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16 
17 package android.text;
18 
19 /**
20  * This is the interface for text that has markup objects attached to
21  * ranges of it.  Not all text classes have mutable markup or text;
22  * see {@link Spannable} for mutable markup and {@link Editable} for
23  * mutable text.
24  */
25 public interface Spanned
26 extends CharSequence
27 {
28     /**
29      * Bitmask of bits that are relevent for controlling point/mark behavior
30      * of spans.
31      *
32      * MARK and POINT are conceptually located <i>between</i> two adjacent characters.
33      * A MARK is "attached" to the character before, while a POINT will stick to the character
34      * after. The insertion cursor is conceptually located between the MARK and the POINT.
35      *
36      * As a result, inserting a new character between a MARK and a POINT will leave the MARK
37      * unchanged, while the POINT will be shifted, now located after the inserted character and
38      * still glued to the same character after it.
39      *
40      * Depending on whether the insertion happens at the beginning or the end of a span, the span
41      * will hence be expanded to <i>include</i> the new character (when the span is using a MARK at
42      * its beginning or a POINT at its end) or it will be <i>excluded</i>.
43      *
44      * Note that <i>before</i> and <i>after</i> here refer to offsets in the String, which are
45      * independent from the visual representation of the text (left-to-right or right-to-left).
46      */
47     public static final int SPAN_POINT_MARK_MASK = 0x33;
48 
49     /**
50      * 0-length spans with type SPAN_MARK_MARK behave like text marks:
51      * they remain at their original offset when text is inserted
52      * at that offset. Conceptually, the text is added after the mark.
53      */
54     public static final int SPAN_MARK_MARK =   0x11;
55     /**
56      * SPAN_MARK_POINT is a synonym for {@link #SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE}.
57      */
58     public static final int SPAN_MARK_POINT =  0x12;
59     /**
60      * SPAN_POINT_MARK is a synonym for {@link #SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE}.
61      */
62     public static final int SPAN_POINT_MARK =  0x21;
63 
64     /**
65      * 0-length spans with type SPAN_POINT_POINT behave like cursors:
66      * they are pushed forward by the length of the insertion when text
67      * is inserted at their offset.
68      * The text is conceptually inserted before the point.
69      */
70     public static final int SPAN_POINT_POINT = 0x22;
71 
72     /**
73      * SPAN_PARAGRAPH behaves like SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
74      * (SPAN_MARK_MARK), except that if either end of the span is
75      * at the end of the buffer, that end behaves like _POINT
76      * instead (so SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE if it starts in the
77      * middle and ends at the end, or SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE
78      * if it both starts and ends at the end).
79      * <p>
80      * Its endpoints must be the start or end of the buffer or
81      * immediately after a \n character, and if the \n
82      * that anchors it is deleted, the endpoint is pulled to the
83      * next \n that follows in the buffer (or to the end of
84      * the buffer).
85      */
86     public static final int SPAN_PARAGRAPH =   0x33;
87 
88     /**
89      * Non-0-length spans of type SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE expand
90      * to include text inserted at their starting point but not at their
91      * ending point.  When 0-length, they behave like marks.
92      */
93     public static final int SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE = SPAN_MARK_MARK;
94 
95     /**
96      * Spans of type SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE expand
97      * to include text inserted at either their starting or ending point.
98      */
99     public static final int SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE = SPAN_MARK_POINT;
100 
101     /**
102      * Spans of type SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE do not expand
103      * to include text inserted at either their starting or ending point.
104      * They can never have a length of 0 and are automatically removed
105      * from the buffer if all the text they cover is removed.
106      */
107     public static final int SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE = SPAN_POINT_MARK;
108 
109     /**
110      * Non-0-length spans of type SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE expand
111      * to include text inserted at their ending point but not at their
112      * starting point.  When 0-length, they behave like points.
113      */
114     public static final int SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE = SPAN_POINT_POINT;
115 
116     /**
117      * This flag is set on spans that are being used to apply temporary
118      * styling information on the composing text of an input method, so that
119      * they can be found and removed when the composing text is being
120      * replaced.
121      */
122     public static final int SPAN_COMPOSING = 0x100;
123 
124     /**
125      * This flag will be set for intermediate span changes, meaning there
126      * is guaranteed to be another change following it.  Typically it is
127      * used for {@link Selection} which automatically uses this with the first
128      * offset it sets when updating the selection.
129      */
130     public static final int SPAN_INTERMEDIATE = 0x200;
131 
132     /**
133      * The bits numbered SPAN_USER_SHIFT and above are available
134      * for callers to use to store scalar data associated with their
135      * span object.
136      */
137     public static final int SPAN_USER_SHIFT = 24;
138     /**
139      * The bits specified by the SPAN_USER bitfield are available
140      * for callers to use to store scalar data associated with their
141      * span object.
142      */
143     public static final int SPAN_USER = 0xFFFFFFFF << SPAN_USER_SHIFT;
144 
145     /**
146      * The bits numbered just above SPAN_PRIORITY_SHIFT determine the order
147      * of change notifications -- higher numbers go first.  You probably
148      * don't need to set this; it is used so that when text changes, the
149      * text layout gets the chance to update itself before any other
150      * callbacks can inquire about the layout of the text.
151      */
152     public static final int SPAN_PRIORITY_SHIFT = 16;
153     /**
154      * The bits specified by the SPAN_PRIORITY bitmap determine the order
155      * of change notifications -- higher numbers go first.  You probably
156      * don't need to set this; it is used so that when text changes, the
157      * text layout gets the chance to update itself before any other
158      * callbacks can inquire about the layout of the text.
159      */
160     public static final int SPAN_PRIORITY = 0xFF << SPAN_PRIORITY_SHIFT;
161 
162     /**
163      * Return an array of the markup objects attached to the specified
164      * slice of this CharSequence and whose type is the specified type
165      * or a subclass of it.  Specify Object.class for the type if you
166      * want all the objects regardless of type.
167      */
getSpans(int start, int end, Class<T> type)168     public <T> T[] getSpans(int start, int end, Class<T> type);
169 
170     /**
171      * Return the beginning of the range of text to which the specified
172      * markup object is attached, or -1 if the object is not attached.
173      */
getSpanStart(Object tag)174     public int getSpanStart(Object tag);
175 
176     /**
177      * Return the end of the range of text to which the specified
178      * markup object is attached, or -1 if the object is not attached.
179      */
getSpanEnd(Object tag)180     public int getSpanEnd(Object tag);
181 
182     /**
183      * Return the flags that were specified when {@link Spannable#setSpan} was
184      * used to attach the specified markup object, or 0 if the specified
185      * object has not been attached.
186      */
getSpanFlags(Object tag)187     public int getSpanFlags(Object tag);
188 
189     /**
190      * Return the first offset greater than <code>start</code> where a markup
191      * object of class <code>type</code> begins or ends, or <code>limit</code>
192      * if there are no starts or ends greater than <code>start</code> but less
193      * than <code>limit</code>. Specify <code>null</code> or Object.class for
194      * the type if you want every transition regardless of type.
195      */
nextSpanTransition(int start, int limit, Class type)196     public int nextSpanTransition(int start, int limit, Class type);
197 }
198