create typeface from font resource id

Question

I have tried using Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"font/myfont.ttf"));

I know font directory should be in assets but in my case, I have an existing font resource directory so I thought asset manager will read from font resource directory but I was wrong. I am creating Typeface to set custom font for collapsingToolbarLayout.

I found this answer but it requires me to keep font in assets

Solution 1

This worked

Typeface typeface = ResourcesCompat.getFont(this, R.font.app_font);

Found this in the tutorial link by @Eselfar

Solution 2

If you want to create the TypeFace from a font stored in assets folder,

you don´t need to define the directory, just the name of the font:

Typeface typeface =  Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"app_font.ttf");

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You can create the Typeface using the resource id of the font stored into the /font folder like this :

Typeface typeface = ResourcesCompat.getFont(this, R.font.app_font);

your font must be stored into the /font directory