Image Buttons are used in many android applications for performing some actions. Some of the users of mobile applications sometimes are not aware of the images which are present on that specific buttons. So for informing the user about that button we also add a simple text to our button so that the user will get to know what is the use of the button. In this article, we will take a look at How to Combine Text and Image on a Button or Image Button in Android. A sample video is given below to get an idea about what we are going to do in this article.
Note: This Android article covered in both Java and Kotlin languages.
Step by Step Implementation
Step 1: Create a New Project in Android Studio
To create a new project in Android Studio please refer to How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio.
Step 2: Working with the activity_main.xml file
Navigate to app > res > layout > activity_main.xml and add the code below. Comments are added in the code to get to know in detail.
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><LinearLayout android:id="@+id/idRLContainer" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <!--on below line we are creating a text for our app--> <TextView android:id="@+id/idTVHeading" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="20dp" android:gravity="center" android:padding="10dp" android:text="Combine Text and Image on a Button or ImageButton" android:textAlignment="center" android:textColor="@color/black" android:textSize="20sp" android:textStyle="bold" /> <!--on below line we are creating a text for our app--> <TextView android:id="@+id/idTVHead1" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="20dp" android:padding="4dp" android:text="Simple Button" android:textAlignment="center" android:textSize="20sp" android:textStyle="bold" /> <!--on below line we are creating a simple button--> <Button android:id="@+id/idSimpleBtn" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center" android:drawableTop="@drawable/ic_android" android:drawablePadding="20dp" android:text="Android" android:textAllCaps="false" android:textStyle="bold" /> <!--on below line we are creating a text for image button--> <TextView android:id="@+id/idTVHead2" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_margin="20dp" android:padding="4dp" android:text="Image Button" android:textAlignment="center" android:textSize="20sp" android:textStyle="bold" /> <!--on below line we are creating a frame layout for overlapping views--> <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/idFrame" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center"> <!--on below line we are creating an image button--> <ImageButton android:id="@+id/idImgBtn" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@color/purple_200" android:padding="10dp" android:src="@drawable/ic_android" /> <!--on below line we are creating a text for our image button--> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="center" android:layout_marginTop="45dp" android:clickable="false" android:text="Android" android:textColor="@color/white" android:textStyle="bold" /> </FrameLayout> </LinearLayout> |
Step 3: Working with the MainActivity file
Navigate to app > java > your app’s package name > MainActivity file and add the below code to it. Comments are added in the code to get to know in detail.
Kotlin
package com.gtappdevelopers.kotlingfgproject import android.os.Bundleimport android.widget.Buttonimport android.widget.ImageButtonimport android.widget.Toastimport androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() { // on below line creating a variable. lateinit var simpleBtn: Button lateinit var imgBtn: ImageButton override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) setContentView(R.layout.activity_main) // on below line we are initializing our variables. simpleBtn = findViewById(R.id.idSimpleBtn) imgBtn = findViewById(R.id.idImgBtn) // on below line we are adding click listener // for our simple button simpleBtn.setOnClickListener { // on below line we are displaying a toast message. Toast.makeText(this, "This is a simple button", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show() } // on below line we are adding click listener // for our image button imgBtn.setOnClickListener { // on below line we are displaying a toast message. Toast.makeText(this, "This is a image button", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show() } }} |
Java
package com.gtappdevelopers.kotlingfgproject; import android.os.Bundle;import android.view.View;import android.widget.Button;import android.widget.ImageButton;import android.widget.Toast;import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { // on below line we are creating variables. private Button simpleBtn; private ImageButton imgBtn; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); // on below line we are initializing our variables. simpleBtn = findViewById(R.id.idSimpleBtn); imgBtn = findViewById(R.id.idImgBtn); // on below line we are adding click listener // for our simple button simpleBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // on below line we are displaying a toast message. Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "This is a simple button", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } }); // on below line we are adding click listener for our image button imgBtn.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // on below line we are displaying a toast message. Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "This is a image button", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } }); }} |
Now run your application to see the output of it.
Output:
