How to create a Dashed / Dotted line in Android XML

In this post, We create a Dashed line in Android XML to differentiate two layouts.

Suppose, we create two TextViews in our XML layout and we want to differentiate that layout with a line, for that, we create a dashed line and add between that two TextViews.

Firstly, open the Android Studio and create a new project and right-click on the drawable directory and click on a new drawable resource file.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
 <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
   android:shape="line">  
   <stroke  
     android:color="#C7B299"  
     android:dashWidth="10px"  
     android:dashGap="10px"  
     android:width="1dp"/>  
 </shape>  

Then use that drawable resource file between text views as an image view in your XML.

activity_main.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
 <LinearLayout  
      xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
      android:orientation="vertical"  
      android:layout_width="match_parent"  
      android:layout_height="match_parent">  
      <TextView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
           android:text="@string/app_name"  
           android:textSize="20dp"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <TextView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
           android:text="@string/app_name"  
           android:textSize="20dp"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <TextView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
           android:text="@string/app_name"  
           android:textSize="20dp"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <TextView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
           android:text="@string/app_name"  
           android:textSize="20dp"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <TextView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
           android:text="@string/app_name"  
           android:textSize="20dp"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
      <ImageView  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="5dp"  
           android:src="@drawable/dotted"  
           android:layerType="software"/>  
 </LinearLayout>  

Then run your app and your dashed line is shown between the layouts.

 

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