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What is the difference between gravity and layout_gravity in Android?

August 29, 2022 by Tarik

Their names should help you: android:gravity sets the gravity of the contents (i.e. its subviews) of the View it’s used on. android:layout_gravity sets the gravity of the View or Layout relative to its parent. And an example is here.

What is the difference between match_parent and fill_parent?

August 28, 2022 by Tarik

They’re the same thing (in API Level 8+). Use match_parent. FILL_PARENT (renamed MATCH_PARENT in API Level 8 and higher), which means that the view wants to be as big as its parent (minus padding) … fill_parent: The view should be as big as its parent (minus padding). This constant is deprecated starting from API Level … Read more