How to make a TextView multiline programmatically in Android (Java)

Question

I want to make my textview multiline.

Image : http://s13.postimg.org/y0q78e1yv/Capture.png

But how can I make my text multiline ?

Which atribut ?

TextView txt_tweet = (TextView) View.inflate(this, R.layout.special_textview, null);

special_textview

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

    android:paddingLeft="20dp"
    android:paddingRight="20dp"
    android:paddingBottom="5dp"
    android:inputType="textMultiLine"
    android:scrollHorizontally="false">

</TextView>

Please do a little research before posting such questions... — Murtaza Khursheed Hussain, Jun 09 '15 at 13:50
@MurtazaKhursheedHussain i have the problem since three days : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15032870/create-a-multiline-edittext-programatically i checked something like this, i think 10-20 sites but it doesn't work — mistermm, Jun 09 '15 at 13:58

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 31 '17 at 02:44

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I did it following way:

tv.setElegantTextHeight(true);
tv.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE);
tv.setSingleLine(false);

edited Jan 31 '17 at 02:44

reformed

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answered Jan 31 '17 at 02:00

Manpreet Singh Dhillon

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 09 '15 at 14:11

You want to show to different texts in the same textview? if so, use two text views like:

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

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/hello_world" />

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/hello_world" />
</LinearLayout>

Remote android:inputType="textMultiLine", this is an EditText Atribute.

If you just want to use more then one line in the same text view:

android:maxLines="5"//optional to set max numbers of lines
android:minLines="2"//optional to set min numbers of lines
android:singleLine="false"//set false to allow multiple line
android:lines="2" //or more

If this textview you want to use belongs to a ListView, just use:

android.R.layout.simple_list_item_2

It will give you two texts views to work on.

Thank you for your anser, i changed now all to linear layout : http://s27.postimg.org/9mtnp5f3z/Capture.jpg?noCache=1433860180 on the picture you see 3 Rows, the first is hardcoded, and the second and third is with my code from special_textview (is the same textview like the hardcoded) — mistermm, Jun 09 '15 at 14:30

Gulzar Bhat · Answer 3 · 2017-09-19T07:24:33.457

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First replace "\n" with its Html equavalent "<br>" then call Html.fromHtml() on the string. Follow below steps:

String text= model.getMessageBody().toString().replace("\n", "&lt;br&gt;")
textView.setText(Html.fromHtml(Html.fromHtml(text).toString()))

This works perfectly.

edited Sep 19 '17 at 07:24

answered Sep 19 '17 at 07:09

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 16 '17 at 19:09

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Adding to the answers: the order matters!

Make sure you call setInputType before setMinLines!

answered Nov 16 '17 at 19:09

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:50

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You can do it like this:

txt_tweet.setSingleLine(false);
txt_tweet.setImeOptions(EditorInfo.IME_FLAG_NO_ENTER_ACTION);

answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:50

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:50

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The TextView must have the 'singleLine' attribute set to false. Also you should set the 'ellipsize' to wrap the text:

android:singleLine="false"
android:ellipsize="end"

answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:50

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now, at the end 3 Points apears, but it also on one line :( – mistermm Jun 09 '15 at 13:54

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:57

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in layout

android:lines="8"  //Total Lines prior display
android:minLines="6" //Minimum lines
android:maxLines="10" //Maximum Lines

answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:57

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score -1 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:49

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Just remove this line:

 android:inputType="textMultiLine"

inputType for EditTexts

answered Jun 09 '15 at 13:49

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