Formatting multiple string into one string

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So my requirement is as follows: I've multiple strings stored in different string variables, lot of them are hardcore string, some of them are user inputs, while some are values from database(online as well as offline database.) I want to combine all the strings in single String variable but I want each letter formatted differently as shown in following image.

where as my normal string would be like this:

MAIN TITLE SUBTITLE: Detail 1 Detail 2 Heading 1: User Input Data Heading 2: User Input Data.

Thank you!

I need to send an email of collected data, for which I need to format the data so it would look good in composed email. — Kiran Malvi
– Kiran Malvi, Commented Oct 26, 2016 at 13:22

Aayush Thakur · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-26 13:21:14Z

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Spannable String is your solution.

Refer this https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/SpannableString.html

Also refer this http://androidcocktail.blogspot.in/2014/03/android-spannablestring-example.html

Here is an example:

final SpannableString text = new SpannableString("Hello World");
text.setSpan(new RelativeSizeSpan(1.5f), text.length() - "World".length(),text.length(),
        Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
text.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.BLACK), 4, text.length() - 4, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
tv.setText(text);

answered Oct 26, 2016 at 13:21

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Aman Srivastava · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-26 13:19:41Z

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https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Formatter.html

Please check above link for string formatting.

answered Oct 26, 2016 at 13:19

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Collins Abitekaniza · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-26 13:21:13Z

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You can use Html.fromHtml() and format the string with HTML like;

String my_string = "<h1>MAIN TITLE</h1><br /><h2>SUBTITLE</h2><br />"
                   +"Detail 1 <br /> Detail 2 <br /><br/>"
                   +"<h4>Heading 1:</h4> User input data <br/>"
                   +"<h4>Heading 2:</h4> User input data"

Then

TextView myTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.the_id_of_your_tv);
myTextView.setText(Html.fromHtml(my_string);

answered Oct 26, 2016 at 13:21

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