How to center the TextView itself vertically within its parent

[Luisa]

You can center the TextView itself vertically within its parent view using:

android:gravity="center_horizontal" or setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL).

To clarify:
* android:gravity will center the text within the TextView.
* android:layout_gravity will center the TextView within its parent.

For more info see:
http://code.google.com/android/refer...ndroid:gravity

Luisa