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Cole Selensky
Cole Selensky

Reputation: 13

Android Java Text not being centered

I'm trying to make the text all centered but it's not working out. Here's my xml code

<TextView
android:id="@+id/creditText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
android:layout_marginTop="350dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:maxLines="6"
android:text="
Dalton Metlzer: Lead Programer/Designer
Cole Selensky: Lead Designer/Programer 
Carson Rego: Lead Artist
Carly R: Logo Artist
Evan Swonke: Music Composer/Performer
Blake Jackson: Narator"
 />

instead it just gets all jumbled up.

this is how it looks https://i.sstatic.net/ZDfPy.png

Upvotes: 1

Views: 107

Answers (6)

rgrocha
rgrocha

Reputation: 1461

The android:gravity attribute takes effect in the content of the TextView but as you have also android:layout_width="wrap_content" you don't have where to center on.

Either put

android:gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"

to grow the TextView and center internally, or

android:layout_gravity="center_horizontally"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"

to keep the minimal width of the TextView and center it on it's parent

Upvotes: 0

Mick&#228;el A.
Mick&#228;el A.

Reputation: 9377

Try to add this:

android:layout_gravity="center"

Upvotes: 0

Arvind Kanjariya
Arvind Kanjariya

Reputation: 2097

First of all you need to format your text with new line and all and than some change inxml file like remove

android:layout_marginTop="350dp"

new xml code like this

 <TextView
android:id="@+id/creditText"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:maxLines="6"
android:text="
Dalton Metlzer: Lead Programer/Designer
Cole Selensky: Lead Designer/Programer 
Carson Rego: Lead Artist
Carly R: Logo Artist
Evan Swonke: Music Composer/Performer
Blake Jackson: Narator"
 />

Here I not format text.

Format text as per your requirement.

Upvotes: 0

Gautam Vasoya
Gautam Vasoya

Reputation: 879

May be Useful this Code

        <TextView
        android:id="@+id/creditText"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="350dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textColor="#ffffff"
        android:textSize="20dp"
        android:maxLines="6"
        android:text="Dalton 
                   Metlzer: Lead Programer/Designer\n
                   Cole Selensky: Lead Designer/Programer\n 
                   Carson Rego: Lead Artist\n
                   Carly R: Logo Artist\n
                   Evan Swonke: Music Composer/Performer\n
                   Blake Jackson: Narator"
        />

Upvotes: 0

Chirag Patel
Chirag Patel

Reputation: 1611

just try this :

<TextView
        android:id="@+id/creditText"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:maxLines="6"
        android:text="
Dalton Metlzer: Lead Programer/Designer
Cole Selensky: Lead Designer/Programer 
Carson Rego: Lead Artist
Carly R: Logo Artist
Evan Swonke: Music Composer/Performer
Blake Jackson: Narator"
        android:textColor="#ffffff"
        android:textSize="20dp" />

Upvotes: 0

Anup Cowkur
Anup Cowkur

Reputation: 20563

You have given spaces between those names. I assume you want a vertical list of names centered within the page. In this case, Instead of spaces, at the end of every name, hit enter so you get a newline character. Then you can get a nice centered vertical list of names.

Upvotes: 1

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