SurroundingText

public final class SurroundingText
extends Object implements Parcelable

Information about the surrounding text around the cursor for use by an input method.

This contains information about the text and the selection relative to the text.

Summary

Inherited constants

From interface android.os.Parcelable

`int`	`CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR` Descriptor bit used with `describeContents()`: indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor.
`int`	`PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE` Flag for use with `writeToParcel(Parcel, int)`: the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`".

Fields
`public static final Creator<SurroundingText>`	`CREATOR`

Public constructors
`SurroundingText(CharSequence text, int selectionStart, int selectionEnd, int offset)` Constructor.

Public methods
`int`	`describeContents()` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation.
`int`	`getOffset()` Returns text offset between the start of the editor's text and the start of the surrounding text.
`int`	`getSelectionEnd()` Returns the text offset of the end of the selection in the surrounding text.
`int`	`getSelectionStart()` Returns the text offset of the start of the selection in the surrounding text.
`CharSequence`	`getText()` Returns the surrounding text around the cursor.
`void`	`writeToParcel(Parcel out, int flags)` Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

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.

From interface android.os.Parcelable

`abstract int`	`describeContents()` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation.
`abstract void`	`writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags)` Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

Fields

Public constructors

public SurroundingText (CharSequence text, 
                int selectionStart, 
                int selectionEnd, 
                int offset)

Constructor.

Parameters
`text`	`CharSequence`: The surrounding text. This value cannot be `null`.
`selectionStart`	`int`: The text offset of the start of the selection in the surrounding text. Reversed selection is allowed. Value is 0 or greater
`selectionEnd`	`int`: The text offset of the end of the selection in the surrounding text. Reversed selection is allowed. Value is 0 or greater
`offset`	`int`: The text offset between the start of the editor's text and the start of the surrounding text. -1 indicates the offset is unknown. Value is -1 or greater

Public methods

describeContents

public int describeContents ()

Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of writeToParcel(Parcel,int), the return value of this method must include the CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR bit.

Returns
`int`	a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either `0` or `CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR`

getOffset

public int getOffset ()

Returns text offset between the start of the editor's text and the start of the surrounding text.

-1 indicates the offset information is unknown.

Returns
`int`	Value is -1 or greater

getSelectionEnd

public int getSelectionEnd ()

Returns the text offset of the end of the selection in the surrounding text.

A selection is the current range of the text that is selected by the user, or the current position of the cursor. A cursor is a selection where the start and end are at the same offset.

Returns
`int`	Value is 0 or greater

getSelectionStart

public int getSelectionStart ()

Returns the text offset of the start of the selection in the surrounding text.

A selection is the current range of the text that is selected by the user, or the current position of the cursor. A cursor is a selection where the start and end are at the same offset.

Returns
`int`	Value is 0 or greater

getText

public CharSequence getText ()

Returns the surrounding text around the cursor.

Returns
`CharSequence`	This value cannot be `null`.

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