How to adjust line height in TextView with multiple type sizes?

Question

I have a TextView that holds a Spannable string. The string contains a bunch of text, the first word of which is double the typesize as the rest of the string.

The prob

Answer 1

I wrote this function:

INPUT

• LinearLayout ll :

  the Layout which will be your "TexView" (make sure its orientation is vertical)

• String money:

  the String you want to be different (in your case bigger textsize)

• String text:

  the text

• Context mContext

  the context

WHAT TO DO

I commented the parts that you must edit

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private void populateText(LinearLayout ll,
        String money, String text , Context mContext) { 
    String [] textArray = text.split(" ");
    Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    ll.removeAllViews();
    int maxWidth = display.getWidth() - 20;

    LinearLayout.LayoutParams params; // to be used over and over
    LinearLayout newLL = new LinearLayout(mContext);
    newLL.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
            LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
    newLL.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT);
    newLL.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);

    int widthSoFar = 0;

    ///FIRST INSERT THE MONEY TEXTVIEW
    LinearLayout LL = new LinearLayout(mContext);
    LL.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
    LL.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL|Gravity.BOTTOM); //THIS IS IMPORTANT TO keep spacing up not down
    LL.setLayoutParams(new ListView.LayoutParams(
            LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

    TextView TV = new TextView(mContext);
    TV.setText(money);
    //TV.setTextSize(size);  <<<< SET TEXT SIZE
    TV.measure(0, 0);
    params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(TV.getMeasuredWidth(),
            LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
    //params.setMargins(5, 0, 5, 0);  // YOU CAN USE THIS
    LL.addView(TV, params);
    LL.measure(0, 0);
    widthSoFar += TV.getMeasuredWidth();// YOU MAY NEED TO ADD THE MARGINS
    newLL.addView(LL, params);

    for (int i = 0 ; i < textArray.length ; i++ ){
        LL = new LinearLayout(mContext);
        LL.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
        LL.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL|Gravity.BOTTOM);
        LL.setLayoutParams(new ListView.LayoutParams(
                LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));

        TV = new TextView(mContext);
        TV.setText(textArray[i]);
        //TV.setTextSize(size);  <<<< SET TEXT SIZE
        TV.measure(0, 0);
        params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(TV.getMeasuredWidth(),
                LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
        //params.setMargins(5, 0, 5, 0);  // YOU CAN USE THIS
        LL.addView(TV, params);
        LL.measure(0, 0);
        widthSoFar += TV.getMeasuredWidth();// YOU MAY NEED TO ADD THE MARGINS
        if (widthSoFar >= maxWidth) {
            ll.addView(newLL);

            newLL = new LinearLayout(mContext);
            newLL.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(
                    LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
                    LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
            newLL.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
            newLL.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT);
            params = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LL
                    .getMeasuredWidth(), LL.getMeasuredHeight());
            newLL.addView(LL, params);
            widthSoFar = LL.getMeasuredWidth();
        } else {
            newLL.addView(LL);
        }
    }
    ll.addView(newLL);
}

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NOTE

I have not tested it ... I used it for more complex things and it was working ... You might need to tweak a bit.