The default Button style under Material has a StateListAnimator that controls the android:elevation
and android:translationZ
properties. You can remove the existing animator or set your own using the android:stateListAnimator
property.
<Button
...
android:stateListAnimator="@null" />
<Button
...
android:stateListAnimator="@anim/my_animator" />
The default animator is defined in button_state_list_anim_material.xml. Here is a sample showing the enabled and pressed states:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:state_enabled="true">
<set>
<objectAnimator android:propertyName="translationZ"
android:duration="@integer/button_pressed_animation_duration"
android:valueTo="@dimen/button_pressed_z_material"
android:valueType="floatType"/>
<objectAnimator android:propertyName="elevation"
android:duration="0"
android:valueTo="@dimen/button_elevation_material"
android:valueType="floatType"/>
</set>
</item>
<!-- base state -->
<item android:state_enabled="true">
<set>
<objectAnimator android:propertyName="translationZ"
android:duration="@integer/button_pressed_animation_duration"
android:valueTo="0"
android:startDelay="@integer/button_pressed_animation_delay"
android:valueType="floatType"/>
<objectAnimator android:propertyName="elevation"
android:duration="0"
android:valueTo="@dimen/button_elevation_material"
android:valueType="floatType" />
</set>
</item>
...
</selector>