Android Material Design
Introduction
With Android lollipop (21) wcan the RecyclerView and CardView. The page will cover List and Card Views
- RecyclerView
- CardView
Views and Shadows
- Elevation
- Clipping View
Animation
- Touch Feedback (Ripple)
- Circular Reveal
- Activity Transitions
Not Covered
- Path-Based Animations
- Vector Drawables
- Drawable Tinting
Basics
The theme is defined in the styles.xml. You have to make sure the minSdkVersion is compatible with the theme. The backward compatible themes without Material Design is <syntaxhightlight lang="xml"> Theme.AppCompat Theme.AppCompat.Light Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar </syntaxhightlight> The equivalent Material Themes are <syntaxhightlight lang="xml"> android.style/Theme.Material android.style/Theme.Material.Light android.style/Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar android.style/Theme.Material.Light.NoActionBar </syntaxhightlight>
Colors
- Primary
- Primary Dark
- Accent