How to implement a switch with text on it in Android Studio 3.0

Question

I want to make a switch with 2 states clearly shown on it like this

Instead of this

I've tried to write this in the XML file

   android:textOff="1"
   android:textOn="2"

And this on the Java file

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    Switch simpleSwitch = findViewById(R.id.simpleSwitch); // initiate Switch
    simpleSwitch.setTextOff("1");
    simpleSwitch.setTextOn("2");
}
}

But the result is always the latter with no text. Can someone guide me through this? It works with toggle buttons but the switch is more suitable for my UI.

Answer 1

You can enable text inside switch. I think you forgot to add this line

android:showText="true" or Switch.setShowText(boolean)

finally your code be like this,

<Switch
    android:id="@+id/switcher"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
    android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
    android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
    android:fontFamily="sans-serif-condensed"
    android:textOff="off"
    android:showText="true"
    android:textOn="on" />

Thank you