# HumanReadables
Summary:[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables#inhmethods)\|[\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables#)
# HumanReadables
| This package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider[migrating](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate)existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library[class mappings](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).
`
public
final
class
HumanReadables
`
`
extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)`
``
`
|---|---------------------------------------------------|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) ||
| ↳ | android.support.test.espresso.util.HumanReadables |
*** ** * ** ***
Text converters for various Android objects.
## Summary
| ### Public methods ||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` static `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | ` `[describe](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables#describe(android.database.Cursor))`(`[Cursor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/database/Cursor.html)` c) ` |
| ` static `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | ` `[describe](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables#describe(android.view.View))`(`[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html)` v) ` Transforms an arbitrary view into a string with (hopefully) enough debug info. |
| ` static `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | ` `[getViewHierarchyErrorMessage](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables#getViewHierarchyErrorMessage(android.view.View, java.util.List, java.lang.String, java.lang.String))`(`[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html)` rootView, `[List](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List.html)`<`[View](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View.html)`> problemViews, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html)` errorHeader, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html)` problemViewSuffix) ` Prints out an error message feature the view hierarchy starting at the rootView. |
| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| [](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables#)From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` ` |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) | ` clone() ` | | ` boolean` | ` equals(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html)` arg0) ` | | ` void` | ` finalize() ` | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class.html)`` | ` getClass() ` | | ` int` | ` hashCode() ` | | ` final void` | ` notify() ` | | ` final void` | ` notifyAll() ` | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | ` toString() ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait() ` | ||
## Public methods
### describe
```
String describe (Cursor c)
```
| Parameters ||
|-----|-----------------|
| `c` | `Cursor`
|
| Returns ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) |
|
### describe
```
String describe (View v)
```
Transforms an arbitrary view into a string with (hopefully) enough debug info.
| Parameters ||
|-----|------------------------------|
| `v` | `View`: nullable view
|
| Returns ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | a string for human consumption.
|
### getViewHierarchyErrorMessage
```
String getViewHierarchyErrorMessage (View rootView,
List problemViews,
String errorHeader,
String problemViewSuffix)
```
Prints out an error message feature the view hierarchy starting at the rootView.
| Parameters ||
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `rootView` | `View`: the root of the hierarchy tree to print out.
|
| `problemViews` | `List`: list of the views that you would like to point out are causing the error message or null, if you want to skip this feature.
|
| `errorHeader` | `String`: the header of the error message (should contain the description of why the error is happening).
|
| `problemViewSuffix` | `String`: the message to append to the view description in the tree printout. Required if problemViews is supplied. Otherwise, null is acceptable.
|
| Returns ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html) | a string for human consumption.
|
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## Classes
- [ActivityLifecycles](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/ActivityLifecycles)
- [EspressoOptional](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/EspressoOptional)
- [HumanReadables](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/HumanReadables)
- [TreeIterables](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/TreeIterables)
- [TreeIterables.ViewAndDistance](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/test/espresso/util/TreeIterables.ViewAndDistance)