LinearLayout with rounded corners and background color

Question

CompileSdkVersion 26, if it's important. I want to create LinearLayout with rounded corners, and background color.

I created 2 LinearLayouts, one with corners, and one with color, but their shapes do not match my expectations.

Code from activity

<LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@color/whitegrey"
            android:layout_marginTop="340dp"
            android:id="@+id/layout"
            android:layout_marginStart="10dp">
        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/custom_border"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:padding="6dp"
            android:textColor="@color/black">
    ...
    </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>

custom_border.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
        <corners android:radius="20dp"/>
        <padding android:left="8dp" android:right="8dp" android:top="8dp" android:bottom="8dp"/>
        <stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="#444444" />
    </shape>

Actually, there is rounded border, and behind, there is rectangular layout with target color. I want to fill with target color only what is inside borders. Is there any way to set the fill color, preferably in custom_border.xml?

Here, what I have at the moment:

Here, what I want to achieve:

View from phone, the letters on the left are cut off:

Answer 1

From the code samples you provide us, it doesn't seem necessary to me to have two LinearLayout. Only the layout with android:background="@drawable/custom_border" is required.

To achieve the expected result, just add the property <solid android:color="@color/whitegrey" /> to your custom_border.xml :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners android:radius="20dp"/>
    <padding android:left="8dp" android:right="8dp" android:top="8dp" android:bottom="8dp"/>
    <stroke android:width="2dp" android:color="#444444" />
    <solid android:color="@color/whitegrey" />
</shape>

I wish I was able to help you!