Support RTL for custom view

Asked Mar 09 '19 at 19:30

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I'm creating a custom EditText to append a suffix to the text with the following code:

public class EditTextWithSuffix extends AppCompatEditText {

    TextPaint textPaint = new TextPaint();
    private String suffix = "ssssss";

    @Override
    public void onDraw(Canvas c) {
        super.onDraw(c);
        int suffixXPosition = (int) textPaint.measureText(getText().toString()) + getPaddingLeft();
        c.drawText(suffix, suffixXPosition, getBaseline(), textPaint);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onFinishInflate() {
        super.onFinishInflate();
        textPaint.setColor(getCurrentTextColor());
        textPaint.setTextSize(getTextSize());
        textPaint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
    }
}

The suffix (ssssss) is correctly shown in input field for Left-to-Right langs such as English but not for RTL layouts (like Arabic or Persian).

Would you please help?

asked Mar 09 '19 at 19:30

Mahozad

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Does the suffix need to be retrievable or just visually there? – Ge3ng Mar 09 '19 at 19:40
@Ge3ng I just want it to be shown and do not need to retrieve it. – Mahozad Mar 09 '19 at 20:43
You could use a TextWatcher to see changes and then modify the text to append the suffix. It is much easier than making a custom view. – Ge3ng Mar 09 '19 at 20:46
I don't want to use a text watcher. – Mahozad Mar 09 '19 at 21:19

Support RTL for custom view

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