Vertical line using XML drawable

Question

I\'m trying to figure out how to define a vertical line (1dp thick) to be used as a drawable.

To make a horizontal one, it\'s pretty straightforward:

Answer 1

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:shape="rectangle" >
    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="@color/white" />
    <size android:width="2dp" />
</shape>

Work's for me . Put it as background of view with fill_parent or fixed sized in dp height

Answer 2

 <View
        android:layout_width="2dp"
        android:layout_height="40dp"

        android:background="#ffffff"
        android:padding="10dp" />`

Answer 3

add this in your styles.xml

        <style name="Divider">
            <item name="android:layout_width">1dip</item>
            <item name="android:layout_height">match_parent</item>
            <item name="android:background">@color/divider_color</item>
        </style>

        <style name="Divider_invisible">
            <item name="android:layout_width">1dip</item>
            <item name="android:layout_height">match_parent</item>
        </style>

then wrap this style in a linear layout where you want the vertical line, I used the vertical line as a column divider in my table. 

     <TableLayout
                android:id="@+id/table"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:orientation="horizontal"
                android:stretchColumns="*" >

                <TableRow
                    android:id="@+id/tableRow1"
                    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:background="#92C94A" >

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/textView11"
                        android:paddingBottom="10dp"
                        android:paddingLeft="5dp"
                        android:paddingRight="5dp"
                        android:paddingTop="10dp" />
    //...................................................................    

                    <LinearLayout
                        android:layout_width="1dp"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent" >

                        <View style="@style/Divider_invisible" />
                    </LinearLayout>
        //...................................................................
                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/textView12"
                        android:paddingBottom="10dp"
                        android:paddingLeft="5dp"
                        android:paddingRight="5dp"
                        android:paddingTop="10dp"
                        android:text="@string/main_wo_colon"
                        android:textColor="@color/white"
                        android:textSize="16sp" />
  //...............................................................  
                    <LinearLayout
                        android:layout_width="1dp"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent" >

                        <View style="@style/Divider" />
                    </LinearLayout>

    //...................................................................
                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/textView13"
                        android:paddingBottom="10dp"
                        android:paddingLeft="5dp"
                        android:paddingRight="5dp"
                        android:paddingTop="10dp"
                        android:text="@string/side_wo_colon"
                        android:textColor="@color/white"
                        android:textSize="16sp" />

                    <LinearLayout
                        android:layout_width="1dp"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent" >

                        <View style="@style/Divider" />
                    </LinearLayout>

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/textView14"
                        android:paddingBottom="10dp"
                        android:paddingLeft="5dp"
                        android:paddingRight="5dp"
                        android:paddingTop="10dp"
                        android:text="@string/total"
                        android:textColor="@color/white"
                        android:textSize="16sp" />
                </TableRow>

                <!-- display this button in 3rd column via layout_column(zero based) -->

                <TableRow
                    android:id="@+id/tableRow2"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:background="#6F9C33" >

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/textView21"
                        android:padding="5dp"
                        android:text="@string/servings"
                        android:textColor="@color/white"
                        android:textSize="16sp" />

                    <LinearLayout
                        android:layout_width="1dp"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent" >

                        <View style="@style/Divider" />
                    </LinearLayout>

    ..........
    .......
    ......

Answer 4

It looks like no one mentioned this option:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item android:drawable="@color/white" android:width="1dp"/>
</layer-list>

Answer 5

Depends, where you want to have the vertical line, but if you want a vertical border for example, you can have the parent view have a background a custom drawable. And you can then define the drawable like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item>
        <shape
            android:shape="rectangle">
            <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#000000" />
            <solid android:color="#00ffffff" />

        </shape>
    </item>

    <item android:right="1dp">
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="#00ffffff" />
        </shape>
    </item>

</layer-list>

This example will create a 1dp thin black line on the right side of the view, that will have this drawable as an background.

Answer 6

You can use the rotate attribute

 <item>
    <rotate
        android:fromDegrees="90"
        android:toDegrees="90"
        android:pivotX="50%"
        android:pivotY="50%" >
        <shape
            android:shape="line"
            android:top="1dip" >
            <stroke
                android:width="1dip"
                 />
        </shape>
    </rotate>
</item>