Android 2.1 does not have Arabic font.
Android 2.2 has Arabic font but does not show your word correctly.
Android 3.x supports Arabic completely.
For Android 2.1 you must set the typeface Farsi.GetFarsiFont(this) and then use Farsi.Convert("????")
For Android 2.2 you do not need setting font but must use Farsi.Convert("????")
And for Android 3.x forget all of the above solutions ;). But you can change the font if you do not like the 3.x Arabic font.
so do the following steps:
1) At first add "TAHOMA.TTF" in assets folder
2) use the following class to get the font and converting your Arabic or Farsi text to a good form for showing in your activities.
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
public final class Farsi {
public static boolean isFarsiConversionNeeded = true;
private final static String szLamAndAlef = Character
.toString((char) 0xfedf)
+ Character.toString((char) 0xfe8e); // Lam + Alef
private final static String szLamStickAndAlef = Character
.toString((char) 0xfee0)
+ Character.toString((char) 0xfe8e); // Lam (Sticky !!!)+
// Alef
private final static String szLa = Character.toString((char) 0xfefb); // La
private final static String szLaStick = Character.toString((char) 0xfefc); // La
// (Sticky!!!)
private final static String szLamAndAlefWoosim = Character
.toString((char) 0xe1)
+ Character.toString((char) 0xbb); // Lam + Alef
private final static String szLamStickAndAlefWoosim = Character
.toString((char) 0x90)
+ Character.toString((char) 0xbb); // Lam (Sticky !!!)+
// Alef
private final static String szLaWoosim = Character.toString((char) 0xd9); // La
private final static String szLaStickWoosim = Character
.toString((char) 0xd9); // La
// (Sticky!!!)
private static final class struc {
public char character;
public char endGlyph;
public char iniGlyph;
public char midGlyph;
public char isoGlyph;
public struc(char Character, char EndGlyph, char IniGlyph,
char MidGlyph, char IsoGlyph) {
character = Character;
endGlyph = EndGlyph;
iniGlyph = IniGlyph;
midGlyph = MidGlyph;
isoGlyph = IsoGlyph;
}
}
static struc[] arrStruc = {
new struc((char) 0x630, (char) 0xfeac, (char) 0xfeab,
(char) 0xfeac, (char) 0xfeab),
new struc((char) 0x62f, (char) 0xfeaa, (char) 0xfea9,
(char) 0xfeaa, (char) 0xfea9),
new struc((char) 0x62c, (char) 0xfe9e, (char) 0xfe9f,
(char) 0xfea0, (char) 0xfe9d),
new struc((char) 0x62d, (char) 0xfea2, (char) 0xfea3,
(char) 0xfea4, (char) 0xfea1),
new struc((char) 0x62e, (char) 0xfea6, (char) 0xfea7,
(char) 0xfea8, (char) 0xfea5),
new struc((char) 0x647, (char) 0xfeea, (char) 0xfeeb,
(char) 0xfeec, (char) 0xfee9),
new struc((char) 0x639, (char) 0xfeca, (char) 0xfecb,
(char) 0xfecc, (char) 0xfec9),
new struc((char) 0x63a, (char) 0xfece, (char) 0xfecf,
(char) 0xfed0, (char) 0xfecd),
new struc((char) 0x641, (char) 0xfed2, (char) 0xfed3,
(char) 0xfed4, (char) 0xfed1),
new struc((char) 0x642, (char) 0xfed6, (char) 0xfed7,
(char) 0xfed8, (char) 0xfed5),
new struc((char) 0x62b, (char) 0xfe9a, (char) 0xfe9b,
(char) 0xfe9c, (char) 0xfe99),
new struc((char) 0x635, (char) 0xfeba, (char) 0xfebb,
(char) 0xfebc, (char) 0xfeb9),
new struc((char) 0x636, (char) 0xfebe, (char) 0xfebf,
(char) 0xfec0, (char) 0xfebd),
new struc((char) 0x637, (char) 0xfec2, (char) 0xfec3,
(char) 0xfec4, (char) 0xfec1),
new struc((char) 0x643, (char) 0xfeda, (char) 0xfedb,
(char) 0xfedc, (char) 0xfed9),
new struc((char) 0x645, (char) 0xfee2, (char) 0xfee3,
(char) 0xfee4, (char) 0xfee1),
new struc((char) 0x646, (char) 0xfee6, (char) 0xfee7,
(char) 0xfee8, (char) 0xfee5),
new struc((char) 0x62a, (char) 0xfe96, (char) 0xfe97,
(char) 0xfe98, (char) 0xfe95),
new struc((char) 0x627, (char) 0xfe8e, (char) 0xfe8d,
(char) 0xfe8e, (char) 0xfe8d),
new struc((char) 0x644, (char) 0xfede, (char) 0xfedf,
(char) 0xfee0, (char) 0xfedd),
new struc((char) 0x628, (char) 0xfe90, (char) 0xfe91,
(char) 0xfe92, (char) 0xfe8f),
new struc((char) 0x64a, (char) 0xfef2, (char) 0xfef3,
(char) 0xfef4, (char) 0xfef1),
new struc((char) 0x633, (char) 0xfeb2, (char) 0xfeb3,
(char) 0xfeb4, (char) 0xfeb1),
new struc((char) 0x634, (char) 0xfeb6, (char) 0xfeb7,
(char) 0xfeb8, (char) 0xfeb5),
new struc((char) 0x638, (char) 0xfec6, (char) 0xfec7,
(char) 0xfec8, (char) 0xfec5),
new struc((char) 0x632, (char) 0xfeb0, (char) 0xfeaf,
(char) 0xfeb0, (char) 0xfeaf),
new struc((char) 0x648, (char) 0xfeee, (char) 0xfeed,
(char) 0xfeee, (char) 0xfeed),
new struc((char) 0x629, (char) 0xfe94, (char) 0xfe93,
(char) 0xfe93, (char) 0xfe93),
new struc((char) 0x649, (char) 0xfef0, (char) 0xfeef,
(char) 0xfef0, (char) 0xfeef),
new struc((char) 0x631, (char) 0xfeae, (char) 0xfead,
(char) 0xfeae, (char) 0xfead),
new struc((char) 0x624, (char) 0xfe86, (char) 0xfe85,
(char) 0xfe86, (char) 0xfe85),
new struc((char) 0x621, (char) 0xfe80, (char) 0xfe80,
(char) 0xfe80, (char) 0xfe80),
new struc((char) 0x626, (char) 0xfe8a, (char) 0xfe8b,
(char) 0xfe8c, (char) 0xfe89),
new struc((char) 0x623, (char) 0xfe84, (char) 0xfe83,
(char) 0xfe84, (char) 0xfe83),
new struc((char) 0x622, (char) 0xfe82, (char) 0xfe81,
(char) 0xfe82, (char) 0xfe81),
new struc((char) 0x625, (char) 0xfe88, (char) 0xfe87,
(char) 0xfe88, (char) 0xfe87),
new struc((char) 0x67e, (char) 0xfb57, (char) 0xfb58,
(char) 0xfb59, (char) 0xfb56), // peh
new struc((char) 0x686, (char) 0xfb7b, (char) 0xfb7c,
(char) 0xfb7d, (char) 0xfb7a), // cheh
new struc((char) 0x698, (char) 0xfb8b, (char) 0xfb8a,
(char) 0xfb8b, (char) 0xfb8a), // jeh
new struc((char) 0x6a9, (char) 0xfb8f, (char) 0xfb90,
(char) 0xfb91, (char) 0xfb8e), // keheh
new struc((char) 0x6af, (char) 0xfb93, (char) 0xfb94,
(char) 0xfb95, (char) 0xfb92), // gaf
// new struc((char) 0x6cc, (char) 0xfbfd, (char) 0xfbfe,
// (char) 0xfbff, (char) 0xfbfc), // Farsi yeh
new struc((char) 0x6cc, (char) 0xfbfd, (char) 0xfef3,
(char) 0xfef4, (char) 0xfbfc), // Arabic yeh
new struc((char) 0x6c0, (char) 0xfba5, (char) 0xfba4,
(char) 0xfba5, (char) 0xfba4) // heh with yeh
};
static struc[] arrStrucWoosim = {
new struc((char) 0x630, (char) 0xb5, (char) 0x82, (char) 0xb5,
(char) 0x82),
new struc((char) 0x62f, (char) 0xb4, (char) 0x81, (char) 0xb4,
(char) 0x81),
new struc((char) 0x62c, (char) 0x9b, (char) 0xb1, (char) 0xf9,
(char) 0xbf),
new struc((char) 0x62d, (char) 0x9c, (char) 0xb2, (char) 0xfa,
(char) 0xc0),
new struc((char) 0x62e, (char) 0x9d, (char) 0xb3, (char) 0xfe,
(char) 0xc1),
new struc((char) 0x647, (char) 0xac, (char) 0xe4, (char) 0x93,
(char) 0xd5),
new struc((char) 0x639, (char) 0xc9, (char) 0xd3, (char) 0x8b,
(char) 0xa4),
new struc((char) 0x63a, (char) 0xca, (char) 0xdd, (char) 0x8c,
(char) 0xa5),
new struc((char) 0x641, (char) 0xa6, (char) 0xde, (char) 0x8d,
(char) 0xcc),
new struc((char) 0x642, (char) 0xa7, (char) 0xdf, (char) 0x8e,
(char) 0xce),
new struc((char) 0x62b, (char) 0xbd, (char) 0xaf, (char) 0xea,
(char) 0x99),
new struc((char) 0x635, (char) 0xc4, (char) 0xc8, (char) 0x87,
(char) 0xa0),
new struc((char) 0x636, (char) 0xc5, (char) 0xcb, (char) 0x88,
(char) 0xa1),
new struc((char) 0x637, (char) 0xc6, (char) 0xcd, (char) 0xcd,
(char) 0xa2),
new struc((char) 0x643, (char) 0xcf, (char) 0xe0, (char) 0x8f,
(char) 0xa8),
new struc((char) 0x645, (char) 0xd2, (char) 0xe2, (char) 0x91,
(char) 0xaa),
new struc((char) 0x646, (char) 0xd4, (char) 0xe3, (char) 0x92,
(char) 0xab),
new struc((char) 0x62a, (char) 0xbd, (char) 0xaf, (char) 0xea,
(char) 0x99),
new struc((char) 0x627, (char) 0xbb, (char) 0x80, (char) 0xbb,
(char) 0x80),
new struc((char) 0x644, (char) 0xd1, (char) 0xe1, (char) 0x90,
(char) 0xa9),
new struc((char) 0x628, (char) 0xbc, (char) 0xae, (char) 0xe9,
(char) 0x98),
new struc((char) 0x64a, (char) 0xdc, (char) 0xe6, (char) 0x95,
(char) 0xdc),
new struc((char) 0x633, (char) 0xc2, (char) 0xb8, (char) 0xb8,
(char) 0x9e),
new struc((char) 0x634, (char) 0xc3, (char) 0xb9, (char) 0xb9,
(char) 0x9f),
new struc((char) 0x638, (char) 0xc7, (char) 0xcd, (char) 0xcd,
(char) 0xc7),
new struc((char) 0x632, (char) 0xb7, (char) 0xb7, (char) 0xb7,
(char) 0xb7),
new struc((char) 0x648, (char) 0x94, (char) 0x94, (char) 0x94,
(char) 0x94),
new struc((char) 0x629, (char) 0xda, (char) 0xda, (char) 0xda,
(char) 0xda),
new struc((char) 0x649, (char) 0xdc, (char) 0xe6, (char) 0x95,
(char) 0xdc),
new struc((char) 0x631, (char) 0xb6, (char) 0xb6, (char) 0xb6,
(char) 0xb6),
new struc((char) 0x624, (char) 0xe7, (char) 0xe7, (char) 0xe7,
(char) 0xe7),
new struc((char) 0x621, (char) 0xba, (char) 0xba, (char) 0xba,
(char) 0xba),
new struc((char) 0x626, (char) 0xd7, (char) 0xe8, (char) 0x97,
(char) 0xd7),
new struc((char) 0x623, (char) 0x80, (char) 0x80, (char) 0x80,
(char) 0x80),
new struc((char) 0x622, (char) 0x80, (char) 0x80, (char) 0x80,
