Calling setCompoundDrawables() doesn't display the Compound Drawable

android android-layout android-drawable
hunterp picture hunterp · Jul 6, 2011 · Viewed 78.3k times · Source

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

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

Any thoughts?

Answer

hunterp picture hunterp · Jul 6, 2011

I needed to be using setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds.

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