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

Posted by Charles Harpke
Charles Harpke
33,986 Points

We 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>
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:TextView="layout_centerInParent"
    android:TextView="layout_centerHorizontal"/>

</RelativeLayout>

2 Answers

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Charles:

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
MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
11,782 Points
MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
MUZ140663 Question Ngwarati
11,782 Points

android:layout_centerHorizontal ="true" android:layout_centerVertical="true"

Natasha Johnson
Natasha Johnson
12,285 Points

Ngwarati, Thanks!