public static class Spannable.Factory
extends Object



Factory used by TextView to create new Spannables. You can subclass it to provide something other than SpannableString.

Summary

Public constructors

Factory()

Public methods

static Spannable.Factory getInstance()

Returns the standard Spannable Factory.

Spannable newSpannable(CharSequence source)

Returns a new SpannableString from the specified CharSequence.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Object clone()

Creates and returns a copy of this object.

boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

void finalize()

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.

final Class<?> getClass()

Returns the runtime class of this Object.

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

final void notify()

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.

final void notifyAll()

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.

String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

final void wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

final void wait(long timeoutMillis)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

final void wait()

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Public constructors

Factory

public Factory ()

Public methods

newSpannable

public Spannable newSpannable (CharSequence source)

Returns a new SpannableString from the specified CharSequence. You can override this to provide a different kind of Spannable.

Parameters
source CharSequence
Returns
Spannable

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Last updated 2026-02-26 UTC.