1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 5be9899f29bc..f502de450c74 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -2203,6 +2203,27 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
     }
 
     /**
+     * Get the default {@link Locale} of the text in this TextView.
+     * @return the default {@link Locale} of the text in this TextView.
+     */
+    public Locale getTextLocale() {
+        return mTextPaint.getTextLocale();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the default {@link Locale} of the text in this TextView to the given value. This value
+     * is used to choose appropriate typefaces for ambiguous characters. Typically used for CJK
+     * locales to disambiguate Hanzi/Kanji/Hanja characters.
+     *
+     * @param locale the {@link Locale} for drawing text, must not be null.
+     *
+     * @see Paint#setTextLocale
+     */
+    public void setTextLocale(Locale locale) {
+        mTextPaint.setTextLocale(locale);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @return the size (in pixels) of the default text size in this TextView.
      */
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "text")