How to write text on an image

Question

I can do this in Objective-C on the iPhone, but now I\'m looking for the equivalent Android Java code. I can also do it in plain Java, but I don\'t know what the Android spe

Answer 1

You don't need to use graphics.

A simpler approach would be to create a FrameLayout with two elements- the ImageView for the image, and another view for whatever you want drawn on top.

Of course, the thing on top of the image doesn't need to be a simple TextView, it can be another image, or another layout containing whatever arbitrary elements you like.