I have layout as shown in screenshot below.
Code I have is as below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@color/white"
>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/ll_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/margin_smallxx"
android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_normalxx"
android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/margin_smallxx"
android:orientation="vertical">
.......
Now I want to add shadow for the box so I have as below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@color/white"
>
<TextView
style="@style/shadowStyle"
android:elevation="20dp"
android:layout_alignTop="@id/ll_main"
android:layout_alignBottom="@id/ll_main"
android:layout_alignStart="@id/ll_main"
android:layout_alignEnd="@id/ll_main"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/ll_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/margin_smallxx"
android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_normalxx"
android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/margin_smallxx"
android:orientation="vertical">
shadowStyle
is as below.
<style name="shadowStyle" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance">
<item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">match_parent</item>
<item name="android:text"></item>
<item name="android:background">@drawable/myrect</item>
<item name="android:outlineSpotShadowColor">@color/shadow_color</item>
</style>
And myrect.xml
shape as below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<corners android:radius="20dp" />
</shape>
When I add this all below view gets hidden which is weird.
App screenshots are as below.
I give shadow_color
as #FF00FF
for testing purpose only.
Below is what I did as per mãĴď comments
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:background="@color/white">
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/margin_smallxx"
android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_normalxx"
android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/margin_smallxx"
app:cardCornerRadius="10dp"
app:cardElevation="20dp"
android:outlineSpotShadowColor="@color/shadow_color"
>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/ll_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
........
</LinearLayout>
</CardView>
</RelativeLayout>
This means we will have card view and put whole layout inside it...