How to centre drawable vertically in TextInputLayout?

Question

I have added a drawable on the left side of the TextInputLayout (as seen in TextInputEditText below) and want to add some padding below it such that it becomes centred vertically inside its parent. Is there a command or a workaround for this?

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
                android:id="@+id/contact_first_name_input_text"
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:hint="@string/contact_first_name"
                android:layout_marginEnd="8dp">

                <com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
                    android:id="@+id/contactFirstName"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:inputType="textPersonName|textCapWords"
                    android:drawableStart="@drawable/ic_person_black_24dp"
                    android:drawablePadding="8dp"
                    />

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '19 at 19:11

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Use the app:startIconDrawable attribute in your TextInputLayout to add a drawable:

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
       app:startIconDrawable="@drawable/..."

answered Oct 18 '19 at 19:11

Gabriele Mariotti

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Thank you Gabriele, I did the mistake of using android:DrawableStart in TextInputEditText! – George Oct 21 '19 at 06:20
how I can make the icon at the end of the view (in the other direction of the image you posted) ? – Amin Nov 09 '21 at 18:23
@Amin https://stackoverflow.com/a/62576309/2016562 – Gabriele Mariotti Nov 09 '21 at 22:09

How to centre drawable vertically in TextInputLayout?

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