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5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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15  */
16 
17 package android.text;
18 
19 /**
20  * This is the interface for text to which markup objects can be
21  * attached and detached.  Not all Spannable classes have mutable text;
22  * see {@link Editable} for that.
23  */
24 public interface Spannable
25 extends Spanned
26 {
27     /**
28      * Attach the specified markup object to the range <code>start&hellip;end</code>
29      * of the text, or move the object to that range if it was already
30      * attached elsewhere.  See {@link Spanned} for an explanation of
31      * what the flags mean.  The object can be one that has meaning only
32      * within your application, or it can be one that the text system will
33      * use to affect text display or behavior.  Some noteworthy ones are
34      * the subclasses of {@link android.text.style.CharacterStyle} and
35      * {@link android.text.style.ParagraphStyle}, and
36      * {@link android.text.TextWatcher} and
37      * {@link android.text.SpanWatcher}.
38      */
setSpan(Object what, int start, int end, int flags)39     public void setSpan(Object what, int start, int end, int flags);
40 
41     /**
42      * Remove the specified object from the range of text to which it
43      * was attached, if any.  It is OK to remove an object that was never
44      * attached in the first place.
45      */
removeSpan(Object what)46     public void removeSpan(Object what);
47 
48     /**
49      * Factory used by TextView to create new Spannables.  You can subclass
50      * it to provide something other than SpannableString.
51      */
52     public static class Factory {
53         private static Spannable.Factory sInstance = new Spannable.Factory();
54 
55         /**
56          * Returns the standard Spannable Factory.
57          */
getInstance()58         public static Spannable.Factory getInstance() {
59             return sInstance;
60         }
61 
62         /**
63          * Returns a new SpannableString from the specified CharSequence.
64          * You can override this to provide a different kind of Spannable.
65          */
newSpannable(CharSequence source)66         public Spannable newSpannable(CharSequence source) {
67             return new SpannableString(source);
68         }
69     }
70 }
71