Android - Expandable TextView with Animation

Question

I have a TextView which firstly shows a small portion of a long text.

The user can press a \"see more\" button to expand the TextView and s

Answer 1

You can check my blog post on ExpandableTexTView:

The idea is, initially the TextView will show a small portion of a long text and when it is clicked, it will show the rest of the text.

So here is the code that how I solved it.

package com.rokonoid.widget;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
/**
 * User: Bazlur Rahman Rokon
 * Date: 9/7/13 - 3:33 AM
 */
public class ExpandableTextView extends TextView {
    private static final int DEFAULT_TRIM_LENGTH = 200;
    private static final String ELLIPSIS = ".....";

    private CharSequence originalText;
    private CharSequence trimmedText;
    private BufferType bufferType;
    private boolean trim = true;
    private int trimLength;

    public ExpandableTextView(Context context) {
        this(context, null);
    }

    public ExpandableTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);

        TypedArray typedArray = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.ExpandableTextView);
        this.trimLength = typedArray.getInt(R.styleable.ExpandableTextView_trimLength, DEFAULT_TRIM_LENGTH);
        typedArray.recycle();

        setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                trim = !trim;
                setText();
                requestFocusFromTouch();
            }
        });
    }

    private void setText() {
        super.setText(getDisplayableText(), bufferType);
    }

    private CharSequence getDisplayableText() {
        return trim ? trimmedText : originalText;
    }

    @Override
    public void setText(CharSequence text, BufferType type) {
        originalText = text;
        trimmedText = getTrimmedText(text);
        bufferType = type;
        setText();
    }

    private CharSequence getTrimmedText(CharSequence text) {
        if (originalText != null && originalText.length() > trimLength) {
            return new SpannableStringBuilder(originalText, 0, trimLength + 1).append(ELLIPSIS);
        } else {
            return originalText;
        }
    }

    public CharSequence getOriginalText() {
        return originalText;
    }

    public void setTrimLength(int trimLength) {
        this.trimLength = trimLength;
        trimmedText = getTrimmedText(originalText);
        setText();
    }

    public int getTrimLength() {
        return trimLength;
    }
}

And add the following line in your attr.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <declare-styleable name="ExpandableTextView">
        <attr name="trimLength" format="integer"/>
    </declare-styleable>
</resources>

Put the following in your main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="fill_parent">

     <com.rokonoid.widget.ExpandableTextView
         android:id="@+id/lorem_ipsum"
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

 </LinearLayout>

And test your activity

package com.rokonoid.widget;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class MyActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        String yourText = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. " +
                "Ut volutpat interdum interdum. Nulla laoreet lacus diam, vitae " +
                "sodales sapien commodo faucibus. Vestibulum et feugiat enim. Donec " +
                "semper mi et euismod tempor. Sed sodales eleifend mi id varius. Nam " +
                "et ornare enim, sit amet gravida sapien. Quisque gravida et enim vel " +
                "volutpat. Vivamus egestas ut felis a blandit. Vivamus fringilla " +
                "dignissim mollis. Maecenas imperdiet interdum hendrerit. Aliquam" +
                " dictum hendrerit ultrices. Ut vitae vestibulum dolor. Donec auctor ante" +
                " eget libero molestie porta. Nam tempor fringilla ultricies. Nam sem " +
                "lectus, feugiat eget ullamcorper vitae, ornare et sem. Fusce dapibus ipsum" +
                " sed laoreet suscipit. ";

        ExpandableTextView expandableTextView = (ExpandableTextView) findViewById(R.id.lorem_ipsum);
        expandableTextView.setText(yourText);
    }
}

Reference: Android – Expandable TextView

Answer 2

Here is what worked for me using some of the above responses (I am using ButterKnife in the example):

private static final MAX_LINE_COUNT = 3;    

@Bind(R.id.description)
TextView mDescription;    

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

  if(!TextUtils.isEmpty(mDescription)) {
    mDescription.setText(mItem.description);
    mDescription.setMaxLines(MAX_LINE_COUNT);
    mDescription.setEllipsize(TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);
  } else {
    mDescription.setVisibility(View.GONE);
  }

}

@OnClick(R.id.description)
void collapseExpandTextView(TextView tv) {

    if (tv.getMaxLines() == MAX_LINE_COUNT) {
        // collapsed - expand it
        tv.setEllipsize(null);
        tv.setMaxLines(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
    } else {
        // expanded - collapse it
        tv.setEllipsize(TextUtils.TruncateAt.END);
        tv.setMaxLines(MAX_LINE_COUNT);
    }

    ObjectAnimator animation = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(tv, "maxLines", tv.getMaxLines());
    animation.setDuration(200).start();
}   

When the user clicks on the description it will either collapse or expand based on the max lines. This will only work for API 16+.

The problem that I ran into was that line count was returning zero at points and line count and max count were the same values at certain points.

Answer 3

Refer below link for expandable TextView with options for a number of lines and more less text.

Resizeable Text View(View More and View Less)

Add below line in Java class after setting text in your TextView.

// YourCustomeClass.class [your customized class]
// yourTextView [ TextView yourTextView = findViewById(R.id.yourTextView) ];

YourCustomeClass.doResizeTextView(yourTextView, 3, "More", true);

// 3 - No of lines after user wants to expand it. 
// "More" : text want to see end of your TextView after shrink
// True : flag for viewMore

Answer 4

You can use the new TransitionManager for the animation and calling the maxLines attribute to set the amount

fun toggleReadMoreTextView(linesWhenCollapsed: Float) {
    if (viewDataBinding.textView.maxLines != Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
        // exapand
        viewDataBinding.textView.maxLines = Integer.MAX_VALUE
    } else {
        // collapse
        viewDataBinding.textView.maxLines = linesWhenCollapsed
    }
    // start animation
    TransitionManager.beginDelayedTransition(viewDataBinding.constraintLayout)
}

Answer 5

I created an open-source library for this, because I wasn’t satisfied with the other solutions I found on the internet. I’ve put the thing on GitHub, and it’s free to use by anyone.

public class ExpandableTextView extends TextView
{
    // copy off TextView.LINES
    private static final int MAXMODE_LINES = 1;

    private OnExpandListener onExpandListener;
    private TimeInterpolator expandInterpolator;
    private TimeInterpolator collapseInterpolator;

    private final int maxLines;
    private long animationDuration;
    private boolean animating;
    private boolean expanded;
    private int originalHeight;

    public ExpandableTextView(final Context context)
    {
        this(context, null);
    }

    public ExpandableTextView(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs)
    {
        this(context, attrs, 0);
    }

    public ExpandableTextView(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs, final int defStyle)
    {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);

        // read attributes
        final TypedArray attributes = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.ExpandableTextView, defStyle, 0);
        this.animationDuration = attributes.getInt(R.styleable.ExpandableTextView_animation_duration, BuildConfig.DEFAULT_ANIMATION_DURATION);
        attributes.recycle();

        // keep the original value of maxLines
        this.maxLines = this.getMaxLines();

        // create default interpolators
        this.expandInterpolator = new AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator();
        this.collapseInterpolator = new AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator();
    }

    @Override
    public int getMaxLines()
    {
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN)
        {
            return super.getMaxLines();
        }

        try
        {
            final Field mMaxMode = TextView.class.getField("mMaxMode");
            mMaxMode.setAccessible(true);
            final Field mMaximum = TextView.class.getField("mMaximum");
            mMaximum.setAccessible(true);

            final int mMaxModeValue = (int) mMaxMode.get(this);
            final int mMaximumValue = (int) mMaximum.get(this);

            return mMaxModeValue == MAXMODE_LINES ? mMaximumValue : -1;
        }
        catch (final Exception e)
        {
           return -1;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Toggle the expanded state of this {@link ExpandableTextView}.
     * @return true if toggled, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean toggle()
    {
        if (this.expanded)
        {
            return this.collapse();
        }

        return this.expand();
    }

    /**
     * Expand this {@link ExpandableTextView}.
     * @return true if expanded, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean expand()
    {
        if (!this.expanded && !this.animating && this.maxLines >= 0)
        {
            this.animating = true;

            // notify listener
            if (this.onExpandListener != null)
            {
                this.onExpandListener.onExpand(this);
            }

            // get original height
            this.measure
            (
                MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(this.getMeasuredWidth(), MeasureSpec.EXACTLY),
                MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED)
            );

            this.originalHeight = this.getMeasuredHeight();

            // set maxLines to MAX Integer
            this.setMaxLines(Integer.MAX_VALUE);

            // get new height
            this.measure
            (
                MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(this.getMeasuredWidth(), MeasureSpec.EXACTLY),
                MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(0, MeasureSpec.UNSPECIFIED)
            );

            final int fullHeight = this.getMeasuredHeight();

            final ValueAnimator valueAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(this.originalHeight, fullHeight);
            valueAnimator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener()
            {
                @Override
                public void onAnimationUpdate(final ValueAnimator animation)
                {
                    final ViewGroup.LayoutParams layoutParams = ExpandableTextView.this.getLayoutParams();
                    layoutParams.height = (int) animation.getAnimatedValue();
                    ExpandableTextView.this.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
                }
            });
            valueAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter()
            {
                @Override
                public void onAnimationEnd(final Animator animation)
                {
                    ExpandableTextView.this.expanded = true;
                    ExpandableTextView.this.animating = false;
                }
            });

            // set interpolator
            valueAnimator.setInterpolator(this.expandInterpolator);

            // start the animation
            valueAnimator
                .setDuration(this.animationDuration)
                .start();

            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Collapse this {@link TextView}.
     * @return true if collapsed, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean collapse()
    {
        if (this.expanded && !this.animating && this.maxLines >= 0)
        {
            this.animating = true;

            // notify listener
            if (this.onExpandListener != null)
            {
                this.onExpandListener.onCollapse(this);
            }

            // get new height
            final int fullHeight = this.getMeasuredHeight();

            final ValueAnimator valueAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(fullHeight, this.originalHeight);
            valueAnimator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener()
            {
                @Override
                public void onAnimationUpdate(final ValueAnimator animation)
                {
                    final ViewGroup.LayoutParams layoutParams = ExpandableTextView.this.getLayoutParams();
                    layoutParams.height = (int) animation.getAnimatedValue();
                    ExpandableTextView.this.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
                }
            });
            valueAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter()
            {
                @Override
                public void onAnimationEnd(final Animator animation)
                {
                    // set maxLines to original value
                    ExpandableTextView.this.setMaxLines(ExpandableTextView.this.maxLines);

                    ExpandableTextView.this.expanded = false;
                    ExpandableTextView.this.animating = false;
                }
            });

            // set interpolator
            valueAnimator.setInterpolator(this.collapseInterpolator);

            // start the animation
            valueAnimator
                .setDuration(this.animationDuration)
                .start();

            return true;
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the duration of the expand / collapse animation.
     * @param animationDuration duration in milliseconds.
     */
    public void setAnimationDuration(final long animationDuration)
    {
        this.animationDuration = animationDuration;
    }

    /**
     * Sets a listener which receives updates about this {@link ExpandableTextView}.
     * @param onExpandListener the listener.
     */
    public void setOnExpandListener(final OnExpandListener onExpandListener)
    {
        this.onExpandListener = onExpandListener;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link OnExpandListener}.
     * @return the listener.
     */
    public OnExpandListener getOnExpandListener()
    {
        return onExpandListener;
    }

    /**
     * Sets a {@link TimeInterpolator} for expanding and collapsing.
     * @param interpolator the interpolator
     */
    public void setInterpolator(final TimeInterpolator interpolator)
    {
        this.expandInterpolator = interpolator;
        this.collapseInterpolator = interpolator;
    }

    /**
     * Sets a {@link TimeInterpolator} for expanding.
     * @param expandInterpolator the interpolator
     */
    public void setExpandInterpolator(final TimeInterpolator expandInterpolator)
    {
        this.expandInterpolator = expandInterpolator;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current {@link TimeInterpolator} for expanding.
     * @return the current interpolator, null by default.
     */
    public TimeInterpolator getExpandInterpolator()
    {
        return this.expandInterpolator;
    }

    /**
     * Sets a {@link TimeInterpolator} for collpasing.
     * @param collapseInterpolator the interpolator
     */
    public void setCollapseInterpolator(final TimeInterpolator collapseInterpolator)
    {
        this.collapseInterpolator = collapseInterpolator;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the current {@link TimeInterpolator} for collapsing.
     * @return the current interpolator, null by default.
     */
    public TimeInterpolator getCollapseInterpolator()
    {
        return this.collapseInterpolator;
    }

    /**
     * Is this {@link ExpandableTextView} expanded or not?
     * @return true if expanded, false if collapsed.
     */
    public boolean isExpanded()
    {
        return this.expanded;
    }

    public interface OnExpandListener
    {
        void onExpand(ExpandableTextView view);
        void onCollapse(ExpandableTextView view);
    }
}

Using the ExpandableTextView is very easy, it’s just a regular TextView with some extra functionality added to it. By defining the android:maxLines attribute, you can set the default number of lines for the TextView collapsed state.

<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <at.blogc.android.views.ExpandableTextView
        android:id="@+id/expandableTextView"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/lorem_ipsum"
        android:maxLines="5"
        android:ellipsize="end"
        app:animation_duration="1000"/>

    <!-- Optional parameter animation_duration: sets the duration of the expand animation -->

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button_toggle"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/expand"/>

</LinearLayout>

In your Activity or Fragment:

    final ExpandableTextView expandableTextView = (ExpandableTextView) this.findViewById(R.id.expandableTextView);
    final Button buttonToggle = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.button_toggle);

    // set animation duration via code, but preferable in your layout files by using the animation_duration attribute
    expandableTextView.setAnimationDuration(1000L);

// set interpolators for both expanding and collapsing animations
expandableTextView.setInterpolator(new OvershootInterpolator());

// or set them separately
expandableTextView.setExpandInterpolator(new OvershootInterpolator());
expandableTextView.setCollapseInterpolator(new OvershootInterpolator());


    // toggle the ExpandableTextView
    buttonToggle.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
    {
        @Override
        public void onClick(final View v)
        {
            expandableTextView.toggle();
            buttonToggle.setText(expandableTextView.isExpanded() ? R.string.collapse : R.string.expand);
        }
    });

    // but, you can also do the checks yourself
    buttonToggle.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
    {
        @Override
        public void onClick(final View v)
        {
            if (expandableTextView.isExpanded())
            {
                expandableTextView.collapse();
                buttonToggle.setText(R.string.expand);
            }
            else
            {
                expandableTextView.expand();
                buttonToggle.setText(R.string.collapse);
            }
        }
    });

    // listen for expand / collapse events
    expandableTextView.setOnExpandListener(new ExpandableTextView.OnExpandListener()
    {
        @Override
        public void onExpand(final ExpandableTextView view)
        {
            Log.d(TAG, "ExpandableTextView expanded");
        }

        @Override
        public void onCollapse(final ExpandableTextView view)
        {
            Log.d(TAG, "ExpandableTextView collapsed");
        }
    });

You can easily add this library as a gradle dependency to your Android project. Take a look at the project on Github for further instructions:

https://github.com/Blogcat/Android-ExpandableTextView

Answer 6

Step 1

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <gradient
        android:startColor="#11FFFFFF"
        android:centerColor="#33FFFFFF"
        android:endColor="#99FFFFFF"
        android:angle="270" />
</shape>

Step 2

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/overviewText"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
    android:maxLines="3"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/textView8"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView8" />

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/seeMoreImage"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/background_white"
        android:visibility="invisible"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@+id/overviewText"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@+id/overviewText"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@+id/overviewText"
        app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_arrow_down"
        tools:ignore="VectorDrawableCompat" />

Step 3

    var isTextViewClicked = true
    if (binding.overviewText.lineCount > 3)
        binding.seeMoreImage.visibility = View.VISIBLE
    binding.seeMoreImage.setOnClickListener {
        isTextViewClicked = if(isTextViewClicked){
            binding.overviewText.maxLines = Integer.MAX_VALUE
            binding.seeMoreImage.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_arrow_up)
            false
        } else {
            binding.overviewText.maxLines = 3
            binding.seeMoreImage.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_arrow_down)
            true
        }
    }