TextView onClick not responding to single tap

Question

I have a TextView with the following assignment code:

Answer1TextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.editText1);
Answer1TextView.setOnClickListener(answer1TextViewListener);

and here is my onClickListener:

private  OnClickListener answer1TextViewListener = new OnClickListener() 
{
    public void onClick(View v) 
    {
        if(Answer1Win){
            Toast.makeText(QuizScreen.this,"Correct ",2).show();
        } else
        {
            Toast.makeText(QuizScreen.this,"Incorrect, Pick Another Answer",2).show();
        }
    }
};

My problem is the Toast only is displayed after a double tap. I cannot find a setting the drives this behavior, what could be set wrong to not display after a single tap.

Does it work for both Correct and Incorrect, even after 2 taps? — JustCurious, Nov 30 '11 at 21:08

score 31 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '11 at 21:04

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The first click just sets the focus to the TextBox then the second click actually gets handled as a click. Rather than using an onClickListener, you may have better luck with an onFocusChangeListener

answered Nov 30 '11 at 21:04

Chris

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Alternatively, just set `android:focusable="false"` to the TextView in the XML, or call `Answer1TextView.setFocusable(false);`. – Kevin Coppock Nov 30 '11 at 21:05
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KC, .setFocusable(false); fixed the problem, thanks for the assist. – Trey Balut Dec 01 '11 at 00:22
KC thanks for your suggestion. .setFocusable(false); worked for me. Great. Keep posting useful stuff. thanks again – sathish Dec 27 '12 at 10:43
FYI Setting focusable to false will disable setError() – MikeWallaceDev Apr 29 '15 at 18:09
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@MikeWallaceDev then how to display errorMessage in focusable false TextView or EditText??? – Chirag Savsani May 12 '15 at 05:01
Thank you all for this rich conversation. – user1510006 Mar 10 '16 at 17:15
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@Chirag Savsani: I solved it by calling 1. setFocusable(true); and 2. setFocusableInTouchMode(true); before calling setError method and in the xml do not set setFocusable neither focusableInTouchMode It worked with me, this way. Hope I answered you in a good manner. – user1510006 Mar 10 '16 at 17:17

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 27 '13 at 08:49

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As Chris said, the first tap focuses the TextView and the second tap clicks it.

Setting android:focusableInTouchMode="false" fixes the problem for touchscreens but without breaking functionality for non-touchscreen devices.

If you were to simply use android:focusable="false" that would prevent, for example, d-pad users from clicking the view at all.

answered Nov 27 '13 at 08:49

just me

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Looks to me like the d-pad isn't really relevant in today's world. I don't think `focusable="false"` will prevent functionality for any disabled users, as far as I can tell. – CorayThan Jan 26 '17 at 20:24
@CorayThan Given that both attributes are equally easy to set, personally I'd rather choose the one that doesn't break functionality on certain devices - even if those devices are less common at the moment. Things change (e.g. android TVs might become more common) and assuming that your users are all touchscreen might well cause headaches in the future - and in this case there's no immediate benefit to it anyway. (disclaimer: I haven't kept up to date with Android so assuming the attributes still do what they used to when I wrote the answer) – just me Jan 26 '17 at 21:49

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 28 '16 at 14:51

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The issue may be that textIsSelectable is true. Set textIsSelectable="false" for the TextView in XML.

answered Apr 28 '16 at 14:51

Ryan Muller

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 06 '15 at 09:28

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The correct way to do that is android:clickable="true"

answered Jul 06 '15 at 09:28

Azizi Musa

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TextView is clickable by default. This probably isn't the issue. – greg7gkb Jul 06 '15 at 21:18
I have tried it as I got same problem. putting ^ that, solve my problem. My TextView only need 1 tap to respond. – Azizi Musa Jul 07 '15 at 02:40

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 14 '17 at 15:47

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use OnTouchListener instead onFocusListener triggers twice when you enter and leaves the key

answered Jun 14 '17 at 15:47

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