title: How do I make android:textIsSelectable="true" work with my intent?
body: <p>I'm having trouble making my <code>textview</code> editable - while I can make it editable, I can't pass the text to another activity via an <code>intent</code>.   </p>
  
  <p>In the <code>xml</code> of my <code>View</code> activity, for my <code>textViewComment</code> textbox, I have: </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;TextView
  android:id="@+id/textViewComment"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_weight="1"
  android:background="@drawable/textboxes_for_contact"
  android:textIsSelectable="true"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The text in the <code>textbox</code> is indeed selectable, I am able to copy it with a long press.</p>
  
  <p>However, I have an <code>Edit</code> activity - when an edit button is clicked in <code>View</code> activity, the text in <code>textViewComment</code> should be passed to this <code>Edit</code> activity with an <code>intent</code>. Instead, the <code>Edittext</code> in my <code>EditView</code> is empty.</p>
  
  <p>When I remove <code>android:textIsSelectable="true"</code> the text is passed via the intent successfully. But... I can't edit it in the <code>textview</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I also tried it programmatically with <code>commentname.setTextIsSelectable(true);</code> but this gives the same problem.</p>
  
  <p>In <code>ViewContact</code> class I have</p>
  
  <pre><code>i.putExtra("comment", commentname.getText());
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In <code>EditContact</code> class:</p>
  
  <pre><code>comment = i.getStringExtra("comment");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The <code>xml</code> in my <code>EditContact</code> class for <code>textViewComment</code> is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>        &lt;EditText
              android:id="@+id/textViewComment"
              android:layout_width="match_parent"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_weight="1"
              android:inputType="textCapSentences"
              android:background="@drawable/textboxes_for_contact"
              android:maxLength="360"
              /&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any idea how I can make the text in <code>ViewContact</code> selectable while also passing the <code>intent</code> successfully? Is this a known issue?</p>