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

Requires API 11, Updated Code, previous method is deprecated

Solution for theme full screen without ActionBar

Extend TextView and in constructor paste following code

this.setOnLongClickListener(new OnLongClickListener() {

            @Override
            public boolean onLongClick(View v) {
                ClipboardManager cManager = (ClipboardManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
                ClipData cData = ClipData.newPlainText("text", getText());
                cManager.setPrimaryClip(cData);
                Util.toast(mContext, string.text_copyed);
                return true;
            }
        });