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README
AutoLinkTextView
Deprecated
Please use the new version of AutoLinkTextView
AutoLinkTextView is TextView that supports Hashtags (#), Mentions (@) , URLs (http://), Phone and Email automatically detecting and ability to handle clicks.
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The current minSDK version is API level 14 Android 4.0 (ICE CREAM SANDWICH).
Download sample apk
Features
- Default support for Hashtag, Mention, Link, Phone number and Email
- Support for custom types via regex
- Ability to set text color
- Ability to set pressed state color
- Ability to make specific modes bold
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Download
Gradle:
compile 'com.github.armcha:AutoLinkTextView:0.3.0'
Setup and usage
Add AutoLinkTextView to your layout
<com.luseen.autolinklibrary.AutoLinkTextView
android:id="@+id/active"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
AutoLinkTextView autoLinkTextView = (AutoLinkTextView) findViewById(R.id.active);
Set up mode or modes
autoLinkTextView.addAutoLinkMode(
AutoLinkMode.MODE_PHONE);
Set text to AutoLinkTextView
autoLinkTextView.setAutoLinkText(getString(R.string.long_text));
Set AutoLinkTextView click listener
autoLinkTextView.setAutoLinkOnClickListener(new AutoLinkOnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onAutoLinkTextClick(AutoLinkMode autoLinkMode, String matchedText) {
}
});
Customizing
AutoLinkModes
AutoLinkMode.MODE_PHONE
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AutoLinkMode.MODE_HASHTAG
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AutoLinkMode.MODE_URL
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AutoLinkMode.MODE_MENTION
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AutoLinkMode.MODE_EMAIL
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AutoLinkMode.MODE_CUSTOM
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if you use custom mode, you should also add custom regex,
autoLinkTextView.setCustomRegex("\\sAllo\\b");
Note:Otherwise MODE_CUSTOM
will return MODE_URL
You can also use multiple types
autoLinkTextView.addAutoLinkMode(
AutoLinkMode.MODE_HASHTAG,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_PHONE,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_URL,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_MENTION,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_CUSTOM);
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You can also change text color for autoLink mode
autoLinkTextView.setHashtagModeColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.yourColor));
autoLinkTextView.setPhoneModeColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.yourColor));
autoLinkTextView.setCustomModeColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.yourColor));
autoLinkTextView.setUrlModeColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.yourColor));
autoLinkTextView.setMentionModeColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.yourColor));
autoLinkTextView.setEmailModeColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.yourColor));
And also autoLink text pressed state color
autoLinkTextView.setSelectedStateColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.yourColor));
Set modes that should be bold
autoLinkTextView.setBoldAutoLinkModes(
AutoLinkMode.MODE_HASHTAG,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_PHONE,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_URL,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_EMAIL,
AutoLinkMode.MODE_MENTION
);
Enable under line
autoLinkTextView.enableUnderLine();
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Contact :book:
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:arrow_forward: Website: https://armcha.github.io/
License
Auto Link TextView library for Android
Copyright (c) 2018 Arman Chatikyan (https://github.com/armcha/AutoLinkTextView).
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the AutoLinkTextView README section above
are relevant to that project's source code only.