Android material design buttons - Pre lollipop

Question

How do I implement the \"raised button\" and the \"flat button\" as described in google\'s material design guidelines?

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Raised buttons add dimension

Answer 1

This requires Android 5.0

Raised Button

Inherit your button style from Widget.Material.Button, and the standard elevation and raising action will automatically be applied.

Then you need to create a raised_button_background.xml file with your button's background color inside a ripple tag:

Flat Button

Edit: Instead of my previous advice for flat buttons, you should instead use follow the advice given by Stephen Kaiser below:

Edit: If you are using Support Library, you can achieve the same result on Pre-Lollipop devices by using style="?attr/borderlessButtonStyle". (notice the absence of android:) The above example then becomes