Limit numbers of lines in TextView

Question

I have a scrollable textView, and I want to limit the number of lines displayed, however xml properties are not working :

Answer 1

Try using this.

android:maxLines="12"
android:ellipsize="end"

In the end it add ... if extra text available.

You can also use

android:ellipsize="marquee" 

It will reduce extra text from end that is not like a word.