Android :: Using Class Derived From Text / View

CoreStartHere.java
public class CoreStartHere extends TabActivity {
t = getTabHost();
t.newTabSpec("tTask");
t.setIndicator(...);
t.setContent(new Intent().setClass(this, T1Task.class);
} t1Task.java
T1Task extends Activity {
onCreate(Bundle ...) {
:
myListview = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.hdListView);
myEditText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.hdEditText);
hdItems = newArrayList <String>();
aa = new ArrayAdapter <String>(this, R.layout.hditemview, hdItems);
:
setOnKeyListener (new OnKeyListener() {
onKey(...) {
:
hdItems.add(0, myEditText.getText().toString());
aa.notifyDatasetChanged();
:
} } } }
hditemview.xml
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
class="com.a1.hd.hdRecordTaskListItemView"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:padding="10dp"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:textColor="@color/HD_Text"
android:fadingEdge="vertical"
/>hdRecordTaskListItemView.java
hdRecordTaskListItemView extends TextView {
// has 3 constructors
// onDraw
}
None of the constructor in hdRecordTaskListItemView get invoked and not surprisingly onDraw does not get called either. The text appears with the default style. The onDraw is supposed to draw on the "canvas".