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

I might have a simple answer for the question without extending the TextView and implementing a long code.

Code :

 TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textview1);
    tv.setTypeface(Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "font.ttf"));

Place the custom font file in assets folder as usual and try this. It works for me. I just dont understand why peter has given such a huge code for this simple thing or he has given his answer in old version.