Change text color that read from Strings.xml file doesn't work in custom Dialog on android Eclipse

Question

My problem is that the text style(that case text color), doesn't work when the text imported from the strings.xml file.

The text style works fine in all other activities.

The code is quite simple:

this is the string from the strings.xml files:

 <string name="txt_testing_step1_alert_message">Your sample needs to rest for 15 minutes. Press  \"<font color='#FF0000'>YES</font>\" to start the timer. Press "NO" to go back to previous screen.</string>

I tried also to use it like this:

 <string name="txt_testing_step1_alert_message">Your sample needs to rest for 15 minutes. Press  \"<font color='Red'>YES</font>\" to start the timer. Press "NO" to go back to previous screen.</string>

This is a part of my Java code that called to the relevant string:

message.setText(currentActivity.getResources().getString(R.string.txt_testing_step1_alert_message));

As you can see what I'm trying to do is to change only the "YES" word color to red.

The result of this code is black text color for all text.

Try message.setText(Html.fromHtml(currentActivity.getResources().getString(R.string.txt_testing_step1_alert_message))); — Jithin Sunny
– Jithin Sunny, Commented Oct 28, 2015 at 9:12

M D · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-28 09:52:48Z

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Do like

message.setText(Html.fromHtml(currentActivity.getResources().getString(R.string.txt_testing_step1_alert_message)));

Workaround:

I try with below string

<string name="new_text">Your sample needs to rest for 15 minutes. Press &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;YES&lt;/font&gt;  to start the timer. Press "NO" to go back to previous screen</string>

and it's working fine.

Output:

edited Oct 28, 2015 at 9:52

answered Oct 28, 2015 at 9:12

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user2235615 Over a year ago

Sorry, I didn't mentioned it but I also tried it but it doesn't work

M D Over a year ago

@user2235615 Provide font color like <font color=\"#c5c5c5\">. Check this or Demo

user2235615 Over a year ago

It shown me as error - "Open quote is expected for attribute "color" associated with an element type "font"."

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