[android] Custom ImageView with drop shadow

I've built upon the answer above - https://stackoverflow.com/a/11155031/2060486 - to create a shadow around ALL sides..

 private static final int GRAY_COLOR_FOR_SHADE = Color.argb(50, 79, 79, 79);

// this method takes a bitmap and draws around it 4 rectangles with gradient to create a
// shadow effect.
public static Bitmap addShadowToBitmap(Bitmap origBitmap) {
    int shadowThickness = 13; // can be adjusted as needed
    int bmpOriginalWidth = origBitmap.getWidth();
    int bmpOriginalHeight = origBitmap.getHeight();
    int bigW = bmpOriginalWidth + shadowThickness * 2; // getting dimensions for a bigger bitmap with margins
    int bigH = bmpOriginalHeight + shadowThickness * 2;
    Bitmap containerBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bigW, bigH, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
    Bitmap copyOfOrigBitmap = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(origBitmap, bmpOriginalWidth, bmpOriginalHeight, false);
    Paint paint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
    Canvas canvas = new Canvas(containerBitmap); // drawing the shades on the bigger bitmap
    //right shade - direction of gradient is positive x (width)
    Shader rightShader = new LinearGradient(bmpOriginalWidth, 0, bigW, 0, GRAY_COLOR_FOR_SHADE,
            Color.TRANSPARENT, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
    paint.setShader(rightShader);
    canvas.drawRect(bigW - shadowThickness, shadowThickness, bigW, bigH - shadowThickness, paint);
    //bottom shade - direction is positive y (height)
    Shader bottomShader = new LinearGradient(0, bmpOriginalHeight, 0, bigH, GRAY_COLOR_FOR_SHADE,
            Color.TRANSPARENT, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
    paint.setShader(bottomShader);
    canvas.drawRect(shadowThickness, bigH - shadowThickness, bigW - shadowThickness, bigH, paint);
    //left shade - direction is negative x
    Shader leftShader = new LinearGradient(shadowThickness, 0, 0, 0, GRAY_COLOR_FOR_SHADE,
            Color.TRANSPARENT, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
    paint.setShader(leftShader);
    canvas.drawRect(0, shadowThickness, shadowThickness, bigH - shadowThickness, paint);
    //top shade - direction is negative y
    Shader topShader = new LinearGradient(0, shadowThickness, 0, 0, GRAY_COLOR_FOR_SHADE,
            Color.TRANSPARENT, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
    paint.setShader(topShader);
    canvas.drawRect(shadowThickness, 0, bigW - shadowThickness, shadowThickness, paint);
    // starting to draw bitmap not from 0,0 to get margins for shade rectangles
    canvas.drawBitmap(copyOfOrigBitmap, shadowThickness, shadowThickness, null);
    return containerBitmap;
}

Change the color in the const as you see fit.

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