Android UI How to - Use format string in TextView








The following code shows how to Use format string in TextView.

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  >
  <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    >
    <ImageButton android:id="@+id/format"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:src="@drawable/icon"
      />
    <EditText android:id="@+id/name"
      android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
      android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
      />
  </LinearLayout>
  <TextView android:id="@+id/result"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    />
</LinearLayout>

Java code

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  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
  not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
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  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  limitations under the License.
*/


import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.text.Html;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
  EditText name;
  TextView result;
  
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
    super.onCreate(icicle);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    
    name=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.name);
    result=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.result);
    
    ImageButton btn=(ImageButton)findViewById(R.id.format);
    
    btn.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener() {
      public void onClick(View v) {
        applyFormat();
      }
    });
  }
  
  private void applyFormat() {
    String format="My name is &lt;b&gt;%1$s&lt;/b&gt;";
    String simpleResult=String.format(format,TextUtils.htmlEncode(name.getText().toString()));
    result.setText(Html.fromHtml(simpleResult));
  }
}
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