Gravity and layout_gravity on Android
I know we can set the following value to the android:gravity and android:layout_gravity.
- center
- center_vertical
- 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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- asked 9 years ago
- B Butts
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Their names should help you:
android:gravitysets the gravity of the content of theViewits used on.android:layout_gravitysets the gravity of theVieworLayoutin its parent.
And an example is here.
- answered 8 years ago
- G John
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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