TextView Ellipsize (…) not working

Question

I want to have a single lined TextView to show up 3 dots at the end when the text is longer than the TextView. I don\'t know why - but I don\'t get

Answer 1

android:id="@+id/lName" android:layout_width="150dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:ellipsize="end"
    android:singleLine="true"
    android:text="Avinljhakjhsajkhakjshda"
    android:textSize="16sp"