Extend TextView with custom font
Description
The following code shows how to extend TextView with custom font.
Example
main.xml for layout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--/* w w w . j av a2 s . c o m*/
Copyright (c) 2012 Manning
See the file license.txt for copying permission.
-->
<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<com.manning.androidhacks.hack011.view.LedTextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="88:88:88"
android:textColor="#3300ff00"
android:textSize="80sp" />
<com.manning.androidhacks.hack011.view.LedTextView
android:id="@+id/main_clock_time"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:shadowColor="#00ff00"
android:shadowDx="0"
android:shadowDy="0"
android:shadowRadius="10"
android:textColor="#00ff00"
android:textSize="80sp" />
</merge>
Java code
/*******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2012 Manning//from w w w.java 2s. c o m
* See the file license.txt for copying permission.
******************************************************************************/
package com.manning.androidhacks.hack011;
import java.util.Date;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final String DATE_FORMAT = "%02d:%02d:%02d";
private static final int REFRESH_DELAY = 500;
private final Handler mHandler = new Handler();
private final Runnable mTimeRefresher = new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
final Date d = new Date();
mTextView.setText(String.format(DATE_FORMAT, d.getHours(),
d.getMinutes(), d.getSeconds()));
mHandler.postDelayed(this, REFRESH_DELAY);
}
};
private TextView mTextView;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
mTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.main_clock_time);
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mHandler.post(mTimeRefresher);
}
@Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
mHandler.removeCallbacks(mTimeRefresher);
}
}
Custom TextView
/*******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2012 Manning/*w w w .ja v a 2 s.c o m*/
* See the file license.txt for copying permission.
******************************************************************************/
package com.manning.androidhacks.hack011.view;
import java.io.File;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.AssetManager;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class LedTextView extends TextView {
private static final String FONTS_FOLDER = "fonts";
private static final String FONT_DIGITAL_7 = FONTS_FOLDER
+ File.separator + "digital-7.ttf";
public LedTextView(Context context) {
super(context);
init(context);
}
public LedTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
init(context);
}
public LedTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
super(context, attrs, defStyle);
init(context);
}
private void init(Context context) {
AssetManager assets = context.getAssets();
final Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(assets,
FONT_DIGITAL_7);
setTypeface(font);
}
}