How do I change the font size of a UI TextView control?

A text view is a type of control that displays either text, images, or both. Text views can be used to display text in a single line or multiple lines. This tutorial will show you how to change the font size of a UI TextView control. Set the desired font size using setTypeface() method. Specify the desired font family and style using setTextAttribute(). Set the desired letter spacing using setLetterSpacing(). Use setLineBreak() method to break a line of text into multiple lines.

What is the difference between using a TextView and a Button control?

In this article, we will compare the TextView and Button controls. We will discuss their similarities and differences and why using a Button control would be better for your app. TextView vs. Button: Introduction: A TextView is an Android control that displays text in a TextView widget. It is used to display text on-screen or in a ListView, GridView, or RecyclerView. Button control is an Android control that displays an actionable button with text on-screen or in a ListView, GridView, or RecyclerView. The two controls are similar because they both display text on-screen or in a list view.

How can I use an ImageView control with a UI TextView control?

Add the ImageView as a subview of your UI TextView Set the content of your ImageView to be whatever you want it to be Add a UIViewController that manages your UITextView and add it as a subview of your UI TextView Add the UIViewController in the storyboard as a child view controller of your main app view controller An ImageView control is used to display an image on the screen. It can be used with a UI TextView control to display text on top of the image. ImageView is a view that displays an image, and it can be used with a UI TextView control to display text on top of the image.

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Android Architecture - Linux Kernel

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Additional Components in Android

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Why JAVA is more Preferred for Android

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JAVA OOPS Concepts - Encapsulation,Abstraction

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JAVA OOPS Concepts - Inheritance, Polymorphism

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JAVA Constructor

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JAVA Classes

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JAVA Classes and Objects Demo Application

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Android Life Cycle

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Android Resources

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Android - Resources Directory

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Demo Application in Android

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Introduction to Android Service

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Android Service Life Cycle

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Creating Broadcast Receivers in Android

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Registering Broadcast Receivers in Android

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Broadcast Receivers Practical in Android

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Content Provider Implementation in Android

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Creating Content URI & Description in Android

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Content Providers in Android - Part 1

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Content Providers in Android - Part 2

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Content Providers in Android - Part 3

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Fragments Overview in Android

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Intents and Filters in Android

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Intents Method and Objects in Android

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Intents Category in Android

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Types of Intents in Android

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Intent Filters in Android

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Intent Standard Actions in Android Part - 1

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UI Relative Layout in Android Demo

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UI Table Layout in Android

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UI Table Layout in Android Demo

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UI Absolute Layout in Android

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UI Absolute Layout in Android Demo

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UI Frame Layout in Android

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UI List View using Adapter in Android

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ListView Attributes and Array Adapter in Android

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UI List View in Android Demo

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UI Grid View in Android

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UI Grid View in Android Demo

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UI TextView control in Android

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UI Text View Control Attribute in Android Part - 1

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UI Text View Control Attribute in Android Part - 2

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UI TextView Control in Android Demo

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UI EditText Control in Android

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UI EditText Control in Android Demo

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UI AutoComplete TextView Control in Android

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UI AutoComplete TextView Control Practical in Android

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UI Button Control in Android Demo

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UI ImageButton Control in Android

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UI ImageButton Control in Android demo

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UI CheckBox Control in Android

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UI CheckBox Control in Android Demo Part - 1

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UI CheckBox Control in Android Demo Part - 2

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UI Toggle Button Control in Android

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UI Toggle Button Control Practical in Android

15m 12s

UI Radio Button Control in Android

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UI Radio Button Control Practical in Android

21m 41s

UI Radio Group Control in Android

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UI Progress Bar Control in Android

11m 57s

UI Progress Bar Control Practical in Android

26m 29s

UI Spinner Control in Android

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UI Spinner Control Practical in Android

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UI TimePicker Control in Android

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Basics of Event Handling, Event Listeners and Event Handlers in Android

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Anrdoid Event Handler Methods

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Event Listener Registration in Android

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Styles and Themes in Android

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Interview Questions

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Course Content

Getting Started

13m 6s

How to use LearnVern

3m 20s

Introduction to Android

10m 40s

Android Features and APP Categories

18m 29s

Android Studio Installation

8m 57s

Android Studio Environment Setup

13m 50s

Understanding Android Studio Interface

12m 53s

Importing and Creating Projects in Android - Part 1

14m

Importing and Creating Projects in Android - Part 2

20m 47s

Android Architecture - Linux Kernel

15m 30s

Android Architecture - Android Libraries

17m 25s

Android Architecture - Android Runtime and Applications

14m 31s

Application Components in Android- Part 1

8m 15s

Application Components in Android - Part 2

16m 38s

Additional Components in Android

8m 56s

Assignment : Android Fundamentals

2m 30s

Introduction to JAVA for Android

6m 2s

Why JAVA is more Preferred for Android

23m 30s

JAVA OOPS Concepts - Encapsulation,Abstraction

20m 37s

JAVA OOPS Concepts - Inheritance, Polymorphism

14m 32s

JAVA Constructor

18m 59s

JAVA Classes

13m 55s

JAVA Object

8m 59s

JAVA Classes and Objects Demo Application

50m 29s

Assignment : JAVA Programming Basics

Creating First Project Demo Part-1

14m 47s

Android Life Cycle

22m 37s

Android Life Cycle Practical

27m 4s

Your First Project Demo Part -2

29m 35s

Android Resources

16m 44s

Android - Resources Directory

14m 57s

Demo Application in Android

29m 17s

Introduction to Android Service

18m 22s

Android Service Life Cycle

17m 42s

Service Demo Practical

34m 48s

Creating Broadcast Receivers in Android

27m 9s

Registering Broadcast Receivers in Android

16m 20s

Broadcast Receivers Practical in Android

27m 9s

Content Provider Implementation in Android

15m 55s

Creating Content URI & Description in Android

12m 43s

Content Providers in Android - Part 1

12m 30s

Content Providers in Android - Part 2

12m 59s

Content Providers in Android - Part 3

38m 15s

Fragments Overview in Android

17m 10s

Fragments Life Cycle in Android

15m

Fragments Method to Override in Android

18m 1s

Single Frame Fragment Demo in Android

27m 59s

Android List Frame Fragment Demo

27m 14s

Android Transaction Frame Fragment

27m 33s

Intents and Filters in Android

24m 12s

Intents Method and Objects in Android

26m 6s

Intents Category in Android

16m 19s

Types of Intents in Android

27m 40s

Intent Filters in Android

25m 12s

Intents and Intent Filters in Android Demo - 1

35m 54s

Intents and Intent Filters in Android Demo - 2

31m 50s

Intent Standard Actions in Android Part - 1

19m 10s

Intent Standard Actions in Android Part - 2

7m 55s

Intent Standard Action in Android Part - 3

15m 34s

Intent Standard Action in Android Part - 4

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Intent Standard Action in Android Part - 5

12m 55s

Intent Standard Categories in Android Part - 1

18m 49s

Intent Standard Categories in Android Part - 2

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Intent Standard Extra Data in Android Part - 1

17m 55s

Intent Standard Extra Data in Android Part - 2

7m 41s

Assignment : Android Application Components

1m 15s

Introduction to Android - User Interface Overview

12m 20s

User Interface Layout in Android Part - 1

12m 55s

User Interface Layout in Android Part - 2

20m 35s

UI Linear Layout in Android

11m 54s

UI Linear Layout in Android Demo

31m 36s

UI Relative Layout in Android Part - 1

22m 47s

UI Relative Layout in Android Part - 2

10m 44s

UI Relative Layout in Android Demo

31m 57s

UI Table Layout in Android

14m 30s

UI Table Layout in Android Demo

25m 55s

UI Absolute Layout in Android

18m 19s

UI Absolute Layout in Android Demo

27m 43s

UI Frame Layout in Android

10m 14s

UI Frame Layout in Android Demo

14m 22s

UI List View using Adapter in Android

21m 36s

ListView Attributes and Array Adapter in Android

8m 38s

UI List View in Android Demo

16m 17s

UI Grid View in Android

17m 36s

UI Grid View in Android Demo

30m 40s

Assignment : Android UI and Widgets

1m 14s

UI TextView control in Android

21m 27s

UI Text View Control Attribute in Android Part - 1

14m 39s

UI Text View Control Attribute in Android Part - 2

9m 31s

UI TextView Control in Android Demo

17m 45s

UI EditText Control in Android

9m 35s

UI EditText Control in Android Demo

12m 38s

UI AutoComplete TextView Control in Android

8m 41s

UI AutoComplete TextView Control Practical in Android

17m 26s

UI Button Control in Android

6m 41s

UI Button Control in Android Demo

15m 50s

UI ImageButton Control in Android

12m 25s

UI ImageButton Control in Android demo

19m 10s

UI CheckBox Control in Android

10m 36s

UI CheckBox Control in Android Demo Part - 1

14m

UI CheckBox Control in Android Demo Part - 2

38m 36s

UI Toggle Button Control in Android

5m 13s

UI Toggle Button Control Practical in Android

15m 12s

UI Radio Button Control in Android

5m 9s

UI Radio Button Control Practical in Android

21m 41s

UI Radio Group Control in Android

16m 46s

UI Progress Bar Control in Android

11m 57s

UI Progress Bar Control Practical in Android

26m 29s

UI Spinner Control in Android

3m 35s

UI Spinner Control Practical in Android

25m 23s

UI TimePicker Control in Android

8m 27s

UI TimePicker Control Practical in Android

19m 14s

UI DatePicker Control in Android

13m 28s

UI DatePicker Contro Practical in Android

21m 18s

Assignment : Android UI control and Components

1m 34s

Basics of Event Handling, Event Listeners and Event Handlers in Android

17m 29s

Anrdoid Event Handler Methods

13m 30s

Event Listener Registration in Android

7m 37s

Styles and Themes in Android

14m

Assignment : Event Handling in Android

58s

Course Summary

12m 18s

Interview Questions

20m 23s

Career Guideline

FAQs

The UI text view is a widget that displays text on the screen. It can display any text as long as it is formatted in a certain way. It can also be used to create custom views for your app. It has many properties that you can set like font, color, size, margins and much more.

A text view is a type of control that displays either text, images, or both. Text views can be used to display text in a single line or multiple lines. This tutorial will show you how to change the font size of a UI TextView control.

Set the desired font size using setTypeface() method.
Specify the desired font family and style using setTextAttribute().
Set the desired letter spacing using setLetterSpacing().
Use setLineBreak() method to break a line of text into multiple lines.

In this article, we will compare the TextView and Button controls. We will discuss their similarities and differences and why using a Button control would be better for your app.

TextView vs. Button: Introduction:

A TextView is an Android control that displays text in a TextView widget. It is used to display text on-screen or in a ListView, GridView, or RecyclerView.
Button control is an Android control that displays an actionable button with text on-screen or in a ListView, GridView, or RecyclerView.
The two controls are similar because they both display text on-screen or in a list view.

A UI TextView control is a type of view that displays text on a screen. The text can be in various fonts, colors and sizes. While the color and background can be customized by the user, there are times when the developer needs to customize them as well.

There are two ways to customize the color and background of a UI TextView control:

You can use an UITextView subclass that overrides its drawRect method
You can use an IBOutlet property in your XIB file

Add the ImageView as a subview of your UI TextView
Set the content of your ImageView to be whatever you want it to be
Add a UIViewController that manages your UITextView and add it as a subview of your UI TextView
Add the UIViewController in the storyboard as a child view controller of your main app view controller
An ImageView control is used to display an image on the screen. It can be used with a UI TextView control to display text on top of the image.
ImageView is a view that displays an image, and it can be used with a UI TextView control to display text on top of the image.