Android Shape

res/drawable/filename.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape=["rectangle" | "oval" | "line" | "ring"] >
<gradient
android:angle="integer"
android:centerX="integer"
android:centerY="integer"
android:centerColor="integer"
android:endColor="color"
android:gradientRadius="integer"
android:startColor="color"
android:type=["linear" | "radial" | "sweep"]
android:usesLevel=["true" | "false"] />
<solid
android:color="color" />
<stroke
android:width="integer"
android:color="color"
android:dashWidth="integer"
android:dashGap="integer" />
<padding
android:left="integer"
android:top="integer"
android:right="integer"
android:bottom="integer" />
<corners
android:radius="integer"
android:topLeftRadius="integer"
android:topRightRadius="integer"
android:bottomLeftRadius="integer"
android:bottomRightRadius="integer" />
</shape>

 

example:
XML file saved at res/drawable/gradient_box.xml: 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient 
android:startColor="#FFFF0000" 
android:endColor="#80FF00FF"
android:angle="45"/>
<padding android:left="7dp" 
android:top="7dp"
android:right="7dp" 
android:bottom="7dp" />
<corners android:radius="8dp" />
</shape>

This layout XML will apply the shape drawable to a View:
<TextView
android:background="@drawable/gradient_box"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" />

This application code will get the shape drawable and apply it to a View:
Resources res = getResources();
Drawable shape = res. getDrawable(R.drawable.gradient_box);

TextView tv = (TextView)findViewByID(R.id.textview);
tv.setBackground(shape);