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BArtWell
BArtWell

Reputation: 4044

How to play animated GIF in TextView?

I'm using TextView for displayng text with GIF images:

Html.ImageGetter imageGetter=new Html.ImageGetter imageGetter() {
    public Drawable getDrawable(String source) {
        return getDrawableFromSd(String source);
    }
}
mtTextView.setText(Html.fromHtml(text,imageGetter,null));

Some files are animated, but it doesn't animate when displaying in TextView. How to display it with animation?

Upvotes: 9

Views: 4477

Answers (2)

Hitesh Sahu
Hitesh Sahu

Reputation: 45090

You can use Glide to display gif rather than using WebView. its as simple as

Glide.with(context)
    .load(gifImageUrl)
    .asGif()
    .placeholder(R.drawable.loading)
    .crossFade()
    .into(imageView);

gif support glise

You may also like to read this post :- http://inthecheesefactory.com/blog/get-to-know-glide-recommended-by-google/en

Upvotes: 8

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006944

How to play animated GIF in TextView?

You don't. Android has little support for animated GIFs, and definitely not via an ImageSpan in a TextView.

But how to display text with animated smiles in ListView's item another way?

Most likely, you don't.

You are welcome to try an AnimationDrawable when you create your ImageSpan. Or, you are welcome to try something like a LevelListDrawable, where you "animate" it yourself by switching between levels on a periodic basis.

Upvotes: 10

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