Unable to scroll TextView inside a Scollable RelativeLayout

Question

I'm trying to create an android app with RelativeLayout inside a scroll view which has a TextView with scrollbar but every time I try to scroll the TextView, RelativeLayout gets scrolled.

I've also tried following solutions but nothing works:

*My layout looks almost similar to 3rd link but with more controls.

Following is the code for my layout

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/ScrollView01"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:scrollbars="vertical">
    <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        tools:context=".MainActivity"
        android:scrollbars = "vertical">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView1"
            android:layout_width="365dp"
            android:layout_height="20dp"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
            android:text="@string/text1" />

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/editText1"
            android:layout_width="365dp"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
            android:inputType="text"
            android:text=""/>

        <!-- Other Controls, about 15 of them -->

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/testLogs"
            android:layout_width="360dp"
            android:layout_height="150dp"
            android:layout_below="@+id/something"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            android:layout_marginStart="14dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="14dp"
            android:background="@drawable/edit_text_background"
            android:textColor="@color/editTestBorderColor"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:gravity="bottom"
            android:hint="Process logs"
            android:scrollbars="vertical"
            android:textIsSelectable="true"
            android:focusable="true"
            android:longClickable="true"
            android:textSize="10dp" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnExecuteTest"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_below="@+id/editTextLogs"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            android:layout_marginStart="67dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
            android:text="@string/btnExecute" />

    </RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>

Problem : Unable to scroll Textview (android:id="@+id/testLogs")

Somehow if I have less controls(as long as layout's scrollable is not activated) then TextView's scroll is working.

Following are the device specs. that I'm using for testing :

Name : Huawei P10 lite
OS : Android 8.0

I have no idea why TextView scroll si not working? Help Please!

Use LinearLayout inside ScrollView and add android:fillViewport="true" property inside tag. — Sanwal Singh, Feb 21 '19 at 07:31
@NileshRathod Sorry but this doesn't work. I've also modified the question a little. — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 07:31
@Shane Nilesh suggested the same thing and it does not work. My problem is not with the layout's scrollview but with TextView. Please check the question again I've modified it. — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 07:34
In that case, put your TextView into LinearLayout and that LinearLount inside nested scrollview. Like — Sanwal Singh, Feb 21 '19 at 07:44
@Shane how would that work? and do I have to use LinearLayout? — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 07:46

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 21 '19 at 10:26

3

try this

in XML file

android:maxLines = "AN_INTEGER"

android:scrollbars = "vertical"

and in java

  tv_desc.setMovementMethod(new ScrollingMovementMethod());


  scrollview.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() { 

    @Override
    public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {

        tv_desc.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(false);

        return false;
    }
});

 tv_desc.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener() {

    @Override
    public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {

        tv_desc.getParent().requestDisallowInterceptTouchEvent(true);

        return false;
    }
});

answered Feb 21 '19 at 10:26

Sohel S9

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Thank you for the answer but won't this deactivate the LongClick event too? – JustAProgrammer Feb 21 '19 at 10:52
You try above solution ? – Sohel S9 Feb 21 '19 at 10:55
No, not yet. Making changes at the moment. – JustAProgrammer Feb 21 '19 at 10:56
Thank you very much, it works perfectly fine. But could you please explain your answer a bit. Why you used maxLines and OnTouch event? Thanks. – JustAProgrammer Feb 21 '19 at 11:10
We have to fix TextView line size for actually scroll within that lines. At that time we have to stop touch of scrollview and vise versa. – Sohel S9 Feb 21 '19 at 11:13
Sorry I don't understand what you are talking about? – JustAProgrammer Feb 21 '19 at 12:15
Forget. Just Enjoy :) – Sohel S9 Feb 21 '19 at 12:17
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/188817/discussion-between-sohel-vmukti-and-vishwas-trivedi). – Sohel S9 Feb 21 '19 at 12:45

Vignesh · Answer 2 · 2019-02-21T10:41:04.823

Please do not mind for coding structure... Thank you.

in your layout:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">

<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/ScrollView01"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fillViewport="true"
    android:scrollbars="vertical">

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:scrollbars="vertical"
        tools:context=".MainActivity">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView1"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="20dp"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
            android:text="Enter SSID" />

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/editText1"
            android:layout_width="365dp"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
            android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
            android:inputType="text"
            android:text="" />

        <!-- Other Controls, about 15 of them -->
        <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
            android:id="@+id/scroll1"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="200dp"
            android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"
            android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
            android:fillViewport="false"
            android:isScrollContainer="false">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/testLogs"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="150dp"
                android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"
                android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
                android:background="@color/colorPrimary"
                android:enabled="true"
                android:focusable="true"
                android:hint="Process logs"
                android:longClickable="true"
                android:scrollbars="vertical"
                android:text="@string/sample_text"
                android:textColor="@color/WindowBackground"
                android:textIsSelectable="true"
                android:textSize="14sp" />
        </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/btnExecuteTest"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_below="@+id/scroll1"
            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
            android:layout_marginStart="134dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
            android:text="Execute Test" />


        <!--This is Additional code bellow -->
        <!-- if you want to view multiple TextView with scrollable -->


        <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
            android:id="@+id/scroll2"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="200dp"
            android:layout_below="@+id/btnExecuteTest"
            android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
            android:fillViewport="false"
            android:isScrollContainer="false">


            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView99"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="200dp"
                android:layout_below="@+id/btnExecuteTest"
                android:text="@string/sample_text" />
        </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>

        <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
            android:id="@+id/scroll3"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="200dp"
            android:layout_below="@+id/scroll2"
            android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
            android:fillViewport="false"
            android:isScrollContainer="false">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView100"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="200dp"
                android:layout_below="@+id/textView99"
                android:text="@string/sample_text" />
        </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>

    </RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>

in you activity:

OnCreate():

    TextView textView = findViewById( R.id.testLogs );
    TextView textView1 = findViewById( R.id.textView99 );
    TextView textView2 = findViewById( R.id.textView100 );
    textView.setMovementMethod( new ScrollingMovementMethod( ) );
    textView1.setMovementMethod( new ScrollingMovementMethod( ) );
    textView2.setMovementMethod( new ScrollingMovementMethod( ) );

Preview:

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I don't have any problem with , My problem is I have a TextView control with android:scrollbars="vertical" property set which does not work properly. I'm unable to scroll the TextView's text. — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 07:39
Yes and the problem is every time I try to scroll textview, the whole layout gets scrolled instead. — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 07:45
As I stated in my question I've already tried the setMovementMethod() method and it does not work either but somehow if I have less controls(layout is not scrollable) then TextView's scroll is working. — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 07:54
Are you saying that I have to use 2 ScrollViews? 1 for Layout and another 1 for TextView?? — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 07:56
Thank you. I tried your code it still does not work, please try to merge your code in the above code. — JustAProgrammer, Feb 21 '19 at 10:00

Unable to scroll TextView inside a Scollable RelativeLayout

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