Minimize the listview row into a single line

Minimize the listview row into a single line

I'm using listview to show the messages from the database..when i add a
message it takes all the string and showing on the listview..here is my
xml file and java.. I need to get the message in a singline per rows with
'...'. I researched for this question and i found,type
android:singleLine="true" in textview,but i don't know what they mean 'in
textview'.becauz i'm using listview.please help.
<?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="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="@drawable/wave" >
<ListView
android:id="@+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="@+id/SearchMessageExit"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
>
</ListView>
</LinearLayout>
message.java
public void detailsOfMessage(){
try{
Database_message info = new Database_message(this);
String data = info.getData();
info.close();
if(data.equals(""))
{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Empty Message",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
StringTokenizer token = new StringTokenizer(data,"\t");
int rows = token.countTokens();
classes = new String[rows];
int i=0;
while (token.hasMoreTokens())
{
classes[i]=token.nextToken();
i++;
}
listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
listView.setOnItemClickListener(this);
listView.setOnLongClickListener(this);
inAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1,0);
listView.setAdapter(inAdapter);
for (int r = 0; r < classes.length; r++) {
inAdapter.add(classes[r]);
}
}catch(Exception e){
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Empty Message",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}