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Android Build a Weather App (2015) Building the Weather UI Centering a TextView

Posted by MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

We want to center this TextView both horizontally and vertically in the parent RelativeLayout. Start by adding the at

May you help am stuck,dont know how to even do this.

activity_movie.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:background="@android:color/white" >

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/movieTitle"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textSize="32sp"
    android:text="" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Nicolas Hampton
Nicolas Hampton
44,638 Points
Nicolas Hampton
Nicolas Hampton
44,638 Points

The attributes you want to add are android:centerHorizontal and android:centerVertical. Set them both to true. Ask if you need more help, but just set it up like all the other attributes in the code, this is something that just takes practice to know what attribute does what. Happy coding!

Nicolas

MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
MUZ140564 Kudakwashe Jena
4,895 Points

thank you very much for the help.It made a difference.