Add Drop Shadow Effects to Edittext Field

Add drop shadow effects to EditText Field

Well.. @Shalini's answer helped me in this way but still I got another way to achieve 2D shadow with EditText Field and I am going to share with you.

We need to create custom XML view with three layer for EditText,
bottom shadow and right side shadow

Below is my code.

res/drawable/edittext_shadow.xml

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

<!-- most important is order of layers -->

    <!-- Bottom right side 2dp Shadow -->
    <item >
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#000000" />           
        </shape>
    </item>

    <!-- Bottom 2dp Shadow -->
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#000000" />   
        </shape>
    </item>

    <!-- White Top color -->
    <item android:bottom="3px" android:right="3px">
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />           
        </shape>
    </item> 
</layer-list>

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Now we can set this shadow view to our TextField using "Background" property

like this

res/layout/main.xml

<EditText android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
            android:id="@+id/txtpin"  
            android:maxLength="4" 
            android:layout_height="37dp" 
            android:gravity="center_horizontal" 
            android:longClickable="false" 
            android:padding="2dp"

            android:inputType="textPassword|number" 
            android:password="true" 
            android:background="@drawable/edittext_shadow" 
            android:layout_weight="0.98" 
            android:layout_marginLeft="15dp">
                <requestFocus></requestFocus>
   </EditText>

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and the result screen is like I have posted in question above.

Thanks to SO, sharing knowledge.

Drop shadow around all the four sides of an EditText in Android Studio

There are some better ways to get shadow around your edit text without using layer-list :

#1

Wrap your EditText in a CardView like this :

<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:cardElevation="7dp"
    android:layout_margin="10dp"
    app:cardCornerRadius="0dp">

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/msg_box"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:hint="Write a message"
            android:paddingLeft="5dp"
            android:paddingStart="5dp"
            android:textColorHint="#c7c7c7"
            android:textSize="15dp" />

</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

OUTPUT :

2

Use a 9 patch as the background of your EditText :

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/msg_box"
        android:padding="20dp"
        android:background="@drawable/shadow"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:lines="5"
        android:gravity="top"
        android:hint="Enter your complaint..."
        android:textColorHint="#a7a7a7"
        android:textSize="15dp" />

OUTPUT

Read more about 9patch here.

Here's a great online tool to generate 9 patch shadow.

Android edittext with shadow like cardview

Try this into layer-list drawable file-

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

    <!-- Drop Shadow Stack -->
    <item>
        <shape>
            <padding android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="2dp" android:left="1dp" />
            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
            <solid android:color="#00CCCCCC" />
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape>
            <padding android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="2dp" android:left="1dp" />
            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
            <solid android:color="#10CCCCCC" />
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape>
            <padding android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="2dp" android:left="1dp" />
            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
            <solid android:color="#20CCCCCC" />
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape>
            <padding android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="2dp" android:left="1dp" />
            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
            <solid android:color="#30CCCCCC" />
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape>
            <padding android:top="1dp" android:right="1dp" android:bottom="2dp" android:left="1dp" />
            <corners android:radius="5dp" />
            <solid android:color="#50CCCCCC" />
        </shape>
    </item>

    <!-- Background -->
    <item>
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="#ffffff" />
            <corners android:radius="0dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</layer-list>

How to add a blurred shadow to an edit text?

The attributes: android:shadowColor, android:shadowRadius, android:shadowDx, and android:shadowDy create text shadow. If want to create a shadow behind your edittext box, you have to create a custom XML view in your res/drawable folder. Then set the attribute android:background="@drawable/customFileName" in your main.xml inside the edittext block. Here is a link to an answer to help you get started: Add drop shadow effects to EditText Field

Shadow for EditText Android

You can try using the "elevation" property. Here is the documentation: https://developer.android.com/training/material/shadows-clipping .

To change the color you will need to use Carbon (https://github.com/ZieIony/Carbon). You could also see this answer: Android change Material elevation shadow color .

Shadow Effect for a Text in Android?

Perhaps you'd consider using android:shadowColor, android:shadowDx, android:shadowDy, android:shadowRadius; alternatively setShadowLayer() ?

How to add drop shadow to TextFormField In Flutter

You can Wrap your TextFormField with a Material widget and edit its properties such as elevation and shadowColor.

Example:

Material(
              elevation: 20.0,
              shadowColor: Colors.blue,
                          child: TextFormField(
                obscureText: true,
                autofocus: false,
                decoration: InputDecoration(
                    icon: new Icon(Icons.lock, color: Color(0xff224597)),
                    hintText: 'Password',
                    fillColor: Colors.white,
                    filled: true,
                    contentPadding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(20.0, 10.0, 20.0, 10.0),
                    enabledBorder: OutlineInputBorder(borderRadius:BorderRadius.circular(5.0),
                    borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.white, width: 3.0))
                ),
              ),
            )  

You will Get something similar to the image below.

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