# MetadataRepo

added in[version 26.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)  
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:support-emoji:28.0.0-alpha1  
Summary:[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo#inhmethods)\|[\[Expand All\]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo#)  

# MetadataRepo

| 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package is part of the Android[support library](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library)which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by[AndroidX](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx)which is part of[Jetpack](https://developer.android.com/jetpack).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
MetadataRepo
`  
`

extends Object


``


`

|---|-----------------------------------------|
| java.lang.Object                           ||
| ↳ | android.support.text.emoji.MetadataRepo |

<br />

*** ** * ** ***

Class to hold the emoji metadata required to process and draw emojis.

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                                                             ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                                              ||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` static `[MetadataRepo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo) | ` `[create](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo#create(android.graphics.Typeface, java.io.InputStream))`(`[Typeface](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Typeface.html)` typeface, InputStream inputStream) ` Construct MetadataRepo from an input stream.      |
| ` static `[MetadataRepo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo) | ` `[create](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo#create(android.graphics.Typeface, java.nio.ByteBuffer))`(`[Typeface](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/Typeface.html)` typeface, ByteBuffer byteBuffer) ` Construct MetadataRepo from a byte buffer.          |
| ` static `[MetadataRepo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo) | ` `[create](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo#create(android.content.res.AssetManager, java.lang.String))`(`[AssetManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/AssetManager.html)` assetManager, String assetPath) ` Construct MetadataRepo from an asset. |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| [![](https://developer.android.com/static/assets/images/styles/disclosure_down.png)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo#)From class` java.lang.Object ` |-------------------|-------------------------------| | ` Object`         | ` clone() `                   | | ` boolean`        | ` equals(Object arg0) `       | | ` void`           | ` finalize() `                | | ` final Class<?>` | ` getClass() `                | | ` int`            | ` hashCode() `                | | ` final void`     | ` notify() `                  | | ` final void`     | ` notifyAll() `               | | ` String`         | ` toString() `                | | ` final void`     | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) ` | | ` final void`     | ` wait(long arg0) `           | | ` final void`     | ` wait() `                    | ||

## Public methods

### create

added in[version 26.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)  

```
MetadataRepo create (Typeface typeface, 
                InputStream inputStream)
```

Construct MetadataRepo from an input stream. The library does not close the given InputStream, therefore it is caller's responsibility to properly close the stream.

<br />

|                                  Parameters                                  ||
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| `typeface`    | `Typeface`: Typeface to be used to render emojis <br />       |
| `inputStream` | `InputStream`: InputStream to read emoji metadata from <br /> |

|                                                 Returns                                                 ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [MetadataRepo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo) | <br /> |

|      Throws      ||
|---------------|---|
| `IOException` |   |

### create

added in[version 26.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)  

```
MetadataRepo create (Typeface typeface, 
                ByteBuffer byteBuffer)
```

Construct MetadataRepo from a byte buffer. The position of the ByteBuffer will change, it is caller's responsibility to reposition the buffer if required.

<br />

|                                Parameters                                 ||
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| `typeface`   | `Typeface`: Typeface to be used to render emojis <br />     |
| `byteBuffer` | `ByteBuffer`: ByteBuffer to read emoji metadata from <br /> |

|                                                 Returns                                                 ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [MetadataRepo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo) | <br /> |

|      Throws      ||
|---------------|---|
| `IOException` |   |

### create

added in[version 26.1.0](https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions)  

```
MetadataRepo create (AssetManager assetManager, 
                String assetPath)
```

Construct MetadataRepo from an asset.

<br />

|                                                     Parameters                                                      ||
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `assetManager` | `AssetManager`: AssetManager instance <br />                                                        |
| `assetPath`    | `String`: asset manager path of the file that the Typeface and metadata will be created from <br /> |

|                                                 Returns                                                 ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [MetadataRepo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo) | <br /> |

|      Throws      ||
|---------------|---|
| `IOException` |   |

-

  ## Interfaces

  - [EmojiCompat.MetadataRepoLoader](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/EmojiCompat.MetadataRepoLoader)
-

  ## Classes

  - [EmojiCompat](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/EmojiCompat)
  - [EmojiCompat.Config](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/EmojiCompat.Config)
  - [EmojiCompat.InitCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/EmojiCompat.InitCallback)
  - [EmojiCompat.MetadataRepoLoaderCallback](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/EmojiCompat.MetadataRepoLoaderCallback)
  - [EmojiSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/EmojiSpan)
  - [FontRequestEmojiCompatConfig](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/FontRequestEmojiCompatConfig)
  - [FontRequestEmojiCompatConfig.ExponentialBackoffRetryPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/FontRequestEmojiCompatConfig.ExponentialBackoffRetryPolicy)
  - [FontRequestEmojiCompatConfig.RetryPolicy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/FontRequestEmojiCompatConfig.RetryPolicy)
  - [MetadataRepo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/MetadataRepo)
  - [R](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R)
  - [R.attr](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.attr)
  - [R.bool](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.bool)
  - [R.color](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.color)
  - [R.dimen](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.dimen)
  - [R.drawable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.drawable)
  - [R.id](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.id)
  - [R.integer](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.integer)
  - [R.layout](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.layout)
  - [R.string](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.string)
  - [R.style](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.style)
  - [R.styleable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/text/emoji/R.styleable)