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Gravity and layout_gravity on Android

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I know we can set the following value to the android:gravity and android:layout_gravity.

  1. center
  2. center_vertical
  3. center_horizontal, etc.

But I am confused regarding both of these.

What is the difference between the usage of android:gravity and android:layout_gravity?

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Their names should help you:

  • android:gravity sets the gravity of the content of the View its used on.
  • android:layout_gravity sets the gravity of the View or Layout in its parent.

And an example is here.

  • answered 8 years ago
  • G John

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android:layout_gravity is the Outside gravity of the View. That means, to specify the direction in which the View should touch it's parent's border.

android:gravity is the Inside gravity of that View. This means, in which direction it's contents should align.

HTML/CSS Equivalents:

android:layout_gravity = float in CSS

android:gravity = text-align in CSS

Easy trick to remember: Take "layout-gravity" as "Lay-outside-gravity"

  • answered 8 years ago
  • Sunny Solu

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