Android Scrollable TextView | Vertical Using XML and Programmatically

To make TextView scrollable on Android you need to use a android:scrollbars properties of your TextView in your layout’s XML file.

Then use the below code in the Activity file. This method will enable scrolling on TextView.

Kotlin

text_v1.setMovementMethod(ScrollingMovementMethod())

Java

TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_view);
        textView.setMovementMethod(new ScrollingMovementMethod());

ScrollView is needed when you want to show too long text and should fit into one screen.

Complete code of Android Scrollable TextView

Let’s build an app and demonstrates it, Here is the complete step-by-step tutorial:-

Step 1. Create an android project in android studio (Follow this tutorial: Android First Program in Android Studio).

Step 2. Open the strings.xml file.

Step 3. Add your long text in the strings.xml file.

You can add your own text, this is only for testing purposes.

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Step 4. Add the below code in activity_main.xml

Setting the height of TextView 300dp to see how it works.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/text_v1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="300dp"
        android:background="#E6E6A1"
        android:padding="10dp"
        android:scrollbars="vertical"
        android:text="@string/txt"
        android:textSize="20dp" />

</LinearLayout>

Step 5. Add the below code in MainActivity.kt

For java, you can use it from the tutorial top section.

package com.eyehunts.androidscrollabletextview

import android.os.Bundle
import android.text.method.ScrollingMovementMethod
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_main.*


class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        //vertical
        text_v1.setMovementMethod(ScrollingMovementMethod())
    }
}

Step 4. Now Run the application, in an emulator or on your Android device.

Output screenshot Android Scrollable TextView:-

Download the Link and Source of Scrollable TextView Android kotlin code in Github

https://github.com/EyeHunts/AndroidScrollableTextView

Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this tutorial.

Note: This example (Project) is developed in Android Studio 3.3.2. Tested on Android 9 ( Android-P), compile SDK version API 28: Android 9.0 (Pie)
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TargetSdkVersion=28″Coding in Kotlin