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33,986 PointsWe want to center this TextView both horizontally and vertically in the parent RelativeLayout. Start by adding the attri
Is there something syntactically wrong here? I get: Bummer! Looks like you still need the 'layout_centerHorizontal' attribute.
<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:TextView="layout_centerInParent"
android:TextView="layout_centerHorizontal"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<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:TextView="layout_centerInParent"
android:TextView="layout_centerHorizontal"/>
</RelativeLayout>
2 Answers
Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherCharles:
The attribute you want to use is: android:layout_centerHorizontal
and you want to set it's value to true
.
Happy coding,
Ken
MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
11,782 Pointsandroid:layout_centerHorizontal ="true" android:layout_centerVertical="true"
Natasha Johnson
12,285 PointsNgwarati, Thanks!