How do I enable standard copy paste for a TextView in Android?

Question

I want to enable standard copy paste for a TextView (the same as for EditText). How can I do it?

I tried using a non-editable EditText but it didn\'t work well (some

Answer 1

To enable the standard copy/paste for TextView, U can choose one of the following:

1. Change in layout file: add below property to your TextView

   android:textIsSelectable="true"

2. In your Java class write this line to set it programmatically. myTextView.setTextIsSelectable(true);

And long press on the TextView you can see copy/paste action bar.