Android C# TextView.setGravity

Question

first question here.

I am trying to develop an app using Xamarin and targetting android with C#. My problem starts when i instantize an instance of a TextView and try to manipulate it via code:

text = new TextView(context);
text.LayoutParameters = new GridView.LayoutParams(hwidth, hheight);
text.SetPadding(8, 8, 8, 8);

now i have been reading the android API and i need to change the gravity of this Textview so that the text is in the center but when i try:

text.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER); 

It simply errors saying that Android.Widget.TextView does not contain a definition for 'setGravity'. Am i missing something ridiculously simple or what?

All help appreciated!

Answer 1

As @jarvis mentioned in the Comment

TextView.Gravity = GravityFlags.Center;

This will work.

Answer 2

You have to set LAYOUT gravity instead of gravity, you can try :

params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, Gravity.CENTER);

xamarin allows you to use XML files ? If yes, you can set gravity into:

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/smiley"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
     />

Hope this help