How to programmatically set the size of the font in the list item before adding it to the ListView?

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Solution 1

Simply do this in the getView() method of the Adapter, to set the font size.

tv.setTextSize(20.0f);

Solution 2

If you are using xml for setting layout for list_item and there you have TextView you can change the size of the text like this:

<TextView  
    android:id="@+id/text_id"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
    android:textSize="20sp" /> // This is a size of your text

Solution 3

There's not "size of text" You can change the size of the text inside the TextView: Add:

 android:textSize="16sp" 

TO your XML Or you can do it by code in the getView() method in the Adapter:

YOUR_TEXTVIEW.setTextSize(16);
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Mobile developer (Android/IOS) at WeMakeTraffic ApS

Updated on June 14, 2022

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  • Siruk Viktor
    Siruk Viktor almost 2 years

    I'm interested in how you can change the size of the text in the list and then add it to the ListView. I'm using a list_item with custom layout . The question is how you can set the size of the text before it gets into the ListView. I hope for your help.

    list_item.xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout 
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        xmlns:android1="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    
    <LinearLayout
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        >
    
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/shop_name"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="1"
            />
    
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/shop_address"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="2"
            />
    
    </LinearLayout>
    
    </LinearLayout>
    

    day_list_events.xml

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:id="@+id/layout"
        >
    
    <TextView 
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:id="@+id/day_and_data"
        android:text="Перелік клієнтів на сьогоднішній день."
        android:textStyle="bold"
        />
    
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:id="@+id/help_info"
        android:text="(Щоб отримати інформацію про клієнта та оформити замовлення - натисніть на відповідного клієнта у списку)"
        android:textColor="#A0A0A0"
        />
    
    <ListView
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/day_list_event"
        >
    
    </ListView>
    
    </LinearLayout>
    

    DayListEventsActivity.java

    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.util.HashMap;
    
    import android.app.Activity;
    import android.content.Context;
    import android.content.SharedPreferences;
    import android.content.res.Resources;
    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.view.Window;
    import android.widget.ListView;
    import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
    
    public class DayListEventsActivity extends Activity {
    
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.day_list_events);
        sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences("impInfo", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        Resources res = this.getResources();
        ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> dayShopsInfo = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();
        String[] shopName = res.getStringArray(R.array.shop_name);
        String[] shopAddress = res.getStringArray(R.array.shop_address);        
        for(int i = 0; i < shopName.length; i++){
            HashMap<String, String> dayShopsInfoCont = new HashMap<String, String>();
            dayShopsInfoCont.put(KEY_SHOP_NAME, shopName[i]);
            dayShopsInfoCont.put(KEY_SHOP_ADDRESS, shopAddress[i]);
            System.out.println(i+" "+shopName[i]+" "+shopAddress[i]);
            dayShopsInfo.add(dayShopsInfoCont);         
        }
        ListView shopList = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.day_list_event);
        SimpleAdapter shopListAdapter = new SimpleAdapter(this,
                dayShopsInfo,
                R.layout.list_item,
                new String[]{KEY_SHOP_NAME, KEY_SHOP_ADDRESS},
                new int[]{R.id.shop_name, R.id.shop_address});
        shopList.setAdapter(shopListAdapter);
        shopList.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_SINGLE);
    }
    
    private final String KEY_SHOP_NAME = "shop name";
    private final String KEY_SHOP_ADDRESS = "shop address";
    private SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
    }
    

    UPDATE (Solution).

    import java.util.ArrayList;
    import java.util.HashMap;
    import java.util.List;
    import java.util.Map;
    
    import android.app.Activity;
    import android.content.Context;
    import android.content.SharedPreferences;
    import android.content.res.Resources;
    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.view.View;
    import android.view.ViewGroup;
    import android.view.Window;
    import android.widget.ListView;
    import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
    import android.widget.TextView;
    
    public class DayListEventsActivity extends Activity {
    
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.day_list_events);
        sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences("impInfo", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        Resources res = this.getResources();
        ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> dayShopsInfo = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();
        String[] shopName = res.getStringArray(R.array.shop_name);
        String[] shopAddress = res.getStringArray(R.array.shop_address);        
        for(int i = 0; i < shopName.length; i++){
            HashMap<String, String> dayShopsInfoCont = new HashMap<String, String>();
            dayShopsInfoCont.put(KEY_SHOP_NAME, shopName[i]);
            dayShopsInfoCont.put(KEY_SHOP_ADDRESS, shopAddress[i]);
            System.out.println(i+" "+shopName[i]+" "+shopAddress[i]);
            dayShopsInfo.add(dayShopsInfoCont);         
        }
        ListView shopList = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.day_list_event);
        MySimpleAdapter shopListAdapter = new MySimpleAdapter(this,
                dayShopsInfo,
                R.layout.list_item,
                new String[]{KEY_SHOP_NAME, KEY_SHOP_ADDRESS},
                new int[]{R.id.shop_name, R.id.shop_address});
        shopList.setAdapter(shopListAdapter);
        shopList.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_SINGLE);
    }
    
    public class MySimpleAdapter extends SimpleAdapter{
    
        public MySimpleAdapter(Context context,
                                List<? extends Map<String, ?>> data,
                                int resource,
                                String[] from, int[] to) {
            super(context, data, resource, from, to);           
        }
    
        @Override
        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent){
            View returnView = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
            TextView shopName = (TextView)returnView.findViewById(R.id.shop_name);
            shopName.setTextSize(20.0f);
            return returnView;
        }
    
    }
    
    private final String KEY_SHOP_NAME = "shop name";
    private final String KEY_SHOP_ADDRESS = "shop address";
    private SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;
    }
    
  • Siruk Viktor
    Siruk Viktor over 11 years
    ))) Does not depend on the size of the test should he screen resolution - so I had to change it programmatically
  • Siruk Viktor
    Siruk Viktor over 11 years
    That is, I need to create your own Adapter - inherit a version of a standard adapter and override getView()?
  • Siruk Viktor
    Siruk Viktor over 11 years
    Sorry - but that does not work - because the adapter you need to pass the id, not the objects.