Insert something inside a view android

Question

What i would like to do is draw a rectangle and put some dynamic text inside,this is possible?

I guess isnt,but there are any way to resolve this??

Anyway im drawing the rectangle using this example here..
rectangle -example

You will have to be a lot more precise on what you want to achieve. For example, why isn't a TextView with a border good enough? — Simon, Dec 16 '12 at 12:46
I didnt know that a border was possible in android :O Well,maybe that is my solution.. — user1866731, Dec 16 '12 at 12:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 16 '12 at 12:49

The example you are giving is rather static. You could also go for a more dynamic approach where you override the onDraw method of a View:

public class MyView extends View {
    @Override
    protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
        super.onDraw(canvas);
        Paint p = new Paint();
        p.setColor(Color.BLACK);
        canvas.drawRect(10, 10, 10, 10, p);
        p.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        canvas.drawText("Ohai!", 0, 5, 20, 20, p);
    }
}

You just then put this View on your panel where you want it. There are of course even more methods to use for this, just have a look at the Canvas class

Or you could of course just some kind of TextView you can customize (add some borders etc).

Insert something inside a view android

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