What's the equivalent of Modifier.align / Box.contentAlignment in Android Views?

In Classic Android, use:

android:gravity

Jetpack Compose

Modifier.align / Box.contentAlignment

Classic Android

android:gravity

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Modifier.alpha→android:alpha

Modifier.shadow→android:elevation

Modifier.align→android:layout_gravity

Modifier.visible / if (visible) { }→android:visibility

Modifier.background→android:background

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