Hey, everyone, is there a way to draw shadow with ...

# compose

[wwalkingg]

Hey, everyone, is there a way to draw shadow with x, y, spread, blur and color?
I just find a api Modifier.shadow, but it don't have enough parameters.

fun Modifier.shadow(
    elevation: Dp,
    shape: Shape = RectangleShape,
    clip: Boolean = elevation > 0.dp,
    ambientColor: Color = DefaultShadowColor,
    spotColor: Color = DefaultShadowColor,
)

The image is Figma config.

[Joel Denke]

Yes do it with your own modifier. We have our own drop shadow modifier.

[wwalkingg]

@Joel Denke Thank you! Could you please share a post or repository or code snippet with me?

[Skaldebane]

Unfortunately the Compose shadow Modifier is in reality just an implementation of Material elevation, not regular box-shadow.
You'll need to use a custom Modifier for that.
Here's an implementation that works on Android: https://github.com/GIGAMOLE/ComposeShadowsPlus/. The developer doesn't seem to be interested in supporting KMP for now, but it shouldn't be too hard to implement this on other platforms.

[wwalkingg]

this article is helpful!
https://blog.apter.tech/creating-colored-blurred-shadows-in-kotlin-multiplatform-mobile-with-compose-multiplatform-d48c53c68166

[Joel Denke]

@wwalkingg This helped me a lot:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/76979309
It also solves how drawing inner and multiplr shadows as well.