Resource String Color not working programmatically in Android

Question

string.xml Here is my string

<string name="bullet_text"><font color="#38d98a">●</font>\t\tCucumber Detox Water (1 glass)\n<font color="#38d98a">●</font>\t\tSkimmed Milk (1 glass)\n<font color="#38d98a">●</font>\t\tPeas Poha (1.5 katori)</string>

When this string is used in xml it works perfectly but when using this string programmatically then it does not works

xml code

<TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/bullet_text"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        />

Working Perfectly

Kotlin Code

 val textView:TextView = findViewById(R.id.textView)
 textView.text = getString(R.string.bullet_text)

Not Working Perfectly

try [Like This](https://stackoverflow.com/a/2116191/4168607). — ADM, Sep 16 '21 at 12:18

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '21 at 13:02

Now It Works Answer is here thanks @ADM and @Rasheed for commenting help

strings.xml

<string name="bullet_text"><![CDATA[<font color="#38d98a">●</font>\t\tCucumber Detox Water (1 glass)<br/><font color="#38d98a">●</font>\t\tSkimmed Milk (1 glass)<br/><font color="#38d98a">●</font>\t\tPeas Poha (1.5 katori)]]></string>

Kotlin code

val textView: TextView = findViewById(R.id.textView)
        textView.text = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
            Html.fromHtml(getString(R.string.hello_worldRed), Html.FROM_HTML_MODE_COMPACT)
        } else {
            Html.fromHtml(getString(R.string.hello_worldRed))
        }

Output

Please use HtmlCompat instead of Html to not do this check by yourself. — Ben-J, Dec 14 '22 at 17:05

Hassan · Answer 2 · 2021-09-16T15:16:55.660

1

you can use SpannableString to set bullet before your string :

val string = SpannableString("Text with\nBullet point")
        string.setSpan(
            BulletSpan(40, Color.GREEN, 20),
            10,
            22,
            Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
        )
        binding.textView.text = string

here is the result

Also see this->BulletSpan

UPDATE

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28) {

    val string = SpannableString("Text with\nBullet point")
    string.setSpan(
        BulletSpan(40, Color.GREEN, 20),
        10,
        22,
        Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
    )
    binding.textView.text = string
}else {
        // your own code
    }

edited Sep 16 '21 at 15:16

answered Sep 16 '21 at 13:13

Hassan

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it does not work bellow API Level 28 – Yaqoob Bhatti Sep 16 '21 at 15:05
1

@Yaqoob Bhatti now its ok – Hassan Sep 16 '21 at 15:19

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 16 '21 at 12:27

0

You can use custom style instead of string
<style name="CustomFontStyle">
    <item name="android:layout_width">fill_parent</item>
    <item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
    <item name="android:capitalize">characters</item>
    <item name="android:typeface">monospace</item>
    <item name="android:textSize">12pt</item>
    <item name="fontFamily">your font</item>
    <item name="android:textColor">#38d98a</item>/>
</style>

answered Sep 16 '21 at 12:27

Abdul Rasheed

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But in my scenario i need string – Yaqoob Bhatti Sep 16 '21 at 12:33
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if you want to break the string in two parts like – Abdul Rasheed Sep 16 '21 at 12:45
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Resource String Color not working programmatically in Android

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