Calling setCompoundDrawables() doesn't display the Compound Drawable

Question

After I call the setCompoundDrawables method, the compound Drawable is not shown..

Drawable myDrawable = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.btn);
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Answer 1

The Image is not shown as you didn't specify the bounds, so you have 2 options here.

1st Method

Use setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds method, as shown below

Drawable myDrawable = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.btn);
btn. setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(myDrawable, null, null, null);

2nd Method

You can apply bounds to the drawable before applying to the TextView, as shown below

Drawable myDrawable = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.btn);
myDrawable.setBounds( 0, 0, myDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth(), myDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight());
btn.setCompoundDrawables(myDrawable, null, null, null);

That's it.