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Adjust TextView to Vertically center in LinearLayout (horizental)

I have four TextView in LinearLayout with orientation="horizontal". Below in image, I want my fourth TextView to vertically center with respect to other views, In simple words, I want to move my fourth TextView a little bit up so it looks like in the center. I tried to add layout:gravity and margins but its not working.
Here is the code:
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/tv_amenities"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/tv_main_feature_LL"
android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/rating_background"
android:drawableTop="#drawable/ic_food_and_restaurant"
android:padding="3dp"
android:text="Resturant"
android:textAppearance="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
android:background="#drawable/rating_background"
android:drawableTop="#drawable/ic_tv_black_24dp"
android:padding="3dp"
android:text="LCD Tv"
android:textAppearance="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
android:background="#drawable/rating_background"
android:drawableTop="#drawable/ic_local_parking_black_24dp"
android:padding="3dp"
android:text="Parking"
android:textAppearance="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_plus_amenities"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="15dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:background="#drawable/round_background"
android:text="+15"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
</LinearLayout>

You could easily do that by adding android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" and removing your margin bottom.
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_plus_amenities"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="15dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:background="#drawable/round_background"
android:text="+15"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />

Add this prop to your #+id/tv_amenities LinearLayout
android:gravity="center_vertical"

Use android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" attribute in your TextView's

I checked your code inside a constraint layout and it's fine.
All I changed is in your last TextView:
android:layout_gravity="center"
Or
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
The layout_gravity=center looks the same as
layout_gravity=center_horizontal here because they are in a vertical
linear layout. You can't center vertically in this case, so
layout_gravity=center only centers horizontally.
This link can help you to fix your issue in LinearLayout or RelativeLayout.
You might find this link useful:What is the difference between gravity and layout_gravity in Android?

Android Text View - Top and Bottom edges clipped off

Somebody can please explain this?
Why the third TextView is weird?
The definitions for the 2 lines before are the same, and I haven't touched the style with java...
Edit: I've added the XML Layout file.
The XML:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/rl"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="top" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/quadEqu"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:text="#string/quadequ"
android:textSize="27sp" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/closeBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="30dp"
android:text="#string/close"
android:onClick="close" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/stepOne"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/quadEqu"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:text="#string/quadEquForm"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/stepTwo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/stepOne"
android:layout_below="#+id/stepOne"
android:text="#string/quadEquForm"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/stepThree"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/stepOne"
android:layout_below="#+id/stepTwo"
android:text="#string/quadEquForm"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</RelativeLayout>

It's a strange behaviour.
Try to set the content of the 'stepTwo' to the 'stepThree'.
If the same issue appeared, so the problem from the TextView.
You should check if you modify the padding of 'stepThree' textView programmatically.

In android Text View, when you try to render the subscript, the text gets clipped at the top and bottom. To avoid this, you can try to set the text from HTML.
Example.
stepThree.setText(Html.fromHtml("Some text<sup><small>1</small></sup>"));
stepThree.setText(Html.fromHtml(
"HCO<sub><small><small>3</small></small></sub>));
Refer this link for more details.
Android TextView's subscript being clipped off
Subscript and Superscript a String in Android

You need to change android:layout_height for the TextView (for all 3 is better).
<TextView
android:id="#+id/stepOne"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/quadEqu"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:text="#string/quadEquForm"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/stepTwo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/stepOne"
android:layout_below="#+id/stepOne"
android:text="#string/quadEquForm"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/stepThree"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/stepOne"
android:layout_below="#+id/stepTwo"
android:text="#string/quadEquForm"
android:textSize="18sp" />

Limit the text in TextView

I have a textview Which Contains some text changes dynamically within the UI like below
layout:
<TableRow android:weightSum="2" >
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/archive"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_marginRight="90dp"
android:background="#drawable/archive" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/facebook"
android:layout_width="-200dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/facebook" />
</TableRow>
<TableRow android:layout_marginTop="2dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/titlename1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
android:text="#string/nowplaying"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textStyle="bold|italic" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/titlename"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:ellipsize="none"
android:gravity="right"
android:maxEms="25"
android:maxLines="1"
android:scrollHorizontally="false"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="11dp" />
</TableRow>
<TableRow android:layout_marginTop="2dp" >
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/mainlayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="0dp"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/playbtn"
android:layout_width="30dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:background="#drawable/play" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/pausebtn"
android:layout_width="30dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:background="#drawable/pause" />
</FrameLayout>
<SeekBar
android:id="#+id/seekBar1"
android:layout_width="500dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/mainlayout"
android:layout_marginLeft="-203dp"
android:layout_marginRight="0dp" />
</TableRow>
My Problem is that when i execute my Program,my layout output:
Imagebutton1 ImageButton2
NowPlaying: SongDetails
Play/Pause SeekBar
Problem is If my SongDetails text lenght Contains 2 or 3 lines My layout is getting Disturbed?Could any one Suggest?My Requirement is to limit the text like
Song Detailssss etc......in a Same Row

Simply use android:singleLine="true", and android:ellipsize="end". So You need to update TextView code as
<TextView
.....
....
android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true" />
Refrences :
android:singleLine
android:ellipsize

try to use
android:singleLine="true"
in your textview
also you can set marquee.
Note that this marquee will work if your text line is longer then your screen size only.

Try setting android:ellipsize paremeter to "end"
Like this
android:ellipsize="end"

Try setting android:ellipsize paremeter to "end" if you want to trim the content at the end.
android:ellipsize="end"

Just remove wrap_content. That should work(haven't tried it myself recently, but I used it a couple of months ago).
Otherwise, you could cut the text manually in Java, and cut it at the first newline found.

Aligning in Relatively Layouts

I have this layout inside of a RelativeLayout:
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/llWatchItemCommentButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/myMasterCat_Item"
style="#style/DropShadowEffect"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_weight="99"
android:shadowColor="#ffffff"
android:text="Item"
android:textColor="#515b61"
android:textSize="22sp" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/bFollowComment"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/featured_button_selector"
android:padding="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/comment" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/myMastCat_Cat"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/llWatchItemCommentButton"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/llWatchItemCommentButton"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="MasterCat"
android:textColor="#666"
android:textSize="16sp" />
Essentially, if that TextView in the Layout becomes two lines, it will overlap with the TextView positioned below theLinearLayout`.
Is there an attribute perhaps that could correct this? As in, I want the bottom TextView to be below the entire LinearLayout at all times, even if it begins to grow. Right now, the position appears fixed.

Have you tried the following:
<TextView
android:id="#+id/myMastCat_Cat"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/llWatchItemCommentButton" //add this line in
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/llWatchItemCommentButton"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/llWatchItemCommentButton"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="MasterCat"
android:textColor="#666"
android:textSize="16sp" />

android - align a textview to the center of another view

i have some imagebuttons and each one has a corresponding textview, i'd like to align those textview's to the center of their corresponding imageview, i mean, like is seen on the app drawer...
!-----!
!icon !
!_____!
app name
this is my code, i'm using a RelativeLayout
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/blog_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/logo_img"
android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
android:layout_marginTop="51dp"
android:background="#null"
android:contentDescription="#string/blog_desc"
android:src="#drawable/blog" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blog_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/blog_button"
android:layout_below="#+id/blog_button"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="#string/blog_desc" />

Wrap that in a LinearLayout and center the children, like so:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/logo_img"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/blog_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#null"
android:contentDescription="#string/blog_desc"
android:src="#drawable/blog" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blog_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="#string/blog_desc" />
</LinearLayout>

Old post but if this can help I think it's not necessary to add an additional container.
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/blog_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/logo_img"
android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
android:layout_marginTop="51dp"
android:background="#null"
android:contentDescription="#string/blog_desc"
android:src="#drawable/blog" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blog_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/blog_button"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/blog_button"
android:layout_below="#+id/blog_button"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="-20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="-20dp"
android:text="#string/blog_desc" />
It's work for me.

If a the TextView can be transparent then this can be achieved with a single View
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Test string"
android:drawableTop="#android:drawable/btn_star"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:textSize="10sp"
/>

If your views in RelativeLayout follow these steps:
1- wrap your view that wants to be aligned in the center of target view in Framelayout.
2- move all layout attributes to FrameLayout.
3- set layout_align_top and layout_align_bottom (or start and end if horizontal) to target view.
4- set layout_gravity to center_vertical (or horizontal) to child of Frame layout
Result:
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/yourView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0">
<RatingBar
android:id="#+id/masseur_rating_bar"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="16dp"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:isIndicator="true"
android:progressDrawable="#drawable/ic_selector_rating_bar"
android:rating="#{masseurItem.rate}"
android:scaleX="0.8"
android:scaleY="0.8"
tools:rating="4.5" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/rate_text_view"
style="#style/BodyTextViewStyle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_toEndOf="#id/masseur_rating_bar"
android:text="#{String.valueOf(masseurItem.rate)}"
android:textSize="12sp"
tools:text="4.5" />
</RelativeLayout>