Create styling string from resources

Create styling string from resources

This example show how to create partial styling string from resources:

Edit values/strings.xml to add string resources with styling:

<resources>
 <string name="app_name">AndroidStylingStringResources</string>
 <string name="normal_name">It is Normal String</string>
 <string name="italic_name">Partial <i>Italic String</i> from resources</string>
 <string name="bold_name">Partial <b>Bold String</b> from resources</string>
 <string name="underline_name">Partial <u>Underline String</u> from resources</string>
</resources>

Edit layout/activity_main.xml to use the string resources:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
 
 android_layout_width="match_parent"
 android_layout_height="match_parent"
 android_padding="16dp"
 android_orientation="vertical"
 tools_context="com.blogspot.android_er.androidstylingstringresources.MainActivity">

 <TextView
 android_layout_width="wrap_content"
 android_layout_height="wrap_content"
 android_layout_margin="20dp"
 android_layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
 android_autoLink="web"
 android_text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
 android_textStyle="bold"/>
 <TextView
 android_layout_width="match_parent"
 android_layout_height="wrap_content"
 android_textSize="28dp"
 android_text="@string/normal_name"/>
 <TextView
 android_layout_width="match_parent"
 android_layout_height="wrap_content"
 android_textSize="28dp"
 android_textStyle="italic"
 android_text="Whole TextView in italic style"/>
 <TextView
 android_layout_width="match_parent"
 android_layout_height="wrap_content"
 android_textSize="28dp"
 android_text="@string/italic_name"/>
 <TextView
 android_layout_width="match_parent"
 android_layout_height="wrap_content"
 android_textSize="28dp"
 android_text="@string/bold_name"/>
 <TextView
 android_layout_width="match_parent"
 android_layout_height="wrap_content"
 android_textSize="28dp"
 android_text="@string/underline_name"/>

</LinearLayout>

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