How to replace String with an image inside an EditText?

Question

I am currently working on a simple chat application. I want to add emoticons features in this app. I already have a function to receive string from other users. What I want is-

Answer 1

It can easily be implemented by using SpannableString Here is a sample implementation in code.

package com.jslan.nabin.emosample;

import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.Spannable;
import android.text.SpannableString;
import android.text.style.ImageSpan;
import android.widget.EditText;


public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        EditText textBox = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.textBox);//I have created an EditText named textBox in activity_main.xml
        Drawable d;
        ImageSpan span;
        String abc = "some :D message :D";
        SpannableString ss = new SpannableString(abc);
        for(int i = 0; i