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How do I right justify a TextView in a Linear Layout?

I am trying to get the TextView, "tv_amount" to stay on the right side of the screen. I have tried using android:gravity="right" but that hasn't been working for me. Anyone have any suggestions?
Image of emulator running this code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="45dp"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_icon"
android:layout_width="40sp"
android:layout_height="40sp"
android:background="#drawable/circle_border"
android:padding="6sp"
android:layout_marginLeft="6dp"
android:src="#drawable/food"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
android:text="Yummy Pizza"
android:textSize="20sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_amount"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="12dp"
android:gravity="end"
android:text="$25"
android:textSize="25sp" />
</LinearLayout>
I am expecting the transaction or "tv_amount" to stay be right justified so that end of the number is staying towards the right side of the screen.
I tried using :
android:layout_weight="0"
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:gravity="right"
but these don't seem to work obviously. I am a beginner when it comes to android development and can't seem to find any answers that have helped anywhere else. They all say to use android:gravity or some other alternative. Maybe there is something in my code that doesn't allow that.

Try it like this:
Splitting the content into left and right will result in the weight and gravity properties working. Check out this layout below.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Title"
android:textSize="20sp" />
<!--Separate layout aligned to the left, containing an image and a yummy pizza label. -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_text_left"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Text Left"
android:textSize="16sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<!--Display the pizza price on a separate label aligned to the right -->
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_text_right"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="Text Right"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:textSize="16sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

I am dumb. The issue wasn't with the code in my individual recycler view layout code. It was with my activity_main.xml. I set the recycler_view width to "wrap_content" when it should have been "match_parent." Rookie mistake.

Android - How to align a TextView text

I have the following layout for a ListView item:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="5dp">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/item_icon_image"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:src="#drawable/m" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Business Name"
android:id="#+id/item_title_text"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/item_icon_image"
android:layout_marginLeft="3dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/item_icon_image" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text="Distance"
android:id="#+id/item_distance_text"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/item_title_text"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/item_icon_image" />
</RelativeLayout>
And this is the rendered result:
As you can see there is a gap between the real text and the bottom of the image... I was expecting to have the bottom of the text matching exactly with the bottom of the image...so question is: How can I align the text to the bottom of the image?
(this also happens for the top text, but in the top instead)
EDIT:
For now I am using:
android:layout_marginBottom="-10dp"
But I wanted something more automatic, some solution that won't depend on dp or screen....but as commented, this might be impossible, because the View needs to make space for letter such as 'y', 'g' and 'j'....but I wish there could be something that will align it based on it's contents, so if there wasn't a 'g', it won't be saving this space.

You should add android:gravity="top" to your top text view and android:gravity="bottom" to your bottom text view to get the desired result.

Try this way,hope this will help you to solve your problem.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="5dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/item_icon_image"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/item_title_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Business Name"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<View
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="odp"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/item_distance_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Distance"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Do it like this to acheive the desired result:
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:text="Distance"
android:id="#+id/item_distance_text"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/item_title_text"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/item_icon_image"
android:gravity="bottom" />

How to set the max textsize in android?

<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lbd_user_pt_tag"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/lbd_user_pt"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:text="#string/leader_board_my_pt"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lbd_user_pt"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="90000"
android:textDirection="ltr" />
</RelativeLayout>
Currently I have a relative layout that is the horizonal line. And there is two textview inside . Since the length of the relative layout is too small, the 2 textview overlay or behave werid
like:
[user_pt_tag user_pt]
The problem is , I would like the user pt align right and expand to left , also , the common textsize is 20sp , if the pt overlap the tag , the size will be reduce. (the pt textview is at most 5 digits , that will no more digit than that) How to achieve that? Thanks

//try to use Linear Layout rather than Relative Layout like below
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="5dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lbd_user_pt_tag"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:text="#string/leader_board_my_pt"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lbd_user_pt"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="90000"
android:textDirection="ltr" />
</LinearLayout>

<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lbd_user_pt_tag"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:maxLength="5"//you can give the length as per your need
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/lbd_user_pt"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:text="leader_board_my_pt"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/lbd_user_pt"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="90000"
android:textDirection="ltr" />
</RelativeLayout>

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" />

How to get Side by Side textviews with one that wraps

I have a listview with a custom adapter in which I have 3 textviews, two are next to each other and one is below the others. The problem I am running into though, is when the first textview extends, it pushes the other textview off the screen.
I have not been able to successfully get this to work, here is an example of what's happening:
As you can see when the first textview gets too long, it then pushes the other text off the screen. I would like it so it wraps but the date textview is also showing. It should also be functional in horizontal view.
Here's the listview adapter code:
<RelativeLayout android:id="#+id/vw1" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal"
android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<TextView android:id="#+id/liName" android:textSize="17sp"
android:textColor="#333" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="left"
android:layout_gravity="left" />
<TextView android:id="#+id/liDate" android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#666" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="right"
android:layout_gravity="right" android:width="60sp" android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/liName" />
<TextView android:id="#+id/liNum" android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#666" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="#+id/liName" />
</RelativeLayout>

I am assuming that the text view being pushed is the liDate one.
You need to put this one before the liName in your layout and set the width to "wrap_content" and align it right. Then you lace the liName to the left of it with "fill_parent" width
So it would look like this:
<RelativeLayout android:id="#+id/vw1" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal"
android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<TextView android:id="#+id/liDate" android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#666" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:width="60sp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
<TextView android:id="#+id/liName" android:textSize="17sp"
android:textColor="#333" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/liDate" />
<TextView android:id="#+id/liNum" android:textSize="12sp"
android:textColor="#666" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="#+id/liName" />
Hope this is what you meant

The key was using "#+id/" for the first textview instead of "#id/"
This worked for me:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/listEventTypeText"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/listEventDateText"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/listEventDateText"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#id/listEventTypeText"
/>
</RelativeLayout>