Android:Textview with vertical scrolling text [duplicate]

Answer 1

1. Via XML

<ScrollView android:id="@+id/textAreaScroller" 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
    android:layout_height="173px" 
    android:layout_x="0px" 
    android:layout_y="25px" 
    android:scrollbars="vertical">
<TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/fbedittext"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
    android:layout_below="@+id/fbedittext"
    android:layout_marginTop="22dp"
    android:lines="7"        
    android:text="@string/fbtext" />
</ScrollView>

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2.Via Code

ScrollView scroller = new ScrollView(this);
TextView tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView1);
scroller.addView(tv);

OR

Putting following properties inside your <TextView>

android:scrollbars = "vertical"

In the Code

tv.setMovementMethod(new ScrollingMovementMethod());

Answer 2

Inside your ScrollView give one more RelativeLayout and inside that RelativeLayout put your TextView.

Answer 3

Try setting maximum height in textview, it may work for you, like given below

<TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="100dip" // change dip accordingly
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/fbedittext"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_below="@+id/fbedittext"
        android:layout_marginTop="22dp"
        android:lines="7"
        android:scrollbars="vertical"
        android:text="@string/fbtext" />