How to enter RTL string for Android TextView

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I have an Android application which I wrote for english language now I want to convert it to farsi/persian language. I want to know how can i type persian text for the TextView text.How can i maintain both the english and persian String.xml.please help.

cheers Zolf

Locale locale = new Locale("fa-IR"); 
    Locale.setDefault(locale); 
    Configuration config = new Configuration(); 
    config.locale = locale; 
    getBaseContext().getApplicationContext().getResources().updateConfiguration(config, null);

where do i put this code,now i put this code in the OnCreate and it does not change the text of the TextView to persian

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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For showing correct form of Persian characters use this solution.

Update

And for changing current resources that is loaded in your UI:

tf = Farsi.GetFarsiFont(this);

tvTitle01 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvTitle01);
tvTitle01.setTypeface(tf);
tvTitle01.setText(Farsi.Convert(tvTitle01.getText().toString()));

edited May 23 '17 at 11:45

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answered Jun 30 '12 at 07:46

Bob

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thanks for your comment.I had a look at that link and it works good for EditText and creating it from code. what I have is that my activity UI is build using xml and I want to put persian text for TextView which is in the xml file.how do i do it. – ZAJ Jun 30 '12 at 08:12
cheers,one question now my TextView looks like this in the xml file. – ZAJ Jun 30 '12 at 08:25
select an id for your view like this: `android:id="@+id/tvTitle01` – Bob Jun 30 '12 at 08:33
cheers mate it worked as expected. one thing,I have 2 folder values and values-fa. in the values folder i have eng text and in the fa folder i have persian text,but the problem is that the persian String.xml is not getting called.am i missing something. – ZAJ Jun 30 '12 at 08:33
` ` – Bob Jun 30 '12 at 08:33
'System.out.println("My locale::"+Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage()); Locale locale = new Locale("fa"); Locale.setDefault(locale); Configuration config = new Configuration(); config.locale = locale; getBaseContext().getResources().updateConfiguration(config, getBaseContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics()); Toast.makeText(this, "Locale in Persian !", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); System.out.println("My locale::"+Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage());' – ZAJ Jun 30 '12 at 08:34
Maybe your device does not support Persian language. – Bob Jun 30 '12 at 08:35
i am testing on the emulator,but in the System.out.println i get this "My locale::English My locale::فارسی " – ZAJ Jun 30 '12 at 08:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 27 '13 at 18:38

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Android has built-in mechanism of localization.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/localization.html

you can create the different folder of values as per language and can keep different string.xml file for each language. Example:

res/values/strings.xml Contains English text for all the strings that the application uses, including text for a string named title.

res/values-fr/strings.xml Contain French text for all the strings, including title.

res/values-ja/strings.xml Contain Japanese text for all the strings except title.

If your Java code refers to R.string.title, here is what will happen at runtime:

If the device is set to any language other than French, Android will load title from the res/values/strings.xml file.

If the device is set to French, Android will load title from the res/values-fr/strings.xml file.

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answered Jun 30 '12 at 05:51

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thanksfor your comments.where do to set the language of the device.for e.g. i want to use persian/farsi font. – ZAJ Jun 30 '12 at 06:05
by code : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9679574/android-is-there-any-way-to-change-the-default-language-of-android-to-new-lang – Dheeresh Singh Jun 30 '12 at 06:07
I have a TextView and want to change its text to persian text.how can i do it. in the String.xml when i change the english text to the perisan text it puts spaces between the character,this i am testing on gingerbread 2.3.3 – ZAJ Jun 30 '12 at 06:28
sorry but not have idea about this, can try http://translate.google.co.in/?hl=en&tab=wT – Dheeresh Singh Jun 30 '12 at 06:32

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