Android Kotlin - making link in TextView clickable-CodePudding

In strings.xml I have for the keyword

by_continuing_you_agree_terms_and_policy

the string

By continuing, you agree our Terms of Service and <a href="https://www.google.com">Privacy Policy</a>

This is the TextView:

<TextView
    android:id="@ id/createAccountTermsText"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:paddingTop="8dp"
    android:text="@string/by_continuing_you_agree_terms_and_policy"
    android:textColor="#A1A1A1" />

but nothing happens when I tap it.

Based on the "solutions" in other questions I added

    android:autoLink="web"
    android:linksClickable="true"

doesn't work too so I added:

binding.createAccountTermsText.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()

doesn't work too!

This is not the first idiocy I see with Android SDK. Android seems to be a very horrendous software to develop apps for, period

CodePudding user response：

It works when using

binding.createAccountTermsText.movementMethod = LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()

without

android:autoLink="web"
android:linksClickable="true"

CodePudding user response：

    android:autoLink="web"

makes something like http://www.google.com in the text clickable. Not <a href="https://www.google.com">Privacy Policy</a>

If you want use "a href" you need in code

val html=getString(R.string.linked_string)
textview.movementMethod=LinkMovementMethod.getInstance()
textview.text=Html.fromHtml(html, Html.FROM_HTML_MODE_COMPACT)

in string.xml replace < with <

Don't forget turn off android:autoLink="web".