TextView animation like type writer
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.widget.TextView;
public class TypeWriter extends TextView {
private CharSequence mText;
private int mIndex;
private long mDelay = 150; //Default 150ms delay
public TypeWriter(Context context) {
super(context);
}
public TypeWriter(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
}
private Handler mHandler = new Handler();
private Runnable characterAdder = new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
setText(mText.subSequence(0, mIndex++));
if(mIndex <= mText.length()) {
mHandler.postDelayed(characterAdder, mDelay);
}
}
};
public void animateText(CharSequence text) {
mText = text;
mIndex = 0;
setText("");
mHandler.removeCallbacks(characterAdder);
mHandler.postDelayed(characterAdder, mDelay);
}
public void setCharacterDelay(long millis) {
mDelay = millis;
}
}