Android, How to limit width of TextView (and add three dots at the end of text)?

Question

I have a TextView that I want to limit characters of it. Actually, I can do this but the thing that I\'m looking for is how to add three dots (...) at the end o

Answer 1

Apart from

android:ellipsize="end" 
android:maxLines="1"

you should set

android:layout_width="0dp"

also know as "match constraint", because the wrap_content value just expands the box to fit the whole text, and the ellipsize property can't make its effect.