Drawable padding doesn't work

Question

I've got the following xml:

  <AutoCompleteTextView
                android:id="@+id/searchQuery"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="30dp"
                android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
                android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
                android:drawablePadding="25dp"
                android:drawableRight="@drawable/ic_search_black_18dp"
                android:ems="8"
                android:focusable="true"
                android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
                android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
                android:inputType="text" />

I want to make icon move, but drawablePadding has no effect. What is wrong?

Answer 1

drawablePadding is padding between the drawable and rest of your widget. use padding attribute to provide padding around your widget including drawable.