Java Development

[rgelb1]

I want to center the text in a label.  The label takes up all the width of the screen, but the text inside it won't center.

LabelField lbl = new LabelField("center this", LabelField.USE_ALL_WIDTH | LabelField.FIELD_HCENTER);

Am I missing something massively simple?

Thanks.

[MSohm]

Please ensure that the manager the field has been added to is also using the USE_ALL_WIDTH style.  Otherwise it could be restricting the field's width.

[rgelb1]

I am just adding it to the form itself (e.g. which inherits from MainScreen).  I assume that's using USE_ALL_WIDTH since all other elements on the screen take up full width.

[peter_strange · Accepted solution]

Try this:

LabelField lbl = new LabelField("center this", LabelField.USE_ALL_WIDTH | DrawStyle.HCENTER);

[bo]

Note that if you don't use USE_ALL_WIDTH the label could be cut off.  Just spent hours trying to figure out why the label was being cropped and that was the reason!