Apply style on whole application/activity as theme

The custome style create in last posts Create style using Android Resources Tools and Create style inheriting properties from another style can be apply on whole application/activity as theme.



Modify AndroidManifest.xml to add android:theme="@style/MyStyle.GreenBold" property inside <application> to apply the style as theme on whole application, or inside <activity> to apply on individual activity only.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 package="com.AndroidStyle"
 android:versionCode="1"
 android:versionName="1.0" >

 <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />

 <application
     android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
     android:label="@string/app_name"
     android:theme="@style/MyStyle.GreenBold" >
     <activity
         android:name=".AndroidStyleActivity"
         android:label="@string/app_name" >
         <intent-filter>
             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
         </intent-filter>
     </activity>
 </application>

</manifest>

Modify main.xml, change TextView using application/activity theme.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 android:orientation="vertical" >

 <TextView
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:text="@string/hello" />
 <TextView
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:text="Default, using style of MyStyle.GreenBold defined in AndroidManifest.xml" />

</LinearLayout>

Related:
- Using Android build-in theme

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