In a different thread, I asked if there was a way to query some object to define what subset of a long piece of text is actually being shown within a given TextView.
Based on the scant feedback I received in response to this query, I have come to the conclusion that android probably does not provide any programmatic way to ask a TextView or one of its subsidary objects what subset of text is actually being displayed in the visible area of this view. So now, I'd like to approach this problem from a different direction: If I have a large piece of text (where "large" means that there is more text that can fit into the visible portion of a given TextView), how can I determine *in advance* which subset of the text will fit into the current visible screen area? I know that I can calculate this by taking the text view dimensions, its border and spacing characteristics, its font size, and other info into account. I also have to figure out how the text will be word- wrapped when writing it into the TextView. Of course, this can all be calculated, but I'm wondering if there already is a pre-existing method I can call (or a small number of pre- existing methods) which can tell me how much of a given piece of text will actually fit into the view? I do not want to reverse engineer existing android objects and "re- invent the wheel" if there already is a straightforward way to get this information from existing objects. Thanks in advance for any pointers you could give me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
