Android Set Shadow Programatically

Jul 21, 2018

Set Shadow by Code.

textView.setShadowLayer(1.5f, 2.0f, 2.0f, Color.parseColor("#000")))

Change color of Shadow.

textView.apply {  setShadowLayer(shadowRadius, shadowDx, shadowDy, ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.colorPrimary))}

Set Shadow by XML.

<TextView
    android:id="+id/textView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Small Text"
    android:textColor="#fff"
    android:shadowColor="#000"
    android:shadowDx="2"
    android:shadowDy="2"
    android:shadowRadius="1.5"
    />

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