using variables in a string, to do Html.fromHtml

Question

Is there a way to use variables in this situation? I want this code:

String str = "test";
Html.fromHtml("test <.bold> str <./bold> test");

to make:

test test test

but instead it makes:

test str test

Thanks

You included "str" inside the quotes. It is a variable and should be added outside quotes as teepee has answered below. — Otra
– Otra, Commented Aug 8, 2011 at 20:45
<.bold> is not valid HTML and is not honored by Html.fromHtml(). — CommonsWare
– CommonsWare, Commented May 2, 2014 at 17:09

peter.bartos · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-16 10:47:53Z

7

What about this?

String str = "test";
textView.setText( Html.fromHtml("test <bold>" + str + "</bold> test") );

or for a more difficult solution, you can use java's replaceAll for replacing strings defined with regular expression.

edited Feb 16, 2016 at 10:47

answered Aug 8, 2011 at 20:41

peter.bartos

12.1k3 gold badges54 silver badges62 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Comments

mtrakal · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-16 11:22:40Z

0

kotlin version using an extension function with Android SDK deprecation validation

@Suppress("deprecation")
fun String.fromHtml(): Spanned = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
    Html.fromHtml(this, Html.FROM_HTML_MODE_LEGACY)
} else {
    Html.fromHtml(this)
}

val str = "test"
textView.text = "test <bold>$str</bold> test".fromHtml()

answered Dec 16, 2021 at 11:22

mtrakal

6,4572 gold badges30 silver badges39 bronze badges

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

using variables in a string, to do Html.fromHtml

2 Answers 2

Comments

Comments

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

Comments

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related