android: how to add Underline in the String

Question

<string-array name="myarray">    
<item>Apple</item> 
<item>Banana</item> 
<item>Grape</item>
<item>Melon</item>

if i want to add Underline the "Banana" what should I add?

[This has been asked before](http://stackoverflow.com/a/2394939/420015) — adneal, Apr 13 '12 at 07:11

Mohammed Azharuddin Shaikh · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-13T07:32:05.167

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use SpannableString by which you can do Underline, Strike, Highlight, Bold, Italic etc to the text

for Underline you have to use UnderlineSpan http://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/UnderlineSpan.html

 TextView textview = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textview);
 SpannableString content = new SpannableString("Apple Banana Grape Melon");
 content.setSpan(new UnderlineSpan(), 6, 11, 0);
 textview.setText(content);

or simply by adding HTML tag to the resource string <string name="sample"> <u>your data</u></string>

edited Apr 13 '12 at 07:32

answered Apr 13 '12 at 07:11

Mohammed Azharuddin Shaikh

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This string will I show the button text, so if the button is clicked it will display the button text "Apple", "Banana", "Grape" and appeared Underline the words "Banana" – adig Apr 13 '12 at 07:26
see updated answer, you have mold code according to requirement. I just shown you different way. – Mohammed Azharuddin Shaikh Apr 13 '12 at 07:34

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 13 '12 at 07:13

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<resource>
    <string name="your_string_here">This is an <u>underline</u>.</string>
</resources>

answered Apr 13 '12 at 07:13

Abhi

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android: how to add Underline in the String

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