I can not see text on the Image button?

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How to show the text on a ImageButton?

what is wrong with the xml, I can not see my text on the button

    <ImageButton
    android1:id="@+id/btnShowLocation"
    android1:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android1:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android1:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android1:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android1:contentDescription="@string/empty"
    android1:layout_marginBottom="40dp"
    android1:src="@drawable/blue_button"
    android1:background="@null"
    android1:text = "@string/here_and_now"
    android1:textColor="@string/black_color"
    android1:gravity="center"
   />

y your using android1 ? its android: not android1 – Just Variable Oct 25 '12 at 11:44 — Just Variable, Oct 25 '12 at 11:44
ok, but android1 works me – Muhammad Irfan Oct 25 '12 at 11:48 — Muhammad Irfan, Oct 25 '12 at 11:48

Ram kiran Pachigolla · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-25T12:01:35.900

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you can't use android:textfor the ImageButton. so just use a button and set background for it.

For example:

<Button 
   android1:id="@+id/btnShowLocation"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
   android:layout_width="wrap_content"
   android:layout_gravity="center"
   android:padding="10dp"
   android1:text = "@string/here_and_now"
   android:background="@drawable/blue_button"/>

edited Oct 25 '12 at 12:01

answered Oct 25 '12 at 11:32

Ram kiran Pachigolla

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why we cant use android:text ?.. We can ! – Kartik Domadiya Oct 25 '12 at 11:33
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because there is no attribute text for the image button by default.to check click [this](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ImageButton.html) – Ram kiran Pachigolla Oct 25 '12 at 11:35
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4457030/how-to-show-the-text-on-a-imagebutton got it from here :) – Kartik Domadiya Oct 25 '12 at 11:39
But I want to text to be in center of the button. drawableTop left are useless for me!! – Muhammad Irfan Oct 25 '12 at 11:46
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Then don't give any of these attributes. Just define text:"OK". It'll show in the center. – Yogesh Somani Oct 25 '12 at 11:48
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Just set the background for the button and give the text. – Ram kiran Pachigolla Oct 25 '12 at 11:50
drawableTop, drawableLeft are giving me horrible results, as my if i use drawableTop, text goes down, If i use drawableLeft, text goes right. – Muhammad Irfan Oct 25 '12 at 11:59
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so instead of drawble use background – Ram kiran Pachigolla Oct 25 '12 at 12:00
Ram kiran, I wish I can award you 100 points on it, you reply really helped me.. this is what i was trying to figure out, I was looking to center the text and no one understood me. thanks buddy. Actually, it is quiet easy in Flash and iphone, I am new to android and eclipse. – Muhammad Irfan Oct 25 '12 at 12:06

Yogesh Somani · Answer 2 · 2012-10-25T12:43:01.313

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I can't find android:text property under ImageButton tag.

You should rather use a button and use "background" property to put an image on a button.

<Button android:id="@+id/friendsListButton" android:gravity="center"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/friendsListScreen" android:background="@drawable/blue_button"/>

If you want an image on the button, just define it as above.

edited Oct 25 '12 at 12:43

answered Oct 25 '12 at 11:37

Yogesh Somani

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drawableTop, drawableLeft are giving me horrible results, as my if i use drawableTop, text goes down, If i use drawableLeft, text goes right.. – Muhammad Irfan Oct 25 '12 at 11:59
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So just don't give any drawableTop or anything. Just define the button as in my answer. Do you want an image on button or just text? – Yogesh Somani Oct 25 '12 at 12:07
I used background instead of drawable. and got the required result. – Muhammad Irfan Oct 25 '12 at 12:11

I can not see text on the Image button?

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