Get the size of a text in TextView

Question

I have a problem placing a textView at specified center's x and y coordinates. Firstly, I tried to set the text in the textView, and to move the view with the width and the height of the view from this link.

But it doesn't work, and I'd like to try something else. I'd like to know if there is a method to get the size which a specified text will take in my textView? I mean, I know the text and the textSize, how can I get the width and the height my textView will take?

Something like the method (NSString)sizeWithFont; for those who know iPhone dev.

Answer 1

Rect bounds = new Rect();  textView.getPaint().getTextBounds(textView.getText().toString(), 0, textView.getText().length(), bounds); 

bounds.width() will give you the accurate width of the text in the Text View.

Answer 2

If your textview is called tv

tv.setText("bla"); tv.measure(0, 0);       //must call measure! tv.getMeasuredHeight(); //get height tv.getMeasuredWidth();  //get width 

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