Question

I want to create layout out with rounded rectangle border with gradient filling color
so I used the following selector

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<item>

    <shape>

        <gradient
            android:angle="90"
            android:startColor="#FFFF0000"
            android:endColor="#FF00FF00"
            android:type="linear" />

        <padding android:left="7dp" android:top="7dp" 
            android:right="7dp" android:bottom="7dp" /> 

        <corners android:radius="4dp" /> 

    </shape>

</item>

</selector>

and the layout look like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical"  android:background="@drawable/buttonsborder">


</LinearLayout>

but it doesn’t fill all the sc reen only the controls I put on the layout , any idea how to make the selector fill the whole layout even if there’s no controls

Answer 1

Change your layout height to fill_parent .