How do I enable standard copy paste for a TextView in Android?

I want to enable standard copy paste for a TextView (the same as for EditText). How can I do it?

I tried using a non-editable EditText but it didn't work well (sometimes it became editable or the copy paste overlay was not shown). And it's probably not a good approach generally.

Need a working solution starting at API 7.

Try android:textIsSelectable.

i.e., android:textIsSelectable="true"

To enable the standard copy/paste for TextView, U can choose one of the following:

1. Change in layout file: add below property to your TextView

   android:textIsSelectable="true"

2. In your Java class write this line to set it programmatically. myTextView.setTextIsSelectable(true);

And long press on the TextView you can see copy/paste action bar.

This works for copy pre-Honeycomb:

import android.text.ClipboardManager;

textView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        ClipboardManager cm = (ClipboardManager)context.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
        cm.setText(textView.getText());
        Toast.makeText(context, "Copied to clipboard", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }
});