Button + image - any way to specify width/height of image? - android

I defined a button with an image:
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="test"
android:drawableTop="#drawable/foo" />
Is there a way to specify the width and height, in dip, of the drawable being used? The rules for how the drawable scales aren't clear to me.
Thanks

Try using ImageButton instead of Button. In ImageButton you can use android:scaleType tag with value as "fitXY" or other, as per your need to keep a check on scaling of image.

Udayan is correct and also make sure you put image in button background, image may stretch,
better put in src. you can avoid scaling of image.

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How to show a background image resized into ImageButton size?

I have a multi level LinearLayout to show 4x6 ImageButtons for an advent calendar. But when I want to set the background of the ImageButton, it is too big. How can I set the image background to fit the ImageButton size? I want to show 24 pieces of present boxes in a nice grid.
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/buttonOne"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:layout_weight="25"
android:background="#drawable/present"
android:fontFamily="#font/christmas"
android:onClick="playOne"
android:text="1"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
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I think that what you want to do can be done changing/adding 2 things:
Its an ImageButton, so dont use the android:background property, but the android:src with the same drawable
Then add the property android:adjustViewBounds="true" which basically adjusts the image to fit the view while maintaining aspect ratio
I think that should do the trick, else you can also try
Use the android:scaleType property, I would try using fitXY but here are all the possible scale types: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ImageView.ScaleType
EDIT: Also, you might need to change your width and height properties, either specify a size in dp, use constraints, or wrap your ImageButtons in a GridLayout

ImageView set image

I use two ways to set image for imageView, by xml and by code setBackgroundResource
eg. img.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.task_learn_lock);
OR xml
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:src="#drawable/task_learn_lock"
android:contentDescription="#string/desc"
android:scaleType="centerInside" />
But the result is different, the image created by code is streched vertically. Anyone know why? I need to set a new image when the app is running. I tried to post a screen shot, but i do not have enough reputation to do so. Thanks.
Most likely it is because the default content (defined by xml) of the imageView's are different for these two approaches.
In your second method that sets the background image programmatically, I guess you should have set a default drawable image that is different from #drawable/task_learn_lock in size and aspect ratio.
Since the layout_height and layout_width of your ImageView are defined as wrap_content, the aspect ratio of your ImageView will be the same as your default src image. Therefore when you set the background image by img.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.task_learn_lock), the image will be stretched to fit the current ImageView's dimension.
It appears in your case that you want to set the content to be #drawable/task_learn_lock but not the background of your ImageView, you should use setImageResource instead of setBackgroundResource.

How to auto center crop ImageView Android?

I made a listView images. My goal that each item of my listView have the same height of 100dp. I encounter a problem that my imageView is resized automatically, but does not take the entire space of the parent.
Here is my current result and objectif result :
Does anyone know the option to add to make crop center automatically?
I am not sure if I understood correctly. It must be either of the two, that you want, I guess.
In your image view set the attribute
android:scaleType="fitXY"
to fit the ImageView completely.
You can choose
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
to crop Center.
i know it's late but maybe it would be helpful for someone coming on this question page by using android:scaleType="centerCrop" image is centered but it is cropped from all sides so it would be better to use this property instead that is fitCenter and with this use another property too to maintain the aspect ratio
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
Are you aware of the cropping options on ImageView?
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ImageView.ScaleType.html
You will just apply these as an attribute in your XML:
like:
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
in java: imageView.setScaleType(ScaleType.FIT_XY);

Android image button size constraints

In my app i let the user take a picture with a camera and then use that image as the source for an imageButton. I use android:scaleType fitCenter to scale the image down but no matter what I set for the max button height the button still doubles in size. Is there a way to constrain the size of the button after i put the picture in it?
try setting the width and height of the button to a specific dp rather than using a wrap_content
<Button
android:layout_width="10dp"
android:layout_height="10dp" />
something like that

How to create an ImageView that fills the parent height and displays an Image as big as possible?

I have an ImageView that is defined in the following way:
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/cover_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/title"
android:layout_above="#id/divider"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/image_placeholder"
android:scaleType="fitStart"/>
Now after downloading a new bitmap I change the drawable. The image now appears in the top left corner of the ImageView. Is there a way to have the image fill up the whole height that is possible and then adjust the width of the view to enable scaling the image without changing the ascpect ratio?
The image fills up all the space on a standard screen but on a WVGA Resolution the image takes only about half of the actual height of the ImageView.
If I'm understanding you correctly, what you need to use is the centerCrop scaleType. fitStart scales the image proportionally, but neither the width nor height will exceed the size of the view, and the image will, as you said, have a top|left gravity.
Using centerCrop scales the image proportionally, but causes the shortest edge of the image to match the size of the view, and if there is additional data on the long side that does not fit, it is simply cropped off. The gravity is, of course, center. The below worked for me:
<ImageView
android:src="#drawable/image_placeholder"
android:id="#+id/cover_view"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
/>
You can change scale type to fitXY via call to
imageView.setScaleType(ScaleType.FIT_XY);
simply do it in xml like
android:scaleType="fitXY"
Basically the answer here is that there is no predefined value for what you are trying to achieve. The solution is to create a Matrix that fits to your needs and call setImageMatrix(matrix) on your ImageView.

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