getDimension()/getDimensionPixelSize() - mutliplier issue

Question

So I have android 2.3.5 device which is NORMAL/HDPI. I have a dimens.xml in my project:

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Answer 1

If someone else needs this :

To address the double scaling problem Stan show when using getDimensionPixelSize with TextView.setTextSize :

You can use the alternate version of setTextSize where you can specify the unit like this :

title.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.title));