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I have a LinearLayout containing an ImageView with fixed height, and a TextView with wrap_content height. I want the LinearLayout to grow to fit the entire TextView if the text doesn't fit on one line.

My code:

<LinearLayout android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="10dp" android:orientation="vertical"> <ImageView android:layout_width="100dp" android:layout_height="100dp" android:layout_margin="5dp" android:scaleType="fitCenter" android:src="@drawable/question_mark"/> <TextView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="center" android:singleLine="false" android:text="Some long text that doesnt fit on one line"/> </LinearLayout>

The LinearLayout in the example above doesn't resize, so I only see "Some long text" and then the rest of the TextView is hidden.

Any way to get the LinearLayout to resize according to the TextView?

I know I can use RelativeLayout and other types of layouts to achieve this, but I'm asking about a solution using LinearLayout.

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  • make width match_parent your main layout. Commented Feb 27, 2018 at 11:52
  • post your full xml file Commented Feb 27, 2018 at 12:00

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Try this :

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<LinearLayout android:layout_width="100dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="10dp" android:orientation="vertical" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <ImageView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="100dp" android:layout_margin="5dp" android:scaleType="fitCenter" android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher_background"/> <TextView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="center" android:text="Some long text that doesnt fit on one line"/> </LinearLayout>
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I changed the layout_margin on the ImageView to padding instead, so I can have the same 100dp on the LinearLayout and ImageView and still contain the ImageView inside the LinearLayout (it will be 110dp if using margin).
@BadCash I am not getting. means any issue still remains or it is fully solved??
It's fully solved, thanks. Just mentioning for others who might find this answer that they need to adjust the width to account for margins, or use padding instead.
@BadCash I think margin and padding are same in this case. instead if you want 100 dp image you can remove margin padding. padding provides space inside imageview then imageview will also 95 dp. stackoverflow.com/a/21959146/8089770

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