Android TextView
Create a TextView in Layout File
Following is the sample way to define TextView control in XML layout file in android
application.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/and
roid"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:text="Welcome to GGSP"
android:textColor="#86AD33"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
Android TextView Attributes
The following are some of the commonly used attributes related to TextView control in
android applications.
Attribute Description
android: id It is used to uniquely identify the control
android:autoLink It will automatically found and convert URLs and email
addresses as clickable links.
android: ems It is used to make the textview be exactly this many ems wide.
android:hint It is used to display the hint text when text is empty
android:width It makes the TextView be exactly this many pixels wide.
Attribute Description
android:height It makes the TextView be exactly this many pixels tall.
android:text It is used to display the text.
android:textColor It is used to change the color of the text.
android:gravity It is used to specify how to align the text by the view's x and y-
axis.
android:maxWidth It is used to make the TextView be at most this many pixels
wide.
android:minWidth It is used to make the TextView be at least this many pixels wide.
android:textSize It is used to specify the size of the text.
android:textStyle It is used to change the style (bold, italic, bolditalic) of text.
android:textAllCaps It is used to present the text in all CAPS
android:typeface It is used to specify the Typeface (normal, sans, serif,
monospace) for the text.
android:textColor It is used to change the color of the text.
android:textColorHighlight It is used to change the color of text selection highlight.
android:textColorLink It is used to change the text color of links.
android:inputType It is used to specify the type of text being placed in text fields.
android:fontFamily It is used to specify the fontFamily for the text.
android:editable If we set, it specifies that this TextView has an input method.
Android TextView Example
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/and
roid"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dp">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:text="Welcome to GGSP"
android:textColor="#86AD33"
android:textSize="20dp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="15dp"
android:textAllCaps="true" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Welcome to GGSP"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:background="#7F3AB5"
android:layout_marginBottom="15dp"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:autoLink="email|web"
android:text="For more details visit http://ggsf.edu.in" />
</LinearLayout>
MainActivity.java
package com.example.textviewexample;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView2);
tv.setText("Welcome to GGSP");
}
}
