How to add border around linear layout except at the bottom

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How to add border around linear layout except at the bottom   LinearLayout needs to have border at left  top and right side but not at the bottom

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Create an XML file named border xml in the drawable folder and put the following code in it     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt    lt layer-list xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt     lt item gt        lt shape android shape  rectangle  gt         lt solid android color   FF0000    gt        lt  shape gt     lt  item gt          lt item android left  5dp  android right  5dp   android top  5dp   gt          lt shape android shape  rectangle  gt          lt solid android color   000000    gt       lt  shape gt      lt  item gt        lt  layer-list gt     Then add a background to your linear layout like this            android background   drawable border    EDIT    This XML was tested with a galaxy s running GingerBread 2 3 3 and ran perfectly as shown in image below     ALSO  tested with galaxy s 3 running JellyBean 4 1 2 and ran perfectly as shown in image below      Finally its works perfectly with all APIs  EDIT 2    It can also be done using a stroke to keep the background as transparent while still keeping a border except at the bottom with the following code    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt    lt layer-list xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt      lt item android left  0dp  android right  0dp   android top  0dp            android bottom  -10dp  gt        lt shape android shape  rectangle  gt        lt stroke android width  10dp  android color   B22222    gt       lt  shape gt      lt  item gt      lt  layer-list gt     hope this help

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Save this xml and add as a background for the linear layout       lt shape xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt        lt stroke android width  4dp  android color   FF00FF00    gt        lt solid android color   ffffff    gt        lt padding android left  7dp  android top  7dp               android right  7dp  android bottom  0dp    gt        lt corners android radius  4dp    gt    lt  shape gt    Hope this helps

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Kenny is right  just want to clear some things out    Create the file border xml and put it in the folder res drawable  add the code   lt shape xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt       lt stroke android width  4dp  android color   FF00FF00    gt       lt solid android color   ffffff    gt       lt padding android left  7dp  android top  7dp           android right  7dp  android bottom  0dp    gt       lt corners android radius  4dp    gt    lt  shape gt   set back ground like android background   drawable border  wherever you want the border   Mine first didn t work cause i put the border xml in the wrong folder

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Here is a Github link to a lightweight and very easy to integrate library that enables you to play with borders as you want for any widget you want  simply based on a FrameLayout widget   Here is a quick sample code for you to see how easy it is  but you will find more information on the link    lt com khandelwal library view BorderFrameLayout             android layout width  match parent              android layout height  match parent              app leftBorderColor   00F0F0              app leftBorderWidth  10dp              app topBorderColor   F0F000              app topBorderWidth  15dp              app rightBorderColor   F000F0              app rightBorderWidth  20dp              app bottomBorderColor   000000              app bottomBorderWidth  25dp   gt       lt  com khandelwal library view BorderFrameLayout gt    So  if you don t want borders on bottom  delete the two lines about bottom in this custom widget  and that s done   And no  I m neither the author of this library nor one of his friend  -

[android] How to add border around linear layout except at the bottom?

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