android - how to make a text view selectable? -

i use adapter load list view content provider. each item in list uses below layout.

i looking way make text view selectable. have tried using android:textisselectable="true" , android:selectallonfocus="true", these make text within text view selectable. want make whole text view selectable, instead of text within it, can add functions delete , share it. there way achieve that?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <linearlayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content">      <linearlayout         android:id ="@+id/wrapper"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content">          <textview             android:id="@+id/txt_chat"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_gravity="center"              android:textisselectable="true"             android:selectallonfocus="true"             />          </linearlayout> </linearlayout> 

edit : suggested @kgandroid in comments,i have used context menu partially achieve desired functionality below code. removed android:textisselectable" , android:selectallonfocus attributes item layout file.

oncreate(){     ..     ...     lv_chatmessages = (listview) findviewbyid(r.id.listview_chat);     registerforcontextmenu(lv_chatmessages);     ... }   @override     public void oncreatecontextmenu(contextmenu menu, view v, contextmenu.contextmenuinfo menuinfo){         if(v.getid() == r.id.listview_chat){             listview lv = (listview) v;             adapterview.adaptercontextmenuinfo acmi = (adapterview.adaptercontextmenuinfo) menuinfo;             menu.add("first option");             menu.add("second option");         }      } 

but still not able 2 things :

1. select multiple items in list view before context menu appears.
2. have context menu appear icons on top of screen, similar happens default when text selected.