Use special symbol (<, >) in layout design in Android

Question

I need two navigation buttons with their texts are < and >. However, the compiler doesn't allow me use those symbols, even if I use \< and \>.

Is there anyway to put these symbol into the XML design file?

score 36 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '11 at 13:26

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Use < for <
Use > for >
Use & for &.

etc.

answered May 25 '11 at 13:26

Nanne

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Thanks, can you give me the complete list for all symbols please? Google doesn't work well with symbols. – Luke Vo May 25 '11 at 13:32
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Check these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_XML_and_HTML_character_entity_references – Nanne May 25 '11 at 13:34
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See [this page](http://www.theukwebdesigncompany.com/articles/entity-escape-characters.php). – Gabriel Negut May 25 '11 at 13:34
hei nanne,how can i use this?suppose i need to desplay a text including Cuisine: Thai,Chinese & Vietnamese.but here this "&"" can not use here rather i have to use "and".how can i use "&" inside a text line???? – Android Girl Apr 12 '12 at 10:59
If you need an '&' you use `&`, just like the answer says. – Nanne Apr 12 '12 at 11:24

AMD · Answer 2 · 2012-04-26T06:49:02.480

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Use < for <

Use > for >

Use & for &

use " for "

for complete List of symbol

use &# decimal code of the symbol ; as above

Enjoy Programming..

edited Apr 26 '12 at 06:49

answered Apr 26 '12 at 06:43

AMD

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 25 '11 at 13:29

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It is encouraged for Android programmers to store String values in res/values/strings. If you add a String here, you can reference it in your xml file like so: android:text="@string/mystring"

answered May 25 '11 at 13:29

Phil

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

Declare this in string.xml and use:

<string name="sna">Synonyms &amp; Antonyms</string>

And simply call this in:

<TextView 
    android:text="@string/s_n_a"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textColor="@color/White"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"/>

Use < for <

Use > for >

Use special symbol (<, >) in layout design in Android

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