# Text selection events and notifications

You can create custom listeners for [`TextSelectionManager`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.ui.special_mode.manager/-text-selection-manager/index.html) to handle changes in text selection and text selection mode (entering and exiting):

### MYACTIVITY.KT

```kt

class MyActivity : PdfActivity(), TextSelectionManager.OnTextSelectionChangeListener, TextSelectionManager.OnTextSelectionModeChangeListener {

  const val TAG = "MyActivity.TextSelection"

  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    PdfFragment.addOnTextSelectionModeChangeListener(this)
    PdfFragment.addOnTextSelectionChangeListener(this)
  }

  override fun onDestroy(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    PdfFragment.removeOnTextSelectionModeChangeListener(this)
    PdfFragment.removeOnTextSelectionChangeListener(this)
  }

  override fun onEnterTextSelectionMode(controller: TextSelectionController) {
    Log.i(TAG, "Text selection mode has started.")
  }

  override fun onExitTextSelectionMode(controller: TextSelectionController) {
    Log.i(TAG, "Text selection mode has ended.")
  }

  override fun onTextSelectionChange(newTextSelection: TextSelection?, currentTextSelection: TextSelection?): Boolean {
    if (newTextSelection!= null) {
      Log.i(TAG, "Selected text was: ${newTextSelection.text}")
    } else {
      Log.i(TAG, "Text selection is cleared.")
    }
    // Return `false` to prevent changes to the current selection state, if needed.
    return true
  }
}

```

### MYACTIVITY.JAVA

```java

public class MyActivity extends PdfActivity implements TextSelectionManager.OnTextSelectionChangeListener,
    TextSelectionManager.OnTextSelectionModeChangeListener{

  private static final String TAG = "MyActivity.TextSelection";

  @Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      getPdfFragment().addOnTextSelectionModeChangeListener(this);
      getPdfFragment().addOnTextSelectionChangeListener(this);
  }

  @Override
  protected void onDestroy(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      getPdfFragment().removeOnTextSelectionModeChangeListener(this);
      getPdfFragment().removeOnTextSelectionChangeListener(this);
  }

  @Override
  public void onEnterTextSelectionMode(@NonNull TextSelectionController controller) {
      Log.i(TAG, "Text selection mode has started.");
  }

  @Override
  public void onExitTextSelectionMode(@NonNull TextSelectionController controller) {
      Log.i(TAG, "Text selection mode has ended.");
  }

  @Override
  public boolean onTextSelectionChange(@Nullable TextSelection newTextSelection, @Nullable TextSelection currentTextSelection) {
      if (newTextSelection!= null) {
          Log.i(TAG, String.format("Selected text was: %s", newTextSelection.text));
      } else {
          Log.i(TAG, "Text selection is cleared.");
      }

      // Return `false` to prevent changes to the current selection state, if needed.
      return true;
  }
}

```

By implementing these listeners, you can add custom reactions to text selection events.

This setup doesn’t override the default behavior — it only adds additional listeners. If you need to completely change the behavior (e.g. replacing the toolbar with a custom user interface), use [`PdfFragment`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.ui/-pdf-fragment/index.html) in a custom activity and bind it to the [`TextSelectionController`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.ui.special_mode.controller/-text-selection-controller/index.html).





To learn how to programmatically enter or leave text selection mode and how to customize our text selection UI, have as look at our full [text selection](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/features/text-selection.md) guide.
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