Set color of TextView span in Android

Question

Is it possible to set the color of just span of text in a TextView?

I would like to do something similar to the Twitter app, in which a part of the text is blue. See image below:

Thanks!

Answer 1

set your TtextView´s text spannable and define a ForegroundColorSpanfor your text.

TextView TV = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.mytextview01);

TV.setText("I know just how to whisper, And I know just how to cry,I know just where to find the answers", TV.BufferType.SPANNABLE);

Spannable WordtoSpan = (Spannable) myTextView.getText();        

WordtoSpan.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.BLUE), 15, 30, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);

TV.setText(WordtoSpan);

Answer 2

Another answer would be very similar, but wouldn't need to set the text of the TextView twice

TextView TV = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.mytextview01);

Spannable WordtoSpan = new SpannableString("I know just how to whisper, And I know just how to cry,I know just where to find the answers");        

WordtoSpan.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.BLUE), 15, 30, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);

TV.setText(WordtoSpan);