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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Adding a TextView

Posted by Jaewoo Kim
Jaewoo Kim
234 Points

Text stay in one line and ends with ... instead of wrapping to next line.

Does some property need to be updated?

3 Answers

Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points
Gloria Dwomoh
Gloria Dwomoh
13,116 Points

Can you show us your xml code that has the textviews etc in it?

Kevin Haube
Kevin Haube
12,265 Points
Kevin Haube
Kevin Haube
12,265 Points

Depending what it is, you may be able to use android:maxLines="1"

Mary Beth Thede
Mary Beth Thede
587 Points
Mary Beth Thede
Mary Beth Thede
587 Points

I would recommend using the Large Text, rather than Plain TextView.