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

You can limit your textview's number of characters and add (...) after the text. Suppose You need to show 5 letters only and thereafter you need to show (...), Just do the following :

String YourString = "abcdefghijk";

if(YourString.length()>5){

YourString  =  YourString.substring(0,4)+"...";

your_text_view.setText(YourString);
}else{

 your_text_view.setText(YourString); //Dont do any change

}

a little hack ^_^. Though its not a good solution. But a work around which worked for me :D

EDIT: I have added check for less character as per your limited no. of characters.

Answer 2

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/product_description"
            android:layout_width="165dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
            android:paddingLeft="12dp"
            android:paddingRight="12dp"
            android:text="Pack of 4 summer printed pajama"
            android:textColor="#d2131c"
            android:textSize="12sp"
            android:maxLines="2"
            android:ellipsize="end"/>

Answer 3

Add These two lines in your text

android:ellipsize="end"
android:singleLine="true"