How to create custom button in Android using XML Styles

Question

I want to make this kind of button  same background  amp  text  colors by using XML Styles    that s just for an example  i want to write some other texts  like  About Me  Still i am using button created by designer in Photoshop       lt ImageButton         android id    id imageButton5          android contentDescription  AboutUs          android layout width  wrap content          android layout marginTop  8dp          android layout height  wrap content          android layout below    id view pager          android layout centerHorizontal  true          android background   drawable aboutus    gt    Note  I need this kind of button in every size and shape  I don t want to use any image in my Android App i want to make it using XML only

User · Accepted Answer

Have you ever tried to create the background shape for any buttons?

Check this out below:

Below is the separated image from your image of a button.

enter image description here

Now, put that in your ImageButton for android:src "source" like so:

android:src="@drawable/twitter"

Now, just create shape of the ImageButton to have a black shader background.

android:background="@drawable/button_shape"

and the button_shape is the xml file in drawable resource:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <stroke 
        android:width="1dp" 
        android:color="#505050"/>
    <corners 
        android:radius="7dp" />

    <padding 
        android:left="1dp"
        android:right="1dp"
        android:top="1dp"
        android:bottom="1dp"/>

    <solid android:color="#505050"/>

</shape>

Just try to implement it with this. You might need to change the color value as per your requirement.

Let me know if it doesn't work.

User · Answer

lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt shape      xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android shape  oval  gt       lt solid         android color   ffffffff   gt       lt size         android width   dimen shape circle width          android height   dimen shape circle height   gt   lt  shape gt    1 add this in your drawable   2 set as background to your button

User · Answer

Copy-pasted from a recipe written by  quot Adri  n Santalla quot  on androidcookbook com  https   www androidcookbook com Recipe seam recipeId 3307 1  Create an XML file that represents the button states Create an xml into drawable called  button xml  to name the button states   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt    lt selector xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot  gt       lt item         android state enabled  quot false quot          android drawable  quot  drawable button disabled quot    gt       lt item         android state pressed  quot true quot          android state enabled  quot true quot          android drawable  quot  drawable button pressed quot    gt       lt item         android state focused  quot true quot          android state enabled  quot true quot          android drawable  quot  drawable button focused quot    gt       lt item         android state enabled  quot true quot          android drawable  quot  drawable button enabled quot    gt   lt  selector gt   2  Create an XML file that represents each button state Create one xml file for each of the four button states  All of them should be under drawables folder  Let s follow the names set in the button xml file  button enabled xml   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt    lt shape xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot  android shape  quot rectangle quot  gt       lt gradient         android startColor  quot  00CCFF quot          android centerColor  quot  0000CC quot          android endColor  quot  00CCFF quot          android angle  quot 90 quot   gt       lt padding android left  quot 7dp quot          android top  quot 7dp quot          android right  quot 7dp quot          android bottom  quot 7dp quot    gt       lt stroke         android width  quot 2dip quot          android color  quot  FFFFFF quot    gt       lt corners android radius   quot 8dp quot    gt   lt  shape gt   button focused xml   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt    lt shape xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot  android shape  quot rectangle quot  gt       lt gradient         android startColor  quot  F7D358 quot          android centerColor  quot  DF7401 quot          android endColor  quot  F7D358 quot          android angle  quot 90 quot   gt       lt padding android left  quot 7dp quot          android top  quot 7dp quot          android right  quot 7dp quot          android bottom  quot 7dp quot    gt       lt stroke         android width  quot 2dip quot          android color  quot  FFFFFF quot    gt       lt corners android radius   quot 8dp quot    gt   lt  shape gt   button pressed xml   lt shape xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot  android shape  quot rectangle quot  gt       lt gradient         android startColor  quot  0000CC quot          android centerColor  quot  00CCFF quot          android endColor  quot  0000CC quot          android angle  quot 90 quot   gt       lt padding android left  quot 7dp quot          android top  quot 7dp quot          android right  quot 7dp quot          android bottom  quot 7dp quot    gt       lt stroke         android width  quot 2dip quot          android color  quot  FFFFFF quot    gt       lt corners android radius   quot 8dp quot    gt   lt  shape gt   button disabled xml   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt    lt shape xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot  android shape  quot rectangle quot  gt       lt gradient         android startColor  quot  F2F2F2 quot          android centerColor  quot  A4A4A4 quot          android endColor  quot  F2F2F2 quot          android angle  quot 90 quot   gt       lt padding android left  quot 7dp quot          android top  quot 7dp quot          android right  quot 7dp quot          android bottom  quot 7dp quot    gt       lt stroke         android width  quot 2dip quot          android color  quot  FFFFFF quot    gt       lt corners android radius   quot 8dp quot    gt   lt  shape gt   3  Create an XML file that represents the button style Once you have created the files mentioned above  it s time to create your application button style  Now  you need to create a new XML file  called styles xml  if you don t have it yet  where you can include more custom styles  into de values directory  This file will contain the new button style of your application  You need to set your new button style features in it  Note that one of those features  the background of your new style  should be set with a reference to the button  button xml  drawable that was created in the first step  To refer to the new button style we use the name attribute  The example below show the content of the styles xml file   lt resources gt       lt style name  quot button quot  parent  quot  android style Widget Button quot  gt           lt item name  quot android gravity quot  gt center vertical center horizontal lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android textColor quot  gt  FFFFFFFF lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android shadowColor quot  gt  FF000000 lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android shadowDx quot  gt 0 lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android shadowDy quot  gt -1 lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android shadowRadius quot  gt 0 2 lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android textSize quot  gt 16dip lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android textStyle quot  gt bold lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android background quot  gt  drawable button lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android focusable quot  gt true lt  item gt           lt item name  quot android clickable quot  gt true lt  item gt       lt  style gt   lt  resources gt   4  Create an XML with your own custom application theme Finally  you need to override the default Android button style  For that  you need to create a new XML file  called themes xml  if you don t have it yet   into the values directory and override the default Android button style  The example below show the content of the themes xml   lt resources gt       lt style name  quot YourApplicationTheme quot  parent  quot android style Theme NoTitleBar quot  gt           lt item name  quot android buttonStyle quot  gt  style button lt  item gt       lt  style gt   lt  resources gt   Hope you guys can have the same luck as I had with this  when I was looking for custom buttons  Enjoy

User · Answer

Have a look at Styled Button it will surely help you  There are lots examples please search on INTERNET   eg style   lt style name  Widget Button  parent  android Widget  gt       lt item name  android background  gt  drawable red dot lt  item gt   lt  style gt    you can use your selector instead of red dot  red dot    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  UTF-8   gt   lt shape xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      android shape  oval    gt        lt solid android color   f00   gt       lt size android width  55dip          android height  55dip   gt   lt  shape gt    Button    lt Button         android id    id button1          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  wrap content          android layout alignParentTop  true          android layout centerHorizontal  true          android layout marginTop  49dp          style   style Widget Button          android text  Button    gt

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lt gradient android startColor   ffdd00      android endColor   color colorPrimary      android centerColor   ffff    gt    lt corners android radius  33dp   gt    lt padding     android bottom  7dp      android left  7dp      android right  7dp      android top  7dp        gt

User · Answer

Two things you need to do  if you want to make a custom button design   1st is  create a xml resource file in drawable folder  Example  btn shape rectangle xml  then copy and paste the code there    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt shape xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  android padding  16dp  android shape  rectangle  gt   lt solid     android color   fff   gt   lt stroke     android width  1dp      android color   000000        gt   lt corners android radius  10dp    gt   lt  shape gt    2nd is go to your layout button where you want to implement this design  just link up it  Example   android background   drawable btn shape rectangle   You can change shape color radius what design you want can do   Hope it will works and help you  Happy Coding

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