How to create scrollable TextView on Android using Kotlin

How to create scrollable TextView on Android using Kotlin

res/layout/activity_main.xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

   xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

   android:id="@+id/activity_main"

   android:layout_width="match_parent"

   android:layout_height="match_parent"

   android:padding="5dp"

   tools:context=".MainActivity">

   <TextView

      android:id="@+id/textView"

      android:layout_width="wrap_content"

      android:layout_height="match_parent"

      android:scrollbars="vertical"

      android:textColor="@android:color/background_dark"

      android:textSize="48sp"

      android:textStyle="italic" />

</RelativeLayout>

src/MainActivity.kt

class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {

      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

      setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

      title = "KotlinApp"

      val textView: TextView = findViewById(R.id.textView)

      val text: String = "Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. " + "If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything."

      textView.text = text

      textView.movementMethod = ScrollingMovementMethod()

   }

}

androidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.example.q11">

   <application

      android:allowBackup="true"

      android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"

      android:label="@string/app_name"

      android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"

      android:supportsRtl="true"

      android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

      <activity android:name=".MainActivity">

         <intent-filter>

            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

         </intent-filter>

      </activity>

   </application>

</manifest>