Android - Border around ListFragment?

Question

I have an Activity that includes a ListFragment in the activity's xml file...

<fragment
    android:id="@+id/shoppingListNamesFragment"
    android:name="com.example.ShoppingListNamesFragment"
    android:layout_below="@id/shoppingListsTitle"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

I would like to put a border around this fragment. I have tried adding this to the above XML...

android:background="@drawable/white_dashed_border"
    android:padding="14dp"
    android:layout_margin="14dp"

...but it doesn't create the border (whereas it does create a border if I add those 3 lines to the xml, for example, to a LinearLayout).

How do I add a border to the ListFragment (ideally by using xml)?

PS - There is a similar question here which suggests adding a parent layout, but I want to avoid that if possible.

You'd need to put the border on the root element of the fragments layout AFAIK — Broak, Nov 04 '14 at 16:00
Do you have access to change the code of the ShoppingListNamesFragment fragment, or it is in a library that you have no control over? If you can change the code, you can have a custom theme you can apply just to that fragment that adds the border (shape drawable) as a background. Take a look at this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9469174/set-theme-for-a-fragment — Dimitar Darazhanski, Nov 04 '14 at 16:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 04 '14 at 16:23

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Add the border to the root element of your ListFragment's layout xml:

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/white_dashed_border"
    android:padding="14dp"
    android:layout_margin="14dp">

answered Nov 04 '14 at 16:23

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Cheers, but there are other elements in the LinearLayout that I don't want the border to go around. – ban-geoengineering Nov 04 '14 at 16:39
How are you planning to add a border around the whole fragment without the border encompassing child elements of said fragment..? – JstnPwll Nov 04 '14 at 16:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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This solution may help you very easily, as well for this specific case (fragment) as for any widget. It enables you to wrap any widget you want inside a pre-made and configurable bordered Framelayout.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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