How do I format a static string extracted from an xml file?

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I am developing an Android app which parses an xml file from a online server and extracts a string from it and stores it in a local variable which is then displayed in a textview. I want some part of the extracted text to be displayed in Bold. How do I achieve that? I can make separate text view for only the Bold part and give it a bold attribute, but then I would have too many views and that would slow down the app.

I have access to the xml file on the server and I can make changes to it if required. Is there any way I could format the text in the xml file itself and then be displayed "as is" in the textview?

asenovm · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-06 21:31:34Z

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Try with

textView.setText(Html.fromHtml(htmlText));

If htmlText is let's say

example string

this will work.

answered Oct 6, 2012 at 21:31

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Shanky Over a year ago

Thanks. Sorry if this sounds noobish, But I have a string from a xml file, the string doesnt have any tags in it.

theelfismike Over a year ago

Let's say your xml contains the phrase "hello world". You could add the tag around "world" programmatically before calling Html.fromHtml().

theelfismike · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-06 21:32:09Z

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When you set the text in the TextView, you can load basic HTML as well, like so:

text.setText(Html.fromHtml("Hello world"));

In that example, "world" would be bolded.

answered Oct 6, 2012 at 21:32

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