diff --git a/marqueetextview/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextview/MarqueeTextView.java b/marqueetextview/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextview/MarqueeTextView.java
index 99b861c..3effa6c 100644
--- a/marqueetextview/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextview/MarqueeTextView.java
+++ b/marqueetextview/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextview/MarqueeTextView.java
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ public void setText(CharSequence text) {
         requestLayout();
     }
 
+    public CharSequence getText() {
+        return text;
+    }
+    
     public void setTextColor(int color) {
         textColor = color;
         renewPaint();
diff --git a/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextviewsample/MainActivity.java b/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextviewsample/MainActivity.java
index 719b8cf..300079d 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextviewsample/MainActivity.java
+++ b/sample/src/main/java/uk/co/deanwild/marqueetextviewsample/MainActivity.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
 
-        final MarqueeTextView tv = (MarqueeTextView) findViewById(R.id.tv1);
+        /*final MarqueeTextView tv = (MarqueeTextView) findViewById(R.id.tv1);
 
         Button buttonChangeColour = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_change_colour);
         buttonChangeColour.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
             public void onClick(View v) {
                 tv.setEdgeEffectEnabled(!tv.isEdgeEffectEnabled());
             }
-        });
+        });*/
 
 
     }
diff --git a/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index ca6c4d8..8440765 100644
--- a/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/sample/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     android:orientation="vertical"
     tools:context="uk.co.deanwild.marqueetextviewsample.MainActivity">
 
-    <uk.co.deanwild.marqueetextview.MarqueeTextView
+   <!-- <uk.co.deanwild.marqueetextview.MarqueeTextView
         android:id="@+id/tv1"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="100dp"
@@ -96,8 +96,33 @@
             android:textSize="24sp" />
 
 
+    </LinearLayout>-->
+
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:layout_width="100px"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:background="#009"
+        android:orientation="horizontal">
+
+        <uk.co.deanwild.marqueetextview.MarqueeTextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+
+            android:text="Football"
+            android:textColor="#fff"
+
+            android:textSize="24sp"
+            app:edgeEffectColor="#fff"
+            app:edgeEffectWidth="20"
+            app:pauseDuration="3000"
+            app:edgeEffectEnabled="true" />
+
+
     </LinearLayout>
 
+
+
     <Button
         android:id="@+id/button_change_colour"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"