Question

I want to know is there any way to use native TextView or any other layout of android inside BaseAndEngine Activity.

My application is using Andengine for one of its whole screen. This screen is extended from BaseAndEngine and I need to use some native view like textview inside that screen. Because Andengine does not work fine for Arabic text and I need to show some Arabic text on gaming screen.

OR if possible how to show Arabic text in changeable text in Andengine. As changeable text write Arabic from left to right in reverse order.

Answer 1

Of course you can.

Check this code out – basically you override onSetContentView, then you can set whatever you want.

@Override
protected void onSetContentView() {
    final FrameLayout frameLayout = new FrameLayout(this);
    final FrameLayout.LayoutParams frameLayoutLayoutParams = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(FrameLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, FrameLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);

    this.mRenderSurfaceView = new RenderSurfaceView(this);
    mRenderSurfaceView.setRenderer(mEngine);
    final FrameLayout.LayoutParams surfaceViewLayoutParams = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(super.createSurfaceViewLayoutParams());
    frameLayout.addView(this.mRenderSurfaceView, surfaceViewLayoutParams);

    //Create any other views you want here, and add them to the frameLayout.

    this.setContentView(frameLayout, frameLayoutLayoutParams);
}

(This method goes to your subclass of BaseGameActivity.)

You could also do it through xml, but I think this method is more clear.