title: Android: can I create a view/canvas that is not rectangular, but e.g. round?
body: <p>I have a view that is round and hovering above (-> in z-axis direction coming out of the screen) the main content. When the someone taps the screen I want either the main content to be selected or the view hovering above, when it covers the main view.</p>
  
  <p>So far that works perfectly. I have a round shaped item on a transparent canvas. Meaning you can see everything of the background that is outside of that circle. However, you cannot select it, because it is still the hovering canvas, just with a transparent paint.</p>
  
  <p>Now I'm wondering, to solve this issue, if it is possible to make the view/canvas itself round shaped?</p>
  
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  <p><strong>Update</strong></p>
  
  <p>I added an image for better explanation what I try to achieve.
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/mWXgT.png" alt="alt text"></p>