android - Trying to space items in a ListView while using adapter and drawable. Margin is not working -

i trying have listview items have rounded corners , items spaced out each other. done using custom arrayadapter.

mycustomadapter arradapter = new mycustomadapter(); setlistadapter(arradapter); 

i using drawable image round corners

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >    <corners android:radius="10dp" />    <gradient     android:angle="90"     android:endcolor="#993333"     android:startcolor="#ffffff"     android:type="sweep" />    <solid android:color="#ffffff" />    <stroke     android:width="1dp"     android:color="#000000"  /> </shape> 

and setting in layout background top container - linearlayout

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <linearlayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="4dp" android:background="@drawable/square" android:orientation="horizontal" >  <textview     android:id="@+id/routetag"     android:layout_width="wrap_content"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:layout_margin="5dp"     android:background="@drawable/circle"     android:padding="10dp"     android:text="text"     android:textappearance="?android:attr/textappearancelarge" />  <linearlayout     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent"     android:orientation="vertical" >      <relativelayout         android:layout_width="wrap_content"         android:layout_height="wrap_content" >          <textview             android:id="@+id/stop"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:padding="5dp"             android:text="some text"             android:textappearance="?android:attr/textappearancemedium"             android:textsize="14sp" />          <textview             android:id="@+id/stopd"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_alignparentright="true"             android:padding="5dp"             android:text="(text)"             android:textcolor="#777777"             android:textsize="10sp" />     </relativelayout>      <relativelayout         android:layout_width="wrap_content"         android:layout_height="wrap_content" >          <textview             android:id="@+id/nexttt"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:paddingbottom="5dp"             android:paddingleft="5dp"             android:paddingright="9dp"             android:paddingtop="5dp"             android:text="text"             android:textappearance="?android:attr/textappearancemedium"             android:textsize="14sp" />          <textview             android:id="@+id/morett"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_alignparentbottom="true"             android:layout_torightof="@id/nexttraintime"             android:paddingbottom="5dp"             android:text="text"             android:textappearance="?android:attr/textappearancemedium"             android:textsize="12sp" />     </relativelayout> </linearlayout>  </linearlayout> 

for reason in graphical display able see single element want - margins around (i want move away edges of screen left , right). when run , let adapter job getting list of items, touching sides of screen , no space between them apart forma single line used separate items on normal list.

anyone have clue how make behave?! have search far , wide.

thanks help

the space between item , widescreen can done with:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">     <item android:left="10dp"       android:right="10dp"        android:top="10dp"        android:bottom="10dp">       <shape android:shape="rectangle">...</shape> </item> 

in case used android:divider , android:dividerheight on listview block seperate each element of listview, , left-right space android:left android:right properties.

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