Divide string in lines

Question

I am currently trying to fix my problem with string length at buttons, in android application. So i parse string and then set it as button text. But if one text is bigger then 9 characters or 10 it gets displayed out of the button overlay. I know i could make text smaller but this is not good solution because i already have small text.

So what you guys recommend for example if i have:

String text = "ThisIsSomeRealyLongText";

How can i split this string in 2 lines or when i reach character number 9 just use /n (to break text)?

ErstwhileIII · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-12 19:15:17Z

Using too much text on a button is never a good idea. You should think about using an icon, or shorter text with (if needed) more explanation text somewhere else. Remember,the best UX will be the one with the least amount of reading involved.

Sabuj Hassan · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-12 19:14:10Z

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Using regex you can do this. It will break the string into 9 characters per line.

text = text.replaceAll("(.{9})", "$1\n");

answered Mar 12, 2014 at 19:14

Sabuj Hassan

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Red Alert Over a year ago

if the text already has a newline, this won't take that into account.

Sabuj Hassan Over a year ago

@RedAlert it doesn't require to break string if a line has less then 9 characters(when newlines are around).

betteroutthanin · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-12 19:20:54Z

Use 
(new line):

android:text = "ThisIsSome&#10;RealyLongText"

But in code, you can just use \n. You can define in ../res/values/strings.xml:

<string name="longname">ThisIsSome\nRealyLongText</string>

then set the text for you button

android:text="@string/longname"

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