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Jeremy
Jeremy

Reputation: 3809

In Android, how do you add an image to LinearLayout without stretching it vertically (across Y axis)?

I want the image to stretch/shrink to fit horizontally but not vertically. Anyway of achieving this, preferably through xml, but dynamically will also do?

IT MUST BE FOR LINEARLAYOUT IS THE KEY.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1199

Answers (3)

Michael Celey
Michael Celey

Reputation: 12745

NOTE 2: See update at the bottom for correct answer.

NOTE: Sorry, I misread the question and saw that you wanted this to stretch in one direction. I'll amend my answer if I figure that one out but this will at least stop it from stretching at all.

You'll have to create a new drawable resource to achieve this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<bitmap xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:src="@drawable/your_image" 
    android:tileMode="clamp" />

Just replace your_image with the name of your resource, save this in your drawables folder, and set this as the background. This should draw the image in the top left of your linear layout and not repeat.

UPDATE: This will get the image to stretch horizontally, not vertically, and be aligned at the top of the linear layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<bitmap xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:src="@drawable/your_image" 
    android:gravity="fill_horizontal|clip_vertical|top"
    android:tileMode="disabled" />

Sorry for the initial mix-up.

Upvotes: 2

wsanville
wsanville

Reputation: 37516

You can set the scaleType attribuite on ImageView. Check out the possible values in the documentation.

A common use is to set scaleType="centerCrop", which will maintain the image's aspect ratio, but scale such that the width and height of the resulting scale will be equal to or greater than your actual ImageView width and height.

If you want to change the aspect ratio, you can use scaleType="fitXY".

Upvotes: 2

kabuko
kabuko

Reputation: 36302

Set layout_width to match_parent and layout_height to wrap_content. Then set the scaleType to FIT_XY (all for the ImageView itself, not the LinearLayout).

Upvotes: 0

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