[android] How to show the text on a ImageButton?

I have an ImageButton and I want to show a text and an image on it. But when I try on emulator:

<ImageButton 
    android:text="OK" 
    android:id="@+id/buttonok" 
    android:src="@drawable/buttonok"
    android:layout_width="match_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

I get the image but without the text. How can I show the text? Please help me!

Best way:

<Button 
android:text="OK" 
android:id="@+id/buttonok" 
android:background="@drawable/buttonok"
android:layout_width="match_parent" 
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

You can use a LinearLayout instead of using Button it's an arrangement i used in my app

 <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="20dp"
        android:background="@color/mainColor"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:padding="10dp">

        <ImageView
            android:layout_width="50dp"
            android:layout_height="50dp"
            android:background="@drawable/ic_cv"
            android:textColor="@color/offBack"
            android:textSize="20dp" />

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="10dp"
            android:text="@string/cartyCv"
            android:textColor="@color/offBack"
            android:textSize="25dp" />

    </LinearLayout>

Here is the solution

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/buttons_line1"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <ImageButton
        android:id="@+id/btn_mute"
        android:src="@drawable/btn_mute"
        android:background="@drawable/circle_gray"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="60dp"/>
    <ImageButton
        android:id="@+id/btn_keypad"
        android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
        android:src="@drawable/btn_dialpad"
        android:background="@drawable/circle_gray"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="60dp"/>
    <ImageButton
        android:id="@+id/btn_speaker"
        android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
        android:src="@drawable/btn_speaker"
        android:background="@drawable/circle_gray"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="60dp"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
    android:layout_below="@+id/buttons_line1"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <TextView
        android:text="mute"
        android:clickable="false"
        android:textAlignment="center"
        android:textColor="@color/Grey"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
    <TextView
        android:text="keypad"
        android:clickable="false"
        android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
        android:textAlignment="center"
        android:textColor="@color/Grey"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
    <TextView
        android:text="speaker"
        android:clickable="false"
        android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
        android:textAlignment="center"
        android:textColor="@color/Grey"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</LinearLayout>

you can use a regular Button and the android:drawableTop attribute (or left, right, bottom) instead.

ImageButton can't have text (or, at least, android:text isn't listed in its attributes).

The Trick is:

It looks like you need to use Button (and look at drawableTop or setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(int,int,int,int)).

Actually, android:text is not an argument accepted by ImageButton but, If you're trying to get a button with a specified background (not android default) use the android:background xml attribute, or declare it from the class with .setBackground();

It is technically possible to put a caption on an ImageButton if you really want to do it. Just put a TextView over the ImageButton using FrameLayout. Just remember to not make the Textview clickable.

Example:

<FrameLayout>
    <ImageButton
        android:id="@+id/button_x"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:background="@null"
        android:scaleType="fitXY"
        android:src="@drawable/button_graphic" >
    </ImageButton>

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:clickable="false"
        android:text="TEST TEST" >
    </TextView>
</FrameLayout>

Best way to show Text on button(with image)

Your Question: How to show text on imagebutton?

Answer: You can not display text with imageButton. Method that tell in Accepted answer also not work.

because

If you use android:drawableLeft="@drawable/buttonok" then you can not set drawable in center of button.

If you use android:background="@drawable/button_bg" then color of your drawable will be changed.

In android world there are thousands of option to do this. But here i provide best alternate according to my point of view. (see below)

Solution: Use cardView with LinearLayout

Your drawable/image use in LinearLayout because it shows in center. And with help of textView you can set text on this. We makes cardView background to transparent.

<androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="99dp"
                android:layout_margin="16dp"
                app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/transparent"
                app:cardElevation="0dp"
                app:cardUseCompatPadding="true">
                <LinearLayout
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:background="@drawable/your_selected_image"
                    >

                    <TextView
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="match_parent"
                        android:text="Happy Coding"
                        android:textSize="33sp"
                        android:gravity="center"
                        >
                    </TextView>

                </LinearLayout>
            </androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

here i explain some terms:

app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/transparent" for make transparent background of cardView

app:cardElevation="0dp" for hide evelation lines around cardView

app:cardUseCompatPadding="true" its provide actual size of cardView. Always use this when you use cardView

set your image/drawable in LinearLayout as a background.

Sorry, for my Bad English.

Happy Coding:)

I solved this by putting the ImageButton and TextView inside a LinearLayout with vertical orientation. Works great!

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/linLayout"
    android:layout_width="80dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <ImageButton
        android:id="@+id/camera_ibtn"
        android:layout_width="60dp"
        android:layout_height="60dp"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:background="@drawable/camera" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView2"
        android:layout_width="80dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="@string/take_pic"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

</LinearLayout>

Heres a nice circle example:

drawable/circle.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="oval">

    <solid
        android:color="#ff87cefa"/>

    <size
        android:width="60dp"
        android:height="60dp"/>
</shape>

And then the button in your xml file:

<Button
    android:id="@+id/btn_send"
    android:layout_width="60dp"
    android:layout_height="60dp"
    android:background="@drawable/circle"
    android:text="OK"/>

Guys I need to develop the setting and logout button, I used the below code.

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/imageViewLogout"
        android:layout_width="100dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_margin="@dimen/size_30dp"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:text="Settings"
        android:drawablePadding="10dp"
        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:drawableTop="@drawable/logout" />