Make a View Blink for a desired duration (android)

BlinkAnimation.java

    // Animate a text view
    TextView myText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
    myText = (TextView)Utils.makeMeBlink(myText,250,20);

    // Animate an image view
    ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
    imageView = (ImageView)Utils.makeMeBlink(imageView,250,20);


    /**
     * Make a View Blink for a desired duration
     *
     * @param view     view that will be animated
     * @param duration for how long in ms will it blink
     * @param offset   start offset of the animation
     * @return returns the same view with animation properties
     */
    public static View makeMeBlink(View view, int duration, int offset) {

        Animation anim = new AlphaAnimation(0.0f, 1.0f);
        anim.setDuration(duration);
        anim.setStartOffset(offset);
        anim.setRepeatMode(Animation.REVERSE);
        anim.setRepeatCount(Animation.INFINITE);
        view.startAnimation(anim);
        return view;
    }

Hi ,
will it hide textview and remove animation after time interval ?

then how to stop blink? Thanks