change text gravity to top in Android

Question

I need to dynamically change Android text Gravity to the TOP in My ListItems. Code used for ListItem:

XML layout file:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          android:orientation="horizontal"
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="@dimen/ma_list_item_height">
                   ..............
<TextView
        android:id="@+id/driver_passage_text_view"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/ma_list_item_height"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
        android:text="Ivanov Ivan Ivanich"
        android:padding="0"
        />

I have read about Gravity and property setIncludeFontPadding, I have tried to use it but it is not working in my case, Code used :

 private void setGravityAndText(TextView textView,String text){
   if(text.length()>24){
        textView.setIncludeFontPadding(true);
        textView.setGravity(Gravity.TOP | Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
   }
    else {
       textView.setIncludeFontPadding(false);
       textView.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL | Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
   }
    textView.setText(text);

}

Horizontal alignment is working successfully, but on the top anyway doesn't work? What did I do wrong?

Please Help.

Thanks in Advance.

Post the screen shot of the view. I think it is the default padding that you mentioning here... — Triode, Oct 02 '13 at 05:58
@Abbath first remove the gravity from your layout file and try to set it dynamically only. — GrIsHu, Oct 02 '13 at 06:14

Pratik Butani · Answer 1 · 2013-10-02T06:25:49.847

Remove android:gravity from xml and change android:height="fill_parent", Try like this:

for XML:

<TextView
        android:id="@+id/driver_passage_text_view"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:text="Ivanov Ivan Ivanich"
        android:padding="0"
        />

for Java:

private void setGravityAndText(TextView textView,String text){
   if(text.length()>24){
        textView.setIncludeFontPadding(true);
        textView.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL | Gravity.TOP);
   }
    else {
       textView.setIncludeFontPadding(false);
       textView.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL | Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
   }
    textView.setText(text);

}

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 02 '13 at 05:58

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Try with EDITTEXT

<EditText 
    android:id="@+id/driver_passage_text_view"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="@dimen/ma_list_item_height"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:ellipsize="start" 
    android:maxLines="1"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:hint="Some hint text"
></EditText>

answered Oct 02 '13 at 05:58

Vaibs_Cool

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Why an EditText when the OP wants a TextView? – Nitin Sethi Oct 02 '13 at 06:02
I dunno but i had a problem like this to o..i replaced it with editext ..it solved my prob..so just a try .. And also @Abbath also try in relative layout .. – Vaibs_Cool Oct 02 '13 at 06:09

change text gravity to top in Android

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