How change dimension programmatically?

Question

I have more dimens

<resources>
    <dimen name="tag_text_size">10dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="text_separator_size">15dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="tag_text_count_size">8dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="text_home_page_size">20dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="item_text_head_size">15dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="item_text_time_size">10dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="item_text_price_size">14dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="item_text_address_pattern_size">12dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="item_text_address_size">14dp</dimen>
 <dimen name="setting_text_head_size">24dp</dimen>
  <dimen name="order_text_comment_size">11dp</dimen>
</resources>

and i use this dimen in my XML ..

 <TextView
 android:textSize="@dimen/item_text_head_size" />

...

I want to programmatically change the dimen, it will allow me to change the size of strings everywhere

how can this be solved?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 15 '18 at 08:39

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It is impossible to set the values for the dimen variables in your dimen.xml file programmatically from the activity.

The way to do what you want is to delete your android:textSize attributes and to change the text size at runtime using setTextSize() in Java.

edited Jan 15 '18 at 08:39

Dr.jacky

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answered Dec 04 '12 at 09:47

timonvlad

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Oh, I see what he is trying to do. I thought he meant reuse his values from his xml programmitically, not edit the file. sorry. +1 – IAmGroot Dec 04 '12 at 09:50

How change dimension programmatically?

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