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How to center fit image in linear layout?

I have an xml screen with three children linear layouts in a parent linear layout of vertical orientation. First child contains an image view and when running the application I can not view any image. Why? is the image size too big?? If so.. how to scale it? However Image is view able in my design tab. of android stdudio. Below is my complete code for xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_sign_up"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.example.root.my_laoder.SignUp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="centerInside"
android:src="#drawable/ty"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingTop="50dp"
>
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textPassword"
/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingTop="50dp"
>
<Button
android:text="Button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5"/>
<Button
android:text="Button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

1. Add attribute android:gravity="center_horizontal" to LinearLayout, to show ImageView in center.
2. Update ImageView width to android:layout_width="wrap_content" and remove attribute android:layout_gravity="center".
3. Use android:scaleType="fitXY" instead of android:scaleType="centerInside"
Try this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_sign_up"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/ty" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingTop="50dp">
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textPassword" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingTop="50dp">
<Button
android:text="Button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5" />
<Button
android:text="Button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
OUTPUT:

what are the dimens values for these parameters?
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
and why you are using separate linearlayout for imageView even with parent layout as linear?
kindly remove that
have you checked the size of image you are using as a background in ImageView? if size is large than probably image is pushing your rest of your views out of the screen.try to give fixed width and height let's say 100dp for both and see if you are able to see anything.
If you wanna make imageView centre horizontally use in ImagView view
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
above line of code will not work with separate linear layout for ImageView. If you are gonna use separate layout for ImageView anyway, use below line of code inside that linearlayout
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
Note: sorry I'm not able to leave a comment.

Try this for your ImageView:
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="centerInside"
android:src="#android:drawable/btn_minus" />

I think you missed scaleType of ImageView, Follow the steps to make your image center
1. Add attribute android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" to show ImageView in center.
2. Set ImageView layout_width="match_parent" and
layout_height="#dimen/fixed_height"
==> height will be fixed but width will automatically adjust
according to device size
3. and set scaleType="fitEnd" or scaleType="fitCenter"
==> fitEnd is ( Scale the image from the end of the container ) and
possible to have space on top
if image is different each time.
==> fitCenter is (Scale the image from center) and possibility to
have space in top and bottom
Example:
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/cover_image"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="#dimen/fixed_height"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:scaleType="fitEnd" />

Android: How to create a specific horizontal linear layout

I am making an app where there is a custom search bar. I want there to be a search part that is big, a spinner for region selection that is a small square, and a search button that is also a small square.
Here is what I am talking about.
The code I have right now is this:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<EditText
android:hint="#string/summoner_name"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="75"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/summoner_name"/>
<Spinner
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/regions">
</Spinner>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:id="#+id/search_button"/>
</LinearLayout>
However, this makes the search half the screen, and the button for 2/5's the screen, and the spinner for a smaller ammount. Anyone know how to accomplish this?
Thanks :)

give weight 1 to EditText android:layout_weight="1" , and remove weight tags from other components.
Also you will require to set Spinners width statically, if above doesnt work because of Spinner's width part

like this?
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="75"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/summoner_name"/>
<Spinner
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/regions"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:id="#+id/search_button"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

ScrollView, LinearLayout chaos

I today added a scrollview to my app. I wanted something like google now cards. It worked, but I want it to be fullscreen, but on the bottom. On the bottom i got a EditText and a Button and i want the scrollview to stop there, so that they are both visible. How can i do that? :s
That's my activity:
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/chat_layout"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_linkrholoorange"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".Chat"
android:text = "Now">
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true" >
<com.linkr.chat.NowLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#e3e3e3"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/card"
style="#style/nowCardStyle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="100dp"
tools:context=".Chat"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/linearLayout"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/linearLayout"/>
</com.linkr.chat.NowLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="10dp"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout">
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:ems="10"
android:id="#+id/chatTextArea"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/sendButton"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/sendButton"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/sendButton"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/scrollView"
android:enabled="false"
android:focusable="false"
android:hint="What's on your mind..."
android:visibility="visible"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/sendButton"
android:gravity="bottom"
android:background="#drawable/social_send_now"
android:onClick="sendMethod"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/scrollView"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/scrollView"/>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
<!-- The navigation drawer -->
<!--<ImageView
android:id="#+id/drawerimage"
android:layout_width="320dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:background="#drawable/desert"
android:choiceMode="singleChoice"></ImageView>-->
<ListView
android:id="#+id/drawer"
android:layout_width="320dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#F3F3F4"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:choiceMode="singleChoice"
android:hint="What's on your mind?"
android:divider="#android:color/darker_gray"
android:dividerHeight="1dp" ></ListView>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
I hope you can help me
Thanks a lot!

You haven't said what is happening so its hard to say what the problem is. However, yo make this the way it sounds you want I would suggest adding the property
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
to your LineareLayout with the EditText and the Button. See if that works. Something like
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="10dp"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"> <!-- Add this line here -->
The parent of your EditText and Button is a LinearLayout but they have properties such as these
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/sendButton"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/sendButton"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/sendButton"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/scrollView"
but these are properties of a RelativeLayout so they won't have any effect, at least not any wanted effect, on Views whos parent is a LinearLayout.
See The Docs for the properties that each ViewGroup has.

How to not overlapping with RelativeLayout

I'm trying to get a layout like this:
OK, I want the scroll to begin at the end of the first imageview and I want the scroll to finish at he start of the second imageview. I mean, I don't want imageviews to overlap the scroll. I don't know if I've explained well.
First I tried with LinearLayout but I can't align at the bottom the second ImageView. With RelativeLayout, ImageViews overlap the scroll, I can set margin-top to the scroll to solve the problem with the first ImageView, but I don't know how to solve the problem wit the second ImageView.
I also tried to use a RelativeLayout inside the LinearLayout like this:
<LinearLayout ....>
<ImageView ...></ImageView>
<ScrollView...></ScrollView>
<RelativeLayout...>
<ImageView....></ImageView>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
The second ImageView doesn't appear. I guess scroll is overlapping it.
I Would appreciate any help. Thanx you.

Use
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageViewTop"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageViewBottom"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_above="#+id/imageViewBottom"
android:layout_below="#+id/imageViewTop"
android:background="#006600" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>

In your xml, put your ListView below imageview1 and above imageView2.
Make sure to use a relativelayout as a parent.

you can do like this
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#android:color/black"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/topView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:text="top view" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_above="#+id/bottomView"
android:layout_below="#+id/topView"
android:background="#android:color/holo_red_dark" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/bottomView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:text="bottom view" />
</RelativeLayout>

Android how to overlap an ImageView on top of a LienearLayouy so that they have the same size?

Hi and thanks for any suggestion.
I need to put an ImageView to overlapp over a LinearLayout.
I have tried this:
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/background"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/backgroundimage"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:src="#drawable/gradient_box"
android:layout_gravity="center"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="center">
But this is the result I get (the ImageView shrinks to a single line)
I have tried using RelativeLayout, this is the result I get.
CLOSE, but the ImageView now expands to fill all the available space and does not "wrap content" as I need to.
The desired result would be like this:
PS: I cannot use android:background="image" because i need to change it at runtime.

You can use a Relativ Layout that contains the LinearLayout and then align the ImageView with the LinearLayout
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/background"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/backgroundimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/gradient_box"
android:layout_alignLeft="#id/linear"
android:layout_alignRight="#id/linear"
android:layout_alignTop="#id/linear"
android:layout_alignBottom="#id/linear"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:scaleType="fitCenter" />
If you just want to set the image as a background you can just set a background image for the linear layout:
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/background"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/blue" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#drawable/gradient_box"
android:layout_gravity="center">

PS: I cannot use android:background="image" because i need to change it at runtime.
Why not? Use setBackgroundResource.