how to keep text on imageview in android?

Question

Hi all,i want to display text on image view.

Answer 1

you'll have to subclass it and overload the onDraw method, then draw on the graphic context using the paintString method.

or just overlay a label over the ImageView

Answer 2

You can create a new class derived from ImageView. Override the onDraw method, drawing the parent class first and then your own text.

Answer 3

Couldn't he just put an ImageView and a TextView in a RelativeLayout and set the layout_align properties of one of them to reference the other view so they will simply overlap each other or am I missing something? Seems more simple to me.

Answer 4

Not sure how much this would apply but if you're trying to do this (pseudo code):

<LinearLayout>
    <TextView />
    <ImageView />
</LinearLayout>

As you're discovering, you'll have issues doing that, if you change it to be this though:

<LinearLayout Background="YourImagePath">
    <TextView />
</LinearLayout>

You'll probably find that easier.

Assuming that you're not after creating a derived type and painting yourself as others are suggesting.