Alternative to using Toast

Question

Currently I am developing an episode guide application for a tv show. The basic structure is that the episodes are put into a list, and upon clicking a list item (aka an episode name) the episode description comes up in a Toast.

This generally works fine, however there are situations in which the episode description is too long and one can't read it in the given time.

Are there any alternatives to using a toast in this situation? Thanks for any help.

Edit:

      @Override
  protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
       //Toast.makeText(this, _details[position], Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
      AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
      builder.setMessage(this, _details)
             .setCancelable(false)
             .setPositiveButton("Ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                 public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
                      dialog.cancel();
                 }
             });
  }

(I kept the toast part in there for reference as that was my previous code).

Correct Code

      @Override
  protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
       //Toast.makeText(this, _details[position], Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
      AlertDialog.Builder adb=new AlertDialog.Builder(CurrentActvity.this);
      adb.setTitle("Title");
      adb.setMessage(_details[position]);
      adb.setPositiveButton("Ok", null);
      adb.show();
  }

Answer 1

Crouton or SnackBar could be the best choices for you, depending on the exact situation.

Answer 2

Use Android Dialogs

How to use it, look here!

Answer 3

You can use a Dialog object to present the information or even a custom view would do the job (via the use of a FrameLayout for example).