Android Jetpack Compose – Set Elevation for Card
To set the elevation for Card in Android Jetpack Compose, set elevation
parameter with the required value in Dp.
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Example
In this example, we shall display two Card composables with elevation of 4dp and 10dp respectively.
Create a Project in Android Studio with Empty Compose Activity template, and modify MainActivity.kt file as shown in the following.
MainActivity.kt
package com.example.myapplication import android.os.Bundle import androidx.activity.compose.setContent import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.* import androidx.compose.material.Card import androidx.compose.material.Text import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp import com.example.myapplication.ui.theme.MyApplicationTheme class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() { override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) setContent { MyApplicationTheme { Column( horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally, modifier = Modifier .fillMaxWidth() .fillMaxHeight() .padding(20.dp)) { Card( elevation = 4.dp, ) { Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(10.dp)) { Text("AB CDE", fontWeight = FontWeight.W700) Text("+0 12345678") Text("XYZ city.", color = Color.Gray) } } Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(30.dp)) Card( elevation = 10.dp, ) { Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(10.dp)) { Text("AB CDE", fontWeight = FontWeight.W700) Text("+0 12345678") Text("XYZ city.", color = Color.Gray) } } } } } } }
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Conclusion
In this Android Jetpack Compose Tutorial, we learned how to set the elevation for Card composable in Android Jetpack Compose.