Inset Drawable

Inset Drawable

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A drawable defined in XML that insets another drawable by a specified distance.This is useful when a View needs a background that is smaller than the View's actual bounds.

FILE LOCATION:

res/drawable/filename.xml
The filename is used as the resource ID.

COMPILED RESOURCE DATATYPE:

Resource pointer to a  InsetDrawable.

RESOURCE REFERENCE:

In Java:  R.drawable.filename
In XML:  @[package:]drawable/filename

SYNTAX:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<inset
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:drawable="@drawable/drawable_resource"
    android:insetTop="dimension"
    android:insetRight="dimension"
    android:insetBottom="dimension"
    android:insetLeft="dimension" />

ELEMENTS:

<inset>

Defines the inset drawable. This must be the root element.

attributes:

xmlns:android

String.  Required. Defines the XML namespace, which must be  "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android".

android:drawable

Drawable resource.  Required. Reference to a drawable resource to be inset.

android:insetTop

Dimension. The top inset, as a dimension value or  dimension resource

android:insetRight

Dimension. The right inset, as a dimension value or  dimension resource

android:insetBottom

Dimension. The bottom inset, as a dimension value or  dimension resource

android:insetLeft

Dimension. The left inset, as a dimension value or  dimension resource

EXAMPLE:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:drawable="@drawable/background"
    android:insetTop="10dp"
    android:insetLeft="10dp" />

SEE ALSO:

• InsetDrawable

From: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/drawable-resource.html#Inset