# BlurMaskFilter
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
Summary:[Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/BlurMaskFilter#pubctors)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/BlurMaskFilter#inhmethods)
# BlurMaskFilter
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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/graphics/BlurMaskFilter "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java
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public
class
BlurMaskFilter
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extends `[MaskFilter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/MaskFilter)`
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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) |||
| ↳ | [android.graphics.MaskFilter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/MaskFilter) ||
| | ↳ | android.graphics.BlurMaskFilter |
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This takes a mask, and blurs its edge by the specified radius. Whether or or not to include the original mask, and whether the blur goes outside, inside, or straddles, the original mask's border, is controlled by the Blur enum.
## Summary
| ### Public constructors ||
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| ` `[BlurMaskFilter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/BlurMaskFilter#BlurMaskFilter(float,%20android.graphics.BlurMaskFilter.Blur))`(float radius, `[BlurMaskFilter.Blur](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/BlurMaskFilter.Blur)` style) ` Create a blur maskfilter. |
| ### Inherited methods |
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| From class` `[android.graphics.MaskFilter](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/MaskFilter)` ` |---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` void` | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/MaskFilter#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | ||
| From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. | | ` void` | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`` | ` `[getClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this`Object`. | | ` int` | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[notify](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` `[notifyAll](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(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](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(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](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*. | ||
## Public constructors
### BlurMaskFilter
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public BlurMaskFilter (float radius,
BlurMaskFilter.Blur style)
```
Create a blur maskfilter.
| Parameters ||
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `radius` | `float`: The radius to extend the blur from the original mask. Must be \> 0.
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| `style` | `BlurMaskFilter.Blur`: The Blur to use
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| Returns ||
|---|--------------------------------|
| | The new blur maskfilter
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