How to set "Text direction" to RTL in StaticView

Question

I am using a StaticLayout and using some RTL text. The problem is that it's not handling RTL well. In TextView you can set a "textDirection". is there any way to do it here too? Thanks!

@ssgr The proper tag replacement for 'rtl' is 'right-to-left'. Fixed it already :). — Paebbels, Oct 19 '15 at 17:51

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '15 at 13:29

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Try using the left-to-right mark in the string:

left-to-right mark: &lrm; or &#x200e; (U+200E)
right-to-left mark: &rlm; or &#x200f; (U+200F)

So in your string try usןמע in the following way

String rtl = "\u200F ימין לשמאל";

answered Oct 19 '15 at 13:29

galvan

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The text can be both RTL and LTR... So, should I add at runtime "\u200F"? It doesn't feel right. – roiberg Oct 19 '15 at 13:44
Have you tried yourTextCiew.setTextDirection(View.TEXT_DIRECTION_ANY_RTL); – galvan Oct 19 '15 at 13:49
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It's not a textView... Its a StaticLayout. – roiberg Oct 19 '15 at 13:57

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 23 '15 at 06:01

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I had the same problem, it solved by changing

android:layout_width="wrap_content"

to

android:layout_width="match_parent"

in TextView tag.

I hope this help.

answered Oct 23 '15 at 06:01

M.mirzaie

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As you can see, I use, and have to use, a staticLayout. not a TextView. So it's not relevant. – roiberg Oct 24 '15 at 08:17

How to set "Text direction" to RTL in StaticView

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