Android: how to add Icon at the left side of the TextView

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Android Problem Overview

I want to add icon at the left side of the textView.How can I do that?

Android Solutions

Solution 1 - Android

You can use:

android:drawableLeft="@drawable/ic_launcher"

and you can also put padding between drawable and textview by

android:drawablePadding="2dp"

If you always want an icon to appear before the text, it is recommended to use drawableStart instead of drawableLeft since many languages are not read left to right.

Solution 2 - Android

You can do this using this code.

TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myTxtView);
textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(R.drawable.icon, 0, 0, 0);

Solution 3 - Android

You can use this in your XML file:

android:drawableLeft

For your TextView and specify a drawable there your want to present on the left side of it.

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