How to create an irregular textview or container? [duplicate]

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Create a Chat Bubble In Android (2 answers)

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i m creating a chatting application in android and just i want to change the view of textview for previewing the comments

textview has a rectangle shape but i want to change it such as below photo that i mentioned...

i searched a lot but because i m newbie in android i should ask it here

i need something like this widget....

i don't know exactly what is it? is a textview or a container for a textview???

please help me find it out. thanks in advance...

Answer 1

This is just a simple textView with a background image to it. Use a 9-patch image for best results when stretched: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/NinePatch.html

Also, this site might help in creating 9-patch images: http://draw9patch.com/

Answer 2

This is a image used as a background on TextView. You can add any shaped image on background of TextView.

There is a source code available for Chat bubbles in Android.