# Spannable.Factory

Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  
Summary:[Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory#pubctors)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory#inhmethods)  

# Spannable.Factory

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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.Factory "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java

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public
static


class
Spannable.Factory
`  
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`


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|---|--------------------------------|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.text.Spannable.Factory |

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Factory used by TextView to create new[Spannables](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable). You can subclass it to provide something other than[SpannableString](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/SpannableString).  
**See also:**

- [TextView.setSpannableFactory(Factory)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView#setSpannableFactory(android.text.Spannable.Factory))

## Summary

|                                        ### Public constructors                                         ||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
| ` `[Factory](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory#Factory())`() ` |

|                                                                                                                                                                                        ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                        ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` static `[Spannable.Factory](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory) | ` `[getInstance](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory#getInstance())`() ` Returns the standard Spannable Factory.                                                                                                                                       |
| ` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable)                        | ` `[newSpannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory#newSpannable(java.lang.CharSequence))`(`[CharSequence](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence)` source) ` Returns a new SpannableString from the specified CharSequence. |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| 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

### Factory

```
public Factory ()
```

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## Public methods

### getInstance

Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static Spannable.Factory getInstance ()
```

Returns the standard Spannable Factory.

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|                                               Returns                                               ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [Spannable.Factory](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Spannable.Factory) | <br /> |

### newSpannable

Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public Spannable newSpannable (CharSequence source)
```

Returns a new SpannableString from the specified CharSequence. You can override this to provide a different kind of Spannable.

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|           Parameters            ||
|----------|-----------------------|
| `source` | `CharSequence` <br /> |

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