How do I enable standard copy paste for a TextView in Android?

Question

I want to enable standard copy paste for a TextView (the same as for EditText). How can I do it?

I tried using a non-editable EditText but it didn\'t work well (some

Answer 1

1. use theme

   @android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen
   

   or

   @android:style/Theme.WithActionBar
   

2. set TextView in xml

   android:textIsSelectable="true"
   

3. see result

Answer 2

this is better:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
final android.content.ClipboardManager clipboardManager = (android.content.ClipboardManager) context
        .getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
final android.content.ClipData clipData = android.content.ClipData
        .newPlainText("text label", "text to clip");
clipboardManager.setPrimaryClip(clipData);
} else {
final android.text.ClipboardManager clipboardManager = (android.text.ClipboardManager) context
        .getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
clipboardManager.setText("text to clip");
}

Answer 3

For an EditText, in manifest inside the activity use android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"