Add Shadow Color Behind Text in TextView/EditText

How to Add Shadow Color Behind Text in TextView/EditText

added in API Level 1

Place a shadow of the specified color behind the text.

1. Create an Android project, if you don't already have one.

2. Add a TextView in the main.xml file.

3. In the main.xml file, add the code below. (This makes a teal shadow color.)

shadowColor without shadowRadius will do nothing.

<TextView
        ...
android:shadowColor = ""#008080""
       android:shadowRadius="1"
/>

4. Determine the Hex color you would like and update above line.

5. Compile and run!

Related Articles:

• Use colorDx in a Text Shadow in a TextView/EditText
• Use colorDy in a Text Shadow in a TextView/EditText
• Use colorRadius in a Text Shadow in a TextView/EditText
• Set the Background Color for a TextView, using Background
• Change the Background Color of an EditText
• How to Set the Background Color in a TextView, using drawableBottom

Resources:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#attr_android:shadowColor
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#shadowColor