Android : Difference between gravity and layout_gravity
Points To Remember
There are two attributes for a View in android to align its content- gravity
- layout_gravity
The basic difference between the two is that
- android:gravity is used for child elements of the view.
- android:gravity_layout is used for this element with respect to parent view.
So, if you have a layout like
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:gravity="center" > <TextView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="50dp" android:text="EkiRas" android:textSize="22dp" android:gravity="center" /> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_gravity="center" > // Other Elements </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout>
In the above code,
- outer LinearLayout will set its child elements in center.
- TextView gravity:center will set its ocntent in center.
- inner LinearLayout will be aligned in the center of its parent, that is outer LinearLayout.
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