Giới thiệu
CardView là container có góc bo tròn, shadow (đổ bóng), elevation - tạo giao diện Material Design đẹp mắt cho item RecyclerView.
Các bước thực hiện
Bước 1: Dependency (build.gradle)
dependencies {
implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.3.0"
implementation "androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0"
implementation "com.google.android.material:material:1.9.0"
}
Bước 2: Giao diện chính (res/layout/activity_main.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
xmlns:android="https://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="https://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
android:id="@+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways"
app:title="CardView RecyclerView" />
</com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>
<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" />
</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
Bước 3: Item Layout - CardView (res/layout/item_card.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
xmlns:android="https://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="https://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="12dp"
app:cardElevation="4dp"
app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/white">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center"
android:padding="16dp">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/ivIcon"
android:layout_width="80dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:src="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:contentDescription="@string/app_name" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tvTitle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tvSubtitle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Sairamkrishan"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>
Bước 4: Adapter (src/CardAdapter.java)
package com.example.myapplication;
import android.content.Context;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import java.util.List;
public class CardAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<CardAdapter.ViewHolder> {
private List<String> titles;
private OnItemClickListener listener;
public interface OnItemClickListener {
void onItemClick(int position);
}
public CardAdapter(List<String> titles, OnItemClickListener listener) {
this.titles = titles;
this.listener = listener;
}
@NonNull
@Override
public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext())
.inflate(R.layout.item_card, parent, false);
return new ViewHolder(view);
}
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull ViewHolder holder, int position) {
holder.tvTitle.setText(titles.get(position));
holder.itemView.setOnClickListener(v -> {
if (listener != null) listener.onItemClick(position);
});
}
@Override
public int getItemCount() {
return titles.size();
}
static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
ImageView ivIcon;
TextView tvTitle, tvSubtitle;
ViewHolder(View view) {
super(view);
ivIcon = view.findViewById(R.id.ivIcon);
tvTitle = view.findViewById(R.id.tvTitle);
tvSubtitle = view.findViewById(R.id.tvSubtitle);
}
}
}
Bước 5: MainActivity.java
package com.example.myapplication;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements CardAdapter.OnItemClickListener {
RecyclerView recyclerView;
CardAdapter adapter;
List<String> titles = new ArrayList<>();
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
for (int i = 1; i <= 20; i++) {
titles.add("Item " + i);
}
adapter = new CardAdapter(titles, this);
recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
}
@Override
public void onItemClick(int position) {
// Xử lý click
}
}
Tùy chỉnh CardView
| Attribute | Mô tả | Giá trị mẫu |
|---|---|---|
app:cardCornerRadius | Bo góc | 12dp, 16dp |
app:cardElevation | Độ nâng (shadow) | 4dp, 8dp |
app:cardUseCompatPadding | Padding tương thích API cũ | true |
app:cardBackgroundColor | Màu nền card | @android:color/white |
app:cardPreventCornerOverlap | Ngăn content đè lên góc bo | true/false |
app:cardMaxElevation | Max elevation khi pressed | 8dp |
Chạy ứng dụng
Nhấn Run. Danh sách hiển thị các CardView có shadow, góc bo tròn, cuộn mượt, Toolbar ẩn/hiện.

Best Practices
- Dùng
cardUseCompatPadding="true"để shadow hiển thị nhất quán trên API < 21. - Không lạm dụng elevation quá cao (>8dp) - gây lag khi cuộn.
- Kết hợp với
DiffUtil/ListAdaptercho cập nhật hiệu quả. - Item click: Dùng
android:foreground="?attr/selectableItemBackground"trên CardView cho ripple effect. - Nesting: Tránh lồng CardView trong CardView.
CardView vs MaterialCardView (Material Components 1.2+)
<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
...
app:strokeWidth="1dp"
app:strokeColor="@color/divider"
app:checkedIcon="@drawable/ic_check" />
MaterialCardView kế thừa CardView, thêm: stroke, checkable state, ripple tích hợp, tuân thủ Material Design 2/3.