Question

I have a TextView which i set the text using setText(). In properties, I have set:

Ellipsize = END
Lines = 1
Gravity = Left
Scroll Horizontal = False

But this clips extra text (clips text since where last space is found). But do not include dots (“…”) at the end.

Example:

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 Hi how are you ? And where are you now ?
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After clipping:

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 Hi how are you ? And where 
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What I want:

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 Hi how are you ? And where...
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I am using Android 1.6. Plz help.

Answer 1

android:singleLine="true" and textView.setEllipsize(TruncateAt.END);

These are the two key elements to achieve that.