You can use a SpannableString
to set the font:
SpannableString s = new SpannableString(errorString);
s.setSpan(new TypefaceSpan(font), 0, s.length(), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
mPasswordView.setError(s);
A custom Span
class that has a specific Typeface
set:
public class TypefaceSpan extends MetricAffectingSpan {
private Typeface mTypeface;
public TypefaceSpan(Typeface typeface) {
mTypeface = typeface;
}
@Override
public void updateMeasureState(TextPaint p) {
p.setTypeface(mTypeface);
p.setFlags(p.getFlags() | Paint.SUBPIXEL_TEXT_FLAG);
}
@Override
public void updateDrawState(TextPaint tp) {
tp.setTypeface(mTypeface);
tp.setFlags(tp.getFlags() | Paint.SUBPIXEL_TEXT_FLAG);
}
}