android:textDirection=“locale” for api 15

Question

i try to make my text aligned according to my android locale.

In my TextView I have tried:

android:textDirection="locale"

but that's for API 17 and above.

I have tried:

android:gravity=start

but my text is aligned according to the text locale and not the device locale.

how can i fix this to api 15?

Answer 1

Did you try:

android:textAlignment="viewStart"
android:layout_gravity="start"

or

android:textAlignment="viewStart"
android:gravity="start"

layout_gravity or gravity is needed for API < 17