How to set maximum characters per line for text view in android

Question

Hiii all, this may be a possible duplicate but I couldn\'t find solution for my problem.I need to limit the number of characters per line when displaying on the textview and

Answer 1

use android:maxWidth="10dip" to limit the size of the textview. With this limitation the next line (assume you used setSingleLine(false)) will start right after the 10dip.

Using android:maxLength="50" for example would limit your textview, but doesn't ensure that it breaks after X characters

Answer 2

Set these parameters of TextView:

android:layout_width="110dip"
android:singleline="false"

Experiment with the value of android:layout_width to find the value that fits your needs.

Answer 3

Use android:maxLength="" to limit the text length

<TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewName"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="Name"
        android:maxLength="12"
        android:textColor="#000000"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

You can also use another property as follows:

android:ellipsize="end"
android:maxLines="1"

show result :

"Hello How are ..." instead of "Hello How are you?"

Answer 4

Using

android:maxWidth="size"

Replace the "size" with the size you prefer. For example, 100dip.

Answer 5

use ConstraintLayout and android:layout_width="0dp". The text will adapt to the constraints

Answer 6

Use this code:

android:maxLines="5"
android:maxLength="10"

Five line with max length of 10 character.