How to add a scrollbar to an edit text

Question

I was wondering how I can add a scrollbar to an edit text whenever the text is too long and can't be seen on the edit text box.

Something like this:

Any ideas? I've tried setting it through the xml but so far it hasn't worked, it just moves if I drag my finger over it but no bar is visible.

Try looking at [Enabling scrollbar in edittext](https://stackoverflow.com/q/4319456/16653700). — Alias Cartellano, Jan 26 '22 at 18:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 25 '22 at 20:57

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You can add fadeScrollbars="false" in your xml

answered Jan 25 '22 at 20:57

paul30

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thank you for answering but that, unfortunately, does not seem to work – dazai Jan 26 '22 at 12:12
How about you put your textview inside HorizontalScrollView and set the `fadeScrollbars="false"` to the scrollview, not the textview? – paul30 Jan 26 '22 at 18:14

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