Overlay over an ImageView on Android

Question

So I have a list of images that come from the web, I don\'t know which color are they and I want to place a text over the ImageView.

My idea is to place the ImageView, a

Answer 1

You do not have to use a gradient drawable file or set it in your xml.. you can do this pragmatically using GradientDrawable Class as explained in this related Question (Create a radial gradient programmatically) then set it as a background for a layout that covers your ImageView, this gives you ability to use different colors and orientations