TypeFaceUtil.java

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package ph.devcon.android.util;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Typeface;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

/**
 * Created by lope on 10/15/14.
 * <p/>
 * taken from :
 * https://gist.github.com/artem-zinnatullin/7749076
 */
public class TypeFaceUtil {

    /**
     * Using reflection to override default typeface
     * NOTICE: DO NOT FORGET TO SET TYPEFACE FOR APP THEME AS DEFAULT TYPEFACE WHICH WILL BE OVERRIDDEN
     *
     * @param context                    to work with assets
     * @param defaultFontNameToOverride  for example "monospace"
     * @param customFontFileNameInAssets file name of the font from assets
     */
    public static void overrideFont(Context context, String defaultFontNameToOverride, String customFontFileNameInAssets) {
        try {
//            final Typeface customFontTypeface1 = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "");
            final Typeface customFontTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), customFontFileNameInAssets);

            final Field defaultFontTypefaceField = Typeface.class.getDeclaredField(defaultFontNameToOverride);
            defaultFontTypefaceField.setAccessible(true);
            defaultFontTypefaceField.set(null, customFontTypeface);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("");
//            Log.e("Can not set custom font " + customFontFileNameInAssets + " instead of " + defaultFontNameToOverride);
        }
    }
}