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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) User Input Using RelativeLayouts and ImageViews

Posted by MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points

Using edit text for text input pliz help I am kind of stuck

In the layout file below, align the EditText to the top of its parent (the RelativeLayout). Hint: Check the current code for a similar example.

activity_main.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/captionField"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:hint="Enter a caption" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imageView1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:src="@drawable/grumpy_cat" />
        android:hint=aligntheEditText"/>
</RelativeLayout>

2 Answers

James Pamplona
James Pamplona
10,015 Points
James Pamplona
James Pamplona
10,015 Points

I believe what you're looking for is android:layout_alignParentTop="true"

Put this in the editText.

The android developer documentation has a nice list of the xml attributes that apply to RelativeLayouts here: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.html

Good luck.

MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points

thank you