When is mText(member variable of TextView) displayed, actually?

Question

While I'm developing custom widget by using TextView widget, this question come up to my mind. When mText(member variable of TextView) is displayed, actually?

I have thought that ,just like other widgets, if I override onDraw method in the custom widget, which is derived from TextView, I can draw mText as I want. But, it's not true.

I'm reviewing Android Widget source, and than I realized that mText is not displayed while onDraw is called, definitely.

Is there someone who know about it?

Answer 1

take a look at protected makeNewLayout()