Java tutorial
import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Canvas; import android.graphics.Color; import android.graphics.Paint; import android.view.View; public class CustomView extends View { final Paint mPaint = new Paint(); public CustomView(Context context) { super(context); mPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK); mPaint.setTextSize(30); } @Override protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) { super.onDraw(canvas); setBackgroundColor(Color.CYAN); canvas.drawText("Custom Text", 100, 100, mPaint); } }