TextView animation like type writer

TypeWriter.java

import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class TypeWriter extends TextView {

    private CharSequence mText;
    private int mIndex;
    private long mDelay = 150; //Default 150ms delay


    public TypeWriter(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public TypeWriter(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    private Handler mHandler = new Handler();
    private Runnable characterAdder = new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            setText(mText.subSequence(0, mIndex++));
            if(mIndex <= mText.length()) {
                mHandler.postDelayed(characterAdder, mDelay);
            }
        }
    };

    public void animateText(CharSequence text) {
        mText = text;
        mIndex = 0;

        setText("");
        mHandler.removeCallbacks(characterAdder);
        mHandler.postDelayed(characterAdder, mDelay);
    }

    public void setCharacterDelay(long millis) {
        mDelay = millis;
    }
}

Great example. Thanks! Shameless plug: For some ideas on how this could be extended with possibilities to also delete and pause animation of text, see https://gist.github.com/claudijo/0cf9f43705efadfeb852

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