Create custom button in Android using xml file

Today i am going to explain customized buttons in android using xml file. In our daily life we are developing number of new applications we are using number of buttons also  but may some body knows how to customize button in android, this will new in android programming , I will explain taking example code with proof screenshots of concept.


activity_main.xml

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="com.example.custmisedbuttons.MainActivity" >

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:background="@drawable/buttonshape"
android:shadowColor="#A8A8A8"
android:shadowDx="0"
android:shadowDy="0"
android:shadowRadius="5"
        android:layout_marginTop="36dp"
        android:text="Button" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button4"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/buttonshape"
android:shadowColor="#A8A8A8"
android:shadowDx="0"
android:shadowDy="0"
android:shadowRadius="5"
        android:layout_below="@+id/button3"
        android:layout_marginTop="22dp"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/button3"
        android:text="Button" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button5"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/buttonshape"
android:shadowColor="#A8A8A8"
android:shadowDx="0"
android:shadowDy="0"
android:shadowRadius="5"
        android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/button4"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/button4"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/button3"
        android:text="Button" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button6"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/buttonshape"
android:shadowColor="#A8A8A8"
android:shadowDx="0"
android:shadowDy="0"
android:shadowRadius="5"
        android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/button5"
        android:text="Button" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        style="?android:attr/buttonStyleSmall"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/buttonshape"
android:shadowColor="#A8A8A8"
android:shadowDx="0"
android:shadowDy="0"
android:shadowRadius="5"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:layout_below="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_marginLeft="22dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="28dp"
        android:text="Button" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/button2"
        android:background="@drawable/buttonshape"
        android:shadowColor="#A8A8A8"
        android:shadowDx="0"
        android:shadowDy="0"
        android:shadowRadius="5"
        android:text="Button" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button7"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/button3"
        android:layout_below="@+id/button5"
        android:layout_marginTop="34dp"
        android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/button5"
        android:background="@drawable/buttonshape"
        android:shadowColor="#A8A8A8"
        android:shadowDx="0"
        android:shadowDy="0"
        android:shadowRadius="5"
        android:text="Button" />


</RelativeLayout>

This is my layout of main activity and this one having buttons with relativelayout

buttonshape.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners
android:radius="14dp"
/>
<gradient
android:angle="45"
android:centerX="35%"
android:centerColor="#8240A8"
android:startColor="#58E862"
android:endColor="#D6FFF1"
android:type="linear"
/>
<padding
android:left="0dp"
android:top="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:bottom="0dp"
/>
<size
android:width="100dp"
android:height="30dp"
/>
<stroke
android:width="3dp"
android:color="#75AD3E"
/>

</shape>

This main file for customizing button above code will generate following screenshot

Inside layout file i am used for above screen shot is buttonshape.xml if customize colors according you simple change red co-lour digits it will customize according you. following are some of screenshots of my project

This are screenshots of after changing colors please give feedback about my blog it is very useful for me.