Center ImageView inside another ImageView in Android

Question

Well I have to fit one ImageView inside another one. It is smaller and has to be exactly at the center. I have both images scaled for different screen resolutions but I can test

Answer 1

You cannot put an imageView inside another. Hope the following code will be helpful for you.

<LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:background="@drawable/background_image"
        android:gravity="center" >

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/imageView1"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:src="@drawable/image_on_center" />

    </LinearLayout>

Answer 2

Use RelativeLayout and then use android:layout_centerInParent="true" remember the order you add the ImageViews will decide what is on top :)

Answer 3

try this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >

  <RelativeLayout
   android:layout_width="250dp"
   android:layout_height="250dp"  >

   <ImageView 
       android:id="@+id/base"
       android:layout_height="250dp"
       android:layout_width="250dp"
       android:src="@drawable/home"
       android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
       android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />

    <ImageView 
       android:id="@+id/center"
       android:layout_height="150dp"
       android:layout_width="150dp"   
       android:src="@drawable/home"
       android:layout_centerInParent="true"
      android:layout_centerVertical="true"   />
 </RelativeLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

Answer 4

Try this:

android:layout_gravity="center"