Changing text of TextView -- old text doesn't go away (Android 4.1.2)
- by Jason Costabile
I'm pretty new to Android development. Trying to accomplish something fairly simple -- change some displayed text when a timer ticks. Here's the potentially relevant code:
CountDownTimer currentTimer;
Resources res;
TextView timerText;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_exercise);
res = getResources();
timerText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.timer_text);
}
@Override
protected void onStart() {
super.onStart();
//"Get ready" countdown
currentTimer = new CountDownTimer(5000, 1000) {
@Override
public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished) {
timerText.setText("" + (int)Math.ceil(millisUntilFinished / 1000.0));
}
@Override
public void onFinish() {
...
}
};
currentTimer.start();
}
This works fine on an emulated 4.2.2 device, but on a 4.1.2 device (both physical and emulated), the changed TextView appears as such while the countdown proceeds:
If you can't tell, that's the numbers 5,4,3 overlayed. So, when I set a new string for the TextView, the new string is displayed but without replacing the old string. Any other TextViews used in my app behave in the same way.
Any ideas what the problem is and how to fix it?
Edit: From the XML layout file:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
tools:context=".ExerciseActivity"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:keepScreenOn="true"
android:orientation="vertical" >
...
<TextView
android:id="@+id/timer_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:textIsSelectable="false"
android:hint="@string/timer_default" />
...
</LinearLayout>
That's all that could be relevant.
