android:alpha - Set the Opacity/Transparency of Text in TextView/EditText

How to Set the Opacity/Transparency of Text in TextView/EditText

android:alpha was added in API Level 11

alpha property of the view, as a value between 0 (completely transparent) and 1 (completely opaque).
Must be a floating point value.
For a TextView and EditText this affects the text. If android:backgound is included, the background affected also.

1. Add a TextView in your main.xml file.

2. Ensure to change the minSDKVersion to 11, or greater.

3. In the main.xml file, add the code below.

  <TextView
        ...
       android:alpha = ".5"
  />

4. Compile and run!

Related Articles:

• android:textColor - Set the Text Color of a TextView/EditText
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Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html#attr_android:alpha
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#alpha