How to Add a Vertical Scrollbar to a TextView
android:scrollbars was added in API Level 1android:scrollbars: Defines which scrollbars should be displayed on scrolling or not.
1. Add the MovementMethod for a TextView.
2. In the main.xml file, add the below code to your TextView to add a vertical scrollbar.
<TextView
...
android:scrollbars = "vertical"
/>
3. FYI: All the android:scrollbars options:
none - No scrollbar is displayed
horizontal - Displays horizontal scrollbar only. (horizontal doesn't seem to work for a TextView)
vertical - Displays vertical scrollbar only.
"horizontal|vertical" - Displays both horizontal and vertical scrollbars
4. Compile and run!
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