How to have EditText with border in Android Lollipop

I am developing an Android app. I need to know how we can have a EditText with border. In Lolipop they have completely changed the EditText style. Can we do it without using drawables?

Solution 1:

Write editTextBackground.xml in drawable folder in resources

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <stroke
        android:width="1dp"
        android:color="@color/borderColor" />
</shape>

don't forget to declare color in resources named borderColor.

and assign this background to the EditText in xml background attribute

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/text"
    android:background="@drawable/editTextBackground"
    />

and it'll set border to EditText.

UPDATE

You can change border of edit text without drawable by using style attribute

style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.EditText"

for more details visit customize edit text

Solution 2:

You can use a drawable. Create a drawable layout file in your drawable folder. Paste this code. You can as well modify it - border.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<stroke
    android:width="1dp"
    android:color="@color/divider" />
<solid
    android:color="#00FFFFFF"
    android:paddingLeft="10dp"
    android:paddingTop="10dp"/>
<padding
    android:left="10dp"
    android:top="10dp"
    android:right="10dp"
    android:bottom="10dp" />
</shape>

in your EditText view, add

android:background="@drawable/border"

Solution 3:

You can do it using xml.

Create an xml layout and name it like my_edit_text_border.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content">
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#ffffff"/>
            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
            <stroke
                android:width="2dp"
                android:color="#949494"
                />
        </shape>
    </item>
</selector>

Add background to your Edittext

<EditText
 android:id="@+id/editText1"
 ..
 android:background="@layout/my_edit_text_border">

Solution 4:

For correct work your shape should be with selector and item tags

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#ffffff" />
            <stroke android:width="1dp"
                    android:color="@color/shape_border_active"/>
        </shape>
    </item>

</selector>