Android: color specific words in values/strings

Question

so I got a string like this:

<string name="colorThis">This is red.</string>

I'd like to have 'This' in red. Is there any possible way of doing so? I find out that regular XML-formatting doesn't work. Also I know how to color the full string. But a single word? Halp plz

Try out this solution [link](http://stackoverflow.com/a/34961310/2183890) — Ahsan Kamal, Jan 31 '16 at 11:05

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 17 '13 at 11:32

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You can use html for this. Try like this:

<string name="colorThis"><![CDATA[<font color="red">This is red.</font>]]></string>

or like this

<string name="colorThis"><![CDATA[<font color="#FF0000">This is red.</font>]]></string>

and then set your text like this: yourTextView.setText(Html.fromHtml(getResources().getString(R.string.colorThis)));

answered Dec 17 '13 at 11:32

Damien R.

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My xml resource is complaining about the appstrophe (building in eclipse) Why – Snake Apr 03 '14 at 00:44
You need to escape appstrophe in xml with a backslash like this: \' – Damien R. Apr 03 '14 at 07:09

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 17 '13 at 11:31

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you can try with Html.fromHtml and, of course, using an html tag. An alternative could be to use a SpannableString but, of course, you have to do it programmatically

answered Dec 17 '13 at 11:31

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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You can use SpannableStringBuilder for different colors on a string. Pls check this link

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Dec 17 '13 at 11:31

Batuhan Coşkun

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Android: color specific words in values/strings

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