How to Enable Default Copy paste on EditText

Question

I define Edittext inside xml layout but when i select text inside EditText default cut copy paste not appeare.

here my xml code

<EditText
    android:id="@+id/xEt"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:ems="10"
    android:gravity="top"
    android:padding="15dp"
    android:singleLine="false"
    android:visibility="visible" />

my java code is:

    mEt = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.xEt);
    mEt.setTypeface(tf2);
    mEt.setTextColor(Color.BLACK);
    mEt.setTextSize(30);

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10386084/how-do-i-enable-standard-copy-paste-for-a-textview-in-android — IntelliJ Amiya, Sep 22 '15 at 07:11
yes but still not work. i define in xml `android:textIsSelectable="true"` as well as java. — Attaullah, Sep 22 '15 at 07:16
i use api level 11, actually copy icon color is white, but now paste is not working... and how to changes its color — Attaullah, Sep 22 '15 at 07:24
i am using AutoCompeteTextView and i have set setTextIsSelectable(true) but still it's not working — Vivek Pratap Singh, Jun 19 '17 at 07:52
Possible duplicate of [How do I enable standard copy paste for a TextView in Android?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10386084/how-do-i-enable-standard-copy-paste-for-a-textview-in-android) — Abdul Rauf, Aug 31 '17 at 08:30

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 22 '15 at 07:31

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Set android:textIsSelectable="true" (API Level 11 and above) then look into the Clipboard manager in : Copy and Paste

answered Sep 22 '15 at 07:31

Syed Osama Maruf

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i try **[this link](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13004720/2387564)** for copy paste but how to use clipboard manger it crash my app. using this **[tutorial](http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/android_clipboard.htm)** – Attaullah Sep 22 '15 at 07:44

How to Enable Default Copy paste on EditText

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