How to add border around linear layout except at the bottom?

Question

How to add border around linear layout except at the bottom ? LinearLayout needs to have border at left, top and right side but not at the bottom.

Answer 1

Create an XML file named border.xml in the drawable folder and put the following code in it.

Then add a background to your linear layout like this:

         android:background="@drawable/border"

EDIT :

This XML was tested with a galaxy s running GingerBread 2.3.3 and ran perfectly as shown in image below:

ALSO

tested with galaxy s 3 running JellyBean 4.1.2 and ran perfectly as shown in image below :

Finally its works perfectly with all APIs

EDIT 2 :

It can also be done using a stroke to keep the background as transparent while still keeping a border except at the bottom with the following code.

hope this help .