Android :: Scroll A TextView To Specific Line?
Dec 22, 2009
I have a TextView inside a ScrollView. Let's say the ScrollView is named s and the TextView is named t.
I have many lines to be displayed in the TextView and at the same time I want to scroll the view to a specific line.
So I did this:
t.setText(aVeryLongString);
int y = t.getLayout().getLineTop(40); // e.g. I want to scroll to line 40
s.scrollTo(0, y);
But it won't scroll, except the second time. It seems that on the first time the code finishes, the ScrollView knows how much the total height of the TextView is.
So I think there must be something to force calculating the needed height before the scrollTo call. How to do that (or otherwise)?
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I want to have a dynamic table, with rows added over time as a result of user interaction, using a TableLayout inside a ScrollView. This works fine, but when I want to scroll to the end of the table using fullScroll(), it always leaves out the last line; that is, it scrolls so that the one before the last one is visible. The last line is visible when scrolling manually, and the scrollbar is correct too.I'm of course open to suggestions as to how to make a better layout out of this; but I'm specifically interested in understanding why fullScroll() behaves that way. Should I give it a different parameter, or use something else altogether? Or does it do that because the newly added line isn't yet visible somehow? (if so, how can I solve that?) Or did I miss some other obvious thing?The following code replicates the problem: TestActivity.java:
package com.example.android.tests;
import java.util.Random;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ScrollView;
import android.widget.TableLayout;
import android.widget.TableRow;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class TestActivity extends Activity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
((Button) findViewById(R.id.AddRow)).setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) {
Random rnd = new Random();
TableRow nr = new TableRow(v.getContext());
for (int c=0; c<3; c++) {
TextView nv = new TextView(v.getContext());
nv.setText(Integer.toString(rnd.nextInt(20)-10));
nr.addView(nv);
}((TableLayout) findViewById(R.id.Table)).addView(nr);
// Scrolls to line before last - why?
((ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.TableScroller)).fullScroll(View.FOCUS_DOWN);
}main.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<Button
android:text="Add Row"
android:id="@+id/AddRow"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<ScrollView
android:id="@+id/TableScroller"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_above="@id/AddRow"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" >
<TableLayout
android:id="@+id/Table"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:stretchColumns="0,1,2" />
</ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>
Edit: for reference, I implemented Romain Guy's solution as follows:In TestActivity.java, replace:
// Scrolls to line before last - why?
((ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.TableScroller)).fullScroll(View.FOCUS_DOWN);
// Enqueue the scrolling to happen after the new row has been layout
((ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.TableScroller)).post(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
((ScrollView) findViewById(R.id.TableScroller)).fullScroll(View.FOCUS_DOWN);
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REPRO:Compile + run the below samples. When the app starts, press the 'Start Timing' button. Use your thumb (or the mouse) to touch-drag the screen upwards (so you can see the RatingBar), then drag it back downwards (so the button is again completely on-screen). Tap the button (which now reads 'PauseTiming') again, and it'll jump down a bit. It should NOT be jumping/scrolling down, since there's no statement (that I can see) that tells it to scroll down. As near as I can tell, it's the setText that causes the scrolling ( when I comment those lines out, no scrolling occurs).WHAT I'M ASKING FOR:if I'm doing something dumb & you could point out what it is, I'd really appreciate it! I wonder if 'touch mode' might have something to do with this, since it does NOT appear to happen (in the emulator) when I use the mouse's scroll wheel to move the panel upwards (i.e.,instead of the simulated finger-dragging). I can't find a whole lot on touch-mode, and nothing specific on focus/selection in touch mode within a ScrollView if you can confirm that this error occurs for you too, that would be ok, too (since misery loves company.AHEM I mean, since it might help confirm that it's not just me MyTestApp.java package bug.android.scrollview;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.format.Time;
import android.view.Display;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class MyTestApp extends Activity {
public final static int STATE_TIMER_NOT_STARTED = 1;
public final static int STATE_TIMER_RUNNING = 2;
public final static int STATE_TIMER_PAUSED = 3;
private int mState;
Time t = new Time();
private Time data = new Time();
private Button btnStartStopResume;
private TextView lblSpacer;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.new_time_entry);
btnStartStopResume = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnStartStopResume);
// Set the button's size so that the other info will also be visible
Display display = ((WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE))
.getDefaultDisplay();
// This is such a hack, but the windowScroller doesn't appear to
// have a height at this point in the lifecycle (nor in 'onResume' :( )
btnStartStopResume.setHeight(display.getHeight() - 200);
lblSpacer = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.lblSpacer);
reset();
} public void doStartStopResume(View v) {
if (mState == MyTestApp.STATE_TIMER_NOT_STARTED) {
mState = MyTestApp.STATE_TIMER_RUNNING;
data.setToNow();
} else if (mState == MyTestApp.STATE_TIMER_RUNNING) {
mState = MyTestApp.STATE_TIMER_PAUSED;
String s = getString(R.string.add_scroll_down_to_add);
lblSpacer.setText(s);
} else if (mState == MyTestApp.STATE_TIMER_PAUSED) {
mState = MyTestApp.STATE_TIMER_RUNNING;
public void doReset(View v) {
}public void doNewRunClick(View v) {
public void doAddTiming(View v) {
public void reset() {
mState = STATE_TIMER_NOT_STARTED;
new_time_entry.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/windowScroller"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> <RelativeLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> <Button
android:id="@+id/btnStartStopResume"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dip"
android:text="Start Timing"
android:textSize="40dp"
android:height="290dp"
android:onClick="doStartStopResume" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/lblSpacer"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/btnStartStopResume"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="@string/add_scroll_down_for_more" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/lblTimeStartLabel"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/lblSpacer"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:clickable="true"
android:onClick="adjustStartTime"
android:text="Start of this run:"
android:textSize="8dp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/lblTimeStart"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/lblTimeStartLabel"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:clickable="true"
android:onClick="adjustStartTime"
android:text="--:--:-- --"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="26dp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/lblElapsedLabel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/lblSpacer"
android:layout_alignRight="@id/lblSpacer"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:text="Elapsed Time:"
android:textSize="8dp" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/lblTimeElapsed"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/lblElapsedLabel"
android:layout_alignRight="@id/lblSpacer"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:textColor="#99ff66"
android:text="-- m -- sec"
android:textSize="26dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dip"/>
<CheckBox
android:id="@+id/chkNewRun"
android:onClick="doNewRunClick"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/lblTimeElapsed"
android:text="This is a new run of timings"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dip" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/lblIntensity"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Intensity (1 = none 5 = max)"
android:layout_below="@id/chkNewRun" />
<RatingBar
android:id="@+id/rbIntensity"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/lblIntensity"
android:numStars="5"
android:rating="2"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dip" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/lblNotes"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Notes:"
android:layout_below="@id/rbIntensity" />
<EditText
android:id="@+id/txtNotes"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@android:drawable/editbox_background"
android:layout_below="@id/lblNotes"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dip" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnReset"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/txtNotes"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
android:layout_marginRight="10dip"
android:text="Reset"
android:onClick="doReset" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/btnOk"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/txtNotes"
android:layout_toRightOf="@id/btnReset"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
android:layout_marginRight="10dip"
android:text="Add Timing To List"
android:onClick="doAddTiming" />
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>
strings.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<string name="app_name">Timer</string>
<string name="dlg_edit_timing_title">Edit A Timing</string>
<string name="add_scroll_down_for_more">< Scroll down for more options! ></string>
<string name="add_scroll_down_to_add">< Scroll down to save this timing! ></string>
<string name="start_timing">Start Timing
</string>
<string name="stop_timing">Pause Timing
</string>
<string name="resume_timing">Resume Timing
</string>
</resources>
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="bug.android.scrollview"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0">
<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
<activity android:name=".MyTestApp"
android:label="@string/app_name">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="5" />
</manifest>
UPDATE 1: Adding if( btnStartStopResume.isInTouchMode() )
Toast.makeText(this, "TOUCH MODE", 2000);
elseToast.makeText(this, "NOT touch mode", 2000);
then setting breakpoints in the debugger confirms that the button is always in touch mode (regardless of whether I finger-drag the panel up/down, or mouse-wheel it up/down). So it's a combination of being in touch-mode AND finger-dragging the panel after the 2nd button-press (i.e, when the app is in 'stopped/paused timing' mode) that's causing the odd extra-timing in subsequent pauses.
UPDATE 2:
I just noticed that it's scrolling down to the EditText, and no further. It looks like when you move the panel down the EditText gets the selection, and after the click event the ScrollView scrolls back to the thing that has the selection. Seems to explain why the mouse-wheel approach doesn't have this problem (it moves the selection/focus back up to the button).
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