Why textStyle italic is not applied in Android layout for other typefaces than serif?

Question

Below is the simple xml snippet for which android:textStyle="italic" is not applying.

If I remove android:textStyle="italic the text will appear.

<TextView
    android:text="row one"
    android:textSize="15pt"
    android:typeface="serif"
    android:textStyle="italic"
    android:textColor="#00abcd"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1"/>

In the above android:textStyle="italic" is working only for android:typeface="serif", if I change the typeface to sans, monospace or normal the android:text is not displaying.

Why is that?

Answer 1

try making text italic through strings file it is alternative to this might help you

example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="Row_one"><i>Row one</i></string>
    <string name="Row_two"><i>Row two</i></string>
</resources>