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Justin Mamaril
3,895 PointsOnce I add an ImageView, how can I use the src attribute to locate the images in the drawable folder instead of mipmap?
I understand that I could put the images in the mipmap folder, but I would like to try and add images properly, so I need some help because I cannot see the images when I try and click the ... button in the ImageView src attribute when I am in design view. I tried doing this with in text view, but it still isn't working. Thanks in advance!
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsThanks for asking me to help answer this but I know nothing about Mipmap, I'm afraid.
Sorry - hope you get it sorted.
Steve.
James Simshaw
28,738 PointsHello,
Where exactly have you put your images(ie res/drawable-mdpi)? If you have them there, you should be able to reference them. Do you have your code on Github so that we can look at your directory structure? Otherwise, a screenshot might be enough to provide some more assistance.
Justin Mamaril
3,895 PointsHere are some screenshots on Google Drive. I hope this helps in some way.
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James Simshaw
28,738 PointsHello,
You have the drawable-qualifier folders as a subfolder of drawable, they need to be at the same level as your drawable folder. Similar to how your mipmap directories are at the same level as the drawable folder.
Justin Mamaril
3,895 PointsYes! That worked! Thanks James.
Georgi Koemdzhiev
12,610 PointsGeorgi Koemdzhiev
12,610 PointsYeah, good question. I tried to add images manually to the drawable fonder using file explorer on Windows and when I went back to Android Studio the 4 folders with the different resolutions weren't there. I red online that we are supposed to put only the app icons in the mipmap folder and nothing else.