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Shanky
Shanky

Reputation: 49

How do I format a static string extracted from an xml file?

I am developing an Android app which parses an xml file from a online server and extracts a string from it and stores it in a local variable which is then displayed in a textview. I want some part of the extracted text to be displayed in Bold. How do I achieve that? I can make separate text view for only the Bold part and give it a bold attribute, but then I would have too many views and that would slow down the app.

I have access to the xml file on the server and I can make changes to it if required. Is there any way I could format the text in the xml file itself and then be displayed "as is" in the textview?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 97

Answers (2)

theelfismike
theelfismike

Reputation: 1621

When you set the text in the TextView, you can load basic HTML as well, like so:

text.setText(Html.fromHtml("Hello <b>world</b>"));

In that example, "world" would be bolded.

Upvotes: 2

asenovm
asenovm

Reputation: 6517

Try with

textView.setText(Html.fromHtml(htmlText));

If htmlText is let's say

example <strong>string</strong>

this will work.

Upvotes: 2

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