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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Pretty Little Things Positioning Text Using a Linear Layout

Posted by michal grossberg
michal grossberg
178 Points

Error

Hey there :) im getting this error : Description Resource Path Location Type Suspicious size: this will make the view invisible, probably intended for layout_height for this line: android:layout_width="0dp" --THIS android:layout_height="wrap_content" inside of a TextView In a linearLayout

1 Answer

Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points
Daniel Hartin
Daniel Hartin
18,106 Points

if you set your layout_width to 0dp (zero density pixels across) nothing will be displayed regardless of what information is entered. To remove the error you could use android:layout_width="wrap_content" or android:layout_width="match_parent".

To be honest without knowing what you are trying to achieve it is a little difficult, just try messing around with the 2 possibles above to see the difference, one will wrap the text box to the size of the content or text that is entered the other will make the text box as wide as the device it is viewed on.

michal grossberg
michal grossberg
178 Points

Thank you Daniel :) will try