Unresolved reference: font in Android Studio

Question

I am trying to set a font to a text view in android studio but for some reasons, I cannot access the font directory.

I get Unresolved Reference: font

What I did

- Created a new directory by right clicking res > new > Android Resource Directory > Directory name : font > Resource type : font

- Placed my font in that directory, so the directory reads - res/font/myfont.ttf

- In my fragment I tried to access the font like this

var typeFace: Typeface? = ResourcesCompat.getFont(requireContext(), R.font.myfont.ttf)

Error shows Unresolved Reference: font

I tried to rebuild project but still not working.

Answer 1

Use:

typeFace: Typeface? = ResourcesCompat.getFont(requireContext(), R.font.myfont)

Do not add .ttfextension.