Copy/Paste option from TextView to EditText in android

Question

In my android app I want to give simple copy paste option. User can copy text from text view by long clicking on it and I am successfully complete it, But not getting how can paste it to a edit text. I am trying long press on a edit text but paste option is not available.

I know I can get content from ClipBoardManager by below code -

ClipboardManager clipMan = (ClipboardManager)getSystemService(v.getContext().CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
 myEdtTxt.setText(clipMan.getText());

but not getting how to get paste option.

Thanks in advance.

Isn't this already available with the `Context Action Bar` ? — PPartisan, Jul 21 '15 at 09:52
Why don't you use a string to store the text from the TextView and add it to the EditText? — tobyUCT, Jul 21 '15 at 09:59
I think you are not getting my question.i want to give paste option to user.when user long press on edit text there should an option for paste content from clipboard. — Guess, Jul 21 '15 at 10:24

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 21 '15 at 09:52

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Try setting android:cursorVisible="true" in your EditText's layout xml

answered Jul 21 '15 at 09:52

Logic

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try but still not giving option for paste in edit text – Guess Jul 21 '15 at 10:21
try giving `android:textIsSelectable = "true"` for `TextView` and `android:cursorVisible="true"` for `EditText` – Logic Jul 21 '15 at 10:23
I can copy text but how to give paste option when user long press on edit text. – Guess Jul 21 '15 at 10:25
Does your theme Theme contains ActionBar ? – Logic Jul 21 '15 at 10:28
No, I am using FragmentActivity – Guess Jul 21 '15 at 10:29
I'm asking about "Theme". You may have FragmentActivity but you can set theme to ActionBar. Try it add a new theme in styles, give it to your activity in manifest and try – Logic Jul 21 '15 at 10:30
My Current theme is - Theme.AppCompat.Light – Guess Jul 21 '15 at 10:32
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/83851/discussion-between-logic-and-guess). – Logic Jul 21 '15 at 10:33

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 21 '15 at 09:59

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Depending on your requirements, it may be simpler to use Android's in built Context Action Bar. This will allow you to copy/paste text reliably and with the least amount of effort.

If you want to copy text from a TextView, not an EditText, you will first need to make it selectable. For that you can either add the following xml attribute:

android:textIsSelectable = "true"

Or add the following programmatically:

textView.setTextIsSelectable(true);

answered Jul 21 '15 at 09:59

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as I mention in my question I am able to copy text,but don't know how to give paste option to user in edit text. – Guess Jul 21 '15 at 10:21
Just do a long press on any `EditText` field, and by default a `Contextual Action Menu` will appear and allow the paste option. Here's a screenshot I took a second ago: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BygzWY4QsrwESmswZXd6S3dyQ2c/view?usp=sharing – PPartisan Jul 21 '15 at 10:26

Copy/Paste option from TextView to EditText in android

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