How to move a TextView to anywhere on the screen?

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I have a relative layout in which i have a TextView having some text "Hi ! This is john". I want to move the text to any position i want on the screen, on touching the text.I am using onTouchListener() on the Text View.Can anybody please help me.

set animation on textView – Engr Waseem Arain Apr 01 '14 at 12:54 — Engr Waseem Arain, Apr 01 '14 at 12:54

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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Follow that carefully, very how set animation? Android Working with XML Animations then visit that android: move a view on touch move (ACTION_MOVE)

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Apr 01 '14 at 12:56

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Thanks.It Works fine.But text having more words is not displaying.how to display text having more number of words. – Lakshmipathi Apr 01 '14 at 13:19
set textview property android:ellipsize="marquee" – Engr Waseem Arain Apr 01 '14 at 13:33

Akshay · Answer 2 · 2014-04-02T04:56:04.227

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Set onTouch listner on your TextView and according to the position of it Move it to another location you want on MotionEvent.ACTION_UP event..

private final static int START_DRAGGING = 0;
    private final static int STOP_DRAGGING = 1;   
    private int status;
    int flag=0;
    float xAxis = 0f;
    float yAxis = 0f;
    float lastXAxis = 0f;
    float lastYAxis = 0f;
...     
@Override
public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent me){
          if(me.getAction()==MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN){
          status = START_DRAGGING;
          final float x = me.getX();
          final float y = me.getY();
          lastXAxis = x;
          lastYAxis = y;
          v.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
          }else if(me.getAction()==MotionEvent.ACTION_UP){
          status = STOP_DRAGGING;
          flag=0;
          v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
          }else if(me.getAction()==MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE){
          if (status == START_DRAGGING){
          flag=1;
          v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
          final float x = me.getX();
          final float y = me.getY();
          final float dx = x - lastXAxis;
          final float dy = y - lastYAxis;
          xAxis += dx;
          yAxis += dy;
          v.setX((int)xAxis);
          v.setY((int)yAxis);
          v.invalidate();
          }
        }
        return false;
      }

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answered Apr 01 '14 at 13:00

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Please tell me how to move the text – Lakshmipathi Apr 01 '14 at 13:01
Can you please provide me total code for OnTouchListener() – Lakshmipathi Apr 01 '14 at 13:04
does it work for you?? – Akshay Apr 02 '14 at 05:10
I am doing my app on API level 8 or above.But setX() in your code is of API level 11 or above.So I am unable to execute it. – Lakshmipathi Apr 02 '14 at 06:13
try getRawX() and getRawY() insted of setX() and setY() will help you for sure,,,and let me know does it work or not?? – Akshay Apr 02 '14 at 06:41
It is saying that we should not use getRawX() and getRawY() for the view v. – Lakshmipathi Apr 02 '14 at 12:35

How to move a TextView to anywhere on the screen?

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