Custom fonts and XML layouts (Android)

Question

I\'m trying to define a GUI layout using XML files in Android. As far as I can find out, there is no way to specify that your widgets should use a custom font (e.g. one you\

Answer 1

If you only have one typeface you would like to add, and want less code to write, you can create a dedicated TextView for your specific font. See code below.

package com.yourpackage;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FontTextView extends TextView {
    public static Typeface FONT_NAME;


    public FontTextView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        if(FONT_NAME == null) FONT_NAME = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/FontName.otf");
        this.setTypeface(FONT_NAME);
    }
    public FontTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        if(FONT_NAME == null) FONT_NAME = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/FontName.otf");
        this.setTypeface(FONT_NAME);
    }
    public FontTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        if(FONT_NAME == null) FONT_NAME = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/FontName.otf");
        this.setTypeface(FONT_NAME);
    }
}

In main.xml, you can now add your textView like this: