Scrollview doesn't show scrollbar

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my Android TextView xml is very simple like below, I used style ScrollView but it won't show scrollbar, even when the text is exceeding the bottom and there is no way for me to see what's beyond. How to enable the scrollbar please? I think "match_parent" has issue but don't know how to fix. Thanks!

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" android:background="#ffffff"> <TextView android:id="@+id/textResult" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/buttonRecord" android:layout_marginTop="16dp" android:background="@drawable/back" android:editable="true" android:height="150dp" android:text="" android:enabled="false" android:scrollbars="vertical" style="@android:style/Widget.ScrollView" android:layout_alignRight="@+id/buttonRecord" android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/buttonRecord" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/buttonRecord" android:layout_alignStart="@+id/buttonRecord" /> </RelativeLayout>

where is your scrollview?? and change question title...you are trying to get scroll in textview — Aditya Vyas-Lakhan
– Aditya Vyas-Lakhan, Commented May 31, 2016 at 3:38

Andrew Orobator · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-31 03:30:03Z

If you want the content to scroll, perhaps try giving it a fixed height? Right now the height is set to wrap_content due to layout_height. I don't think you should be using android:height at all

Akanksha Hegde · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-31 05:40:32Z

If you want a fixed height TextView to scroll vertically with scrollbar, define your XML layout file:

<TextView android:id="@+id/textView" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:scrollbars="vertical" android:text="@string/text_string" />

define your Java class file:

TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView); tv.setMovementMethod(new ScrollingMovementMethod());

This approach is broken - fling won't work. The scroll will stop as soon as you lift your finger off the screen.

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