Position a view after the last word of a multiline TextView

Question

I would like to locate a view just after the last word of a (potentially) multi-line TextView.

For example, the TextView might be two lines, with the second line being about half as long as the TextView's width. How do I locate a View just after the last word?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2160619/android-ellipsize-multiline-textview — Mehul, Jun 06 '12 at 12:29

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '12 at 12:19

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You can use a StaticLayout to measure the width of your text lines and place your other view at the absolute position of the the second line length.

Alternatively you could use HTML in your TextView to place some elements inside your view.

myTextView.setText(Html.fromHtml("<h2>Title</h2><br><p>Description here</p>"));

Supported html tags: http://commonsware.com/blog/Android/2010/05/26/html-tags-supported-by-textview.html

answered Jun 06 '12 at 12:19

Moritz

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Thanks, I've looked into it and it definitely is the way to go. – arturh Jun 07 '12 at 14:47
Please sir, is this still relevant in 2022 sir or is there a clean/better way to achieve it? – Michaël Randria Feb 04 '22 at 17:28

Position a view after the last word of a multiline TextView

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