Create font class in Android Studio and use it

Question

I want create fonts class and I use it

public class Fonts extends Activity{


public static Typeface typeface;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    Typeface typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/dn.ttf");



}

}

and use it for example

      Typeface typeface = Fonts.typeface;

    Button btn_open = (Button)findViewById(R.id.bt_open);
    btn_open.setTypeface(typeface);

but it dosen't change !

in manifests.xml Fonts.java is launcher activity

What do I do ? Thanks

Answer 1

This happens because you are hiding your static variable declaring it again in your onCreate() method. You need to remove the declaration:

public class Fonts extends Activity {
    public static Typeface typeface;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        // Remove the "Typeface" declaration.
        typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/dn.ttf");
    }
}

Personal advice : avoid using a static variable to access to your Typeface . Create a method in which you pass the Context from outside to get the Typeface or initialize it in your Application for example.