Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#inhmethods)

# MessagePattern.Part

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` public static final class MessagePattern.Part `   
` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` `

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.icu.text.MessagePattern.Part |

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A message pattern "part", representing a pattern parsing event. There is a part for the start and end of a message or argument, for quoting and escaping of and with ASCII apostrophes, and for syntax elements of "complex" arguments.

## Summary

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object other) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.ArgType` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#getArgType()() ` Returns the argument type if this part is of type ARG_START or ARG_LIMIT, otherwise ArgType.NONE. |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#getIndex()() ` Returns the pattern string index associated with this Part. |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#getLength()() ` Returns the length of the pattern substring associated with this Part. |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#getLimit()() ` Returns the pattern string limit (exclusive-end) index associated with this Part. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part.Type` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#getType()() ` Returns the type of this part. |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#getValue()() ` Returns a value associated with this part. |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#hashCode()() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part#toString()() ` Returns a string representation of the object. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` 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 https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` 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` ` 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` ` 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 methods

### equals

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public boolean equals (Object other)
```

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

The `equals` method implements an equivalence relation on non-null object references:

- It is *reflexive*: for any non-null reference value `x`, `x.equals(x)` should return `true`.
- It is *symmetric*: for any non-null reference values `x` and `y`, `x.equals(y)` should return `true` if and only if `y.equals(x)` returns `true`.
- It is *transitive*: for any non-null reference values `x`, `y`, and `z`, if `x.equals(y)` returns `true` and `y.equals(z)` returns `true`, then `x.equals(z)` should return `true`.
- It is *consistent*: for any non-null reference values `x` and `y`, multiple invocations of `x.equals(y)` consistently return `true` or consistently return `false`, provided no information used in `equals` comparisons on the objects is modified.
- For any non-null reference value `x`, `x.equals(null)` should return `false`.

An equivalence relation partitions the elements it operates on into *equivalence classes*; all the members of an equivalence class are equal to each other. Members of an equivalence class are substitutable for each other, at least for some purposes.

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| Parameters ||
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| `other` | `Object`: another object to compare with. <br /> |

| Returns ||
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| `boolean` | true if this object is equivalent to the other one. <br /> |

### getArgType

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public MessagePattern.ArgType getArgType ()
```

Returns the argument type if this part is of type ARG_START or ARG_LIMIT, otherwise ArgType.NONE.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.ArgType` | the argument type for this part. <br /> |

### getIndex

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int getIndex ()
```

Returns the pattern string index associated with this Part.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | this part's pattern string index. <br /> |

### getLength

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int getLength ()
```

Returns the length of the pattern substring associated with this Part. This is 0 for some parts.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | this part's pattern substring length. <br /> |

### getLimit

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int getLimit ()
```

Returns the pattern string limit (exclusive-end) index associated with this Part. Convenience method for getIndex()+getLength().

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | this part's pattern string limit index, same as getIndex()+getLength(). <br /> |

### getType

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public MessagePattern.Part.Type getType ()
```

Returns the type of this part.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/MessagePattern.Part.Type` | the part type. <br /> |

### getValue

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int getValue ()
```

Returns a value associated with this part. See the documentation of each part type for details.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | the part value. <br /> |

### hashCode

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int hashCode ()
```

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/HashMap`.

The general contract of `hashCode` is:

- Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the `hashCode` method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in `equals` comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
- If two objects are equal according to the `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)` method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
- It is *not* required that if two objects are unequal according to the `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)` method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | a hash code value for this object. <br /> |

### toString

Added in [API level 24](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public String toString ()
```

Returns a string representation of the object.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | a string representation of this part. <br /> |