How do I vertically align an item within a list using relative layout?
- by Jay Askren
I am using a list view in Android 1.5 to show a list of images and text next to the image. I am trying to vertically center the text but the text is at the top of the row instead of centered. Below is my layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/row"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="10dip">
<ImageView android:id="@+id/item_image" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:paddingRight="10dip"
android:src="@drawable/default_image" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:gravity="center_vertical"/>
<TextView android:id="@+id/item_title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="@id/item_image"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
It seems strange that I need to set alignParentTop="true" when I'm trying to vertically center the text, but if I don't the text does not even show up. What am I doing wrong?
