Cardview magic

 

Just by wrapping your layout in CardView makes your list look much better. You can set the properties such as app:cardElevation, app:cardBackgroundcolor etc.  

You don't need to add any extra line in your Java/Kotlin file. But in your xml file for the list row (not the main xml file), you can add something like this

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView 
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:padding="10dp"
    android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"
    app:cardElevation="4dp"
    android:layout_margin="8dp"
    app:cardBackgroundColor="@color/cyan700">
<!----your actual  content >
</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

 That's it. Your list looks all fancy