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The document provides a guide on creating and using TextView in Android applications, including a sample XML layout and commonly used attributes. It lists various attributes such as 'android:id', 'android:text', and 'android:textColor' that can be used to customize TextView. Additionally, it includes an example of an activity that sets text for a TextView in Java code.

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Text View

The document provides a guide on creating and using TextView in Android applications, including a sample XML layout and commonly used attributes. It lists various attributes such as 'android:id', 'android:text', and 'android:textColor' that can be used to customize TextView. Additionally, it includes an example of an activity that sets text for a TextView in Java code.

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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");
}
}

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