Marquee text in Android

Question

How can I use marquee text in an android application?

Answer 1

Here is an example:

public class TextViewMarquee extends Activity {
    private TextView tv;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        tv = (TextView) this.findViewById(R.id.mywidget);  
        tv.setSelected(true);  // Set focus to the textview
    }
}

The xml file with the textview:

<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/mywidget"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:maxLines="1"
        android:ellipsize="marquee"
        android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
        android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever"
        android:scrollHorizontally="true"
        android:textColor="#ff4500"
        android:text="Simple application that shows how to use marquee, with a long text" />
</RelativeLayout>

Answer 2

This will be equivalent to "end":

where = TruncateAt.END

Answer 3

Add Below Code in XML

    <TextView
    android:text="Shops NearBy textdf fsdgsdgsdg dsgtsgsdgsdgsg"
    android:id="@+id/txtEventName"
    android:ellipsize="marquee"
    android:marqueeRepeatLimit ="marquee_forever"
    android:focusable="true"
    android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
    android:scrollHorizontally="true"
    android:singleLine="true"/>

In Java add following Code:

    TextView txtEventName=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.txtEventName);
    txtEventName.setSelected(true);

Answer 4

With the above answer, you cannot set the speed or have flexibility for customizing the text view functionality. To have your own scroll speed and flexibility to customize marquee properties, use the following:

<TextView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:ellipsize="marquee"
    android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
    android:lines="1"
    android:id="@+id/myTextView"
    android:padding="4dp"
    android:scrollHorizontally="true"
    android:singleLine="true"
    android:text="Simple application that shows how to use marquee, with a long text" />

Within your activity:

private void setTranslation() {
        TranslateAnimation tanim = new TranslateAnimation(
                TranslateAnimation.ABSOLUTE, 1.0f * screenWidth,
                TranslateAnimation.ABSOLUTE, -1.0f * screenWidth,
                TranslateAnimation.ABSOLUTE, 0.0f,
                TranslateAnimation.ABSOLUTE, 0.0f);
        tanim.setDuration(1000);//set the duration
        tanim.setInterpolator(new LinearInterpolator());
        tanim.setRepeatCount(Animation.INFINITE);
        tanim.setRepeatMode(Animation.ABSOLUTE);

        textView.startAnimation(tanim);
    } 

Answer 5

Use this to set Marque:

    final TextView tx = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
    tx.setEllipsize(TruncateAt.MARQUEE);
    tx.setSelected(true);
    tx.setSingleLine(true);
    tx.setText("Marquee needs only three things to make it run and these three things are mentioned above.");

You do not need to use "android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever" into xml file. Marquee will work even without this.

Answer 6

I have tried all of the above, but for me its didn't work. When I add

android:clickable="true"

then it's worked perfectly for me. I don't know why. But I am happy to work it.

Here is my full answer.

android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:singleLine="true"
android:ellipsize="marquee"
android:focusable="true"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"

android:clickable="true"