Create custom notification with custom type face in android

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Hi I see some App create and show a custom notification with custom typeface and I googling for that and I found this question.
but that does not work for me this is my code

public static void CustomNotificationV(Context context,
                                       String message,boolean enter) {

    SpannableStringBuilder sb = new SpannableStringBuilder(message);

    sb.setSpan(new CustomTypefaceSpan("", Constants.molla), 0, sb.length() - 1,
            Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);

    int icon=R.drawable.ex;

    // create new id
    Date date = new Date();
    int notificationid = (int) date.getTime();
    long when = System.currentTimeMillis();
    NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
    Notification notification = new Notification(icon, message, when);

    Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(context, Splash.class);
    // set intent so it does not start a new activity
    notificationIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
            | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
    PendingIntent intent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context,
            notificationid, notificationIntent, 0);
    RemoteViews contentView = new RemoteViews(context
            .getApplicationContext().getPackageName(),
            R.layout.custom_notification);
    contentView.setImageViewResource(R.id.leftimage,
            icon);

    contentView.setTextViewText(R.id.message_custom_notification, sb);
    notification.contentView = contentView;
    notification.contentIntent = intent;

    notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
    notificationManager.notify(notificationid, notification);
}

and my CustomTypefaceSpan class

package tools;

import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.text.TextPaint;
import android.text.style.TypefaceSpan;

/**
 * Created by mk-rad on 08/02/2015.
 */

public class CustomTypefaceSpan extends TypefaceSpan {
private final Typeface newType;

public CustomTypefaceSpan(String family, Typeface type) {
    super(family);
    newType = type;
}

@Override
public void updateDrawState(TextPaint ds) {
    applyCustomTypeFace(ds, newType);
}

@Override
public void updateMeasureState(TextPaint paint) {
    applyCustomTypeFace(paint, newType);
}

private static void applyCustomTypeFace(Paint paint, Typeface tf) {
    int oldStyle;
    Typeface old = paint.getTypeface();
    if (old == null) {
        oldStyle = 0;
    } else {
        oldStyle = old.getStyle();
    }

    int fake = oldStyle & ~tf.getStyle();
    if ((fake & Typeface.BOLD) != 0) {
        paint.setFakeBoldText(true);
    }

    if ((fake & Typeface.ITALIC) != 0) {
        paint.setTextSkewX(-0.25f);
    }

    paint.setTypeface(tf);
}
}

but when I use this code nothing happens and notification shows with the defualt typeface.
so can anyone help me about this?

Did you set the font typeface that you want to show. You should include .ttf file in your assests and pass that as string in your customTypefaceSpan class — Aziz, Feb 06 '16 at 07:26
yes at this line"sb.setSpan(new CustomTypefaceSpan("", Constants.molla), 0, sb.length() - 1, Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE); " Constants.molla is my type face — max, Feb 06 '16 at 07:29
I think you need to pass something in the string family as well — Aziz, Feb 06 '16 at 07:32
Check this out http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/567126/AndroidplusNotificationplusinplusotherpluslanguage — Aziz, Feb 06 '16 at 07:35
I see that but in that article nothing set for font family too can you say what I have to set for font family? — max, Feb 06 '16 at 07:43
molla is a static type face i defined in constants class " molla=Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/Moalla.ttf");" — max, Feb 06 '16 at 08:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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I think you should do an alternate way of displaying your custom text, I have found this post https://stackoverflow.com/a/4411060/1007087 Check this and I hope you might find this useful. Though it is creating a bitmap you can do your customization.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Feb 06 '16 at 08:11

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Create custom notification with custom type face in android

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