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How to programmatically set maxLength in Android TextView?

I would like to programmatically set maxLength property of TextView as I don’t want to hard code it in the layout. I can’t ...

June 2, 2022
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TextView bold via XML file?

Is there a way to bold the text in a TextView via XML? <TextView android:textSize="12dip" android:textAppearance="bold" -> ?? </TextView> Thanks 6 Answers 6

June 2, 2022
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How do I add a bullet symbol in TextView?

I have a TextView and I want to add a bullet symbol in my text through XML. Is it possible? 10 Answers 10

June 2, 2022
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Android Paint: .measureText() vs .getTextBounds()

I’m measuring text using Paint.getTextBounds(), since I’m interested in getting both the height and width of the text to be rendered. However, the ...

June 1, 2022
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Change the Right Margin of a View Programmatically?

Can this attribute be changed dynamically in Java code? android:layout_marginRight I have a TextView, that has to change its position some pixels to ...

June 1, 2022
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Font size of TextView in Android application changes on changing font size from native settings

I want to specify my own text size in my application, but I am having a problem doing this. When I change the ...

June 1, 2022
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Single TextView with multiple colored text

As the title says, I want to know is it possible to achieve two different colored characters in a single textview element. 20 ...

May 31, 2022
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I want a simple TextView to behave the way simple_list_item_1 in a ListView does. Here’s the XML: <TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:gravity="center" android:focusable="true" ...

May 30, 2022
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Set TextView text from html-formatted string resource in XML

I have some fixed strings inside my strings.xml, something like: <resources> <string name="somestring"> <B>Title</B><BR/> Content </string> </resources> and in my layout I’ve got ...

May 30, 2022
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How do I use a compound drawable instead of a LinearLayout that contains an ImageView and a TextView

Ran the new Lint tool against my code. It came up with a lot of good suggestions, but this one I cannot understand. ...

May 29, 2022
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