0dp" />
    <stroke
        android:width="1dp"
        android:color="@android:color/black" />
</shape>

I would use normal `View` instead of `Space`, and then use shape drawable as its background. — Jay, Jan 03 '19 at 11:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 03 '19 at 15:28

You can use margin instead of padding. Margin will create a distance between two layer where padding only move the content from layer.

<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#000000" />
<margin android:left="2dp" android:top="2dp" android:right="2dp" android:bottom="2dp" />

How can I add a border to a Space (or alternative Views)?

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