# AlignmentSpan.Standard
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
Summary:[Inherited Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#inhconstants)\|[Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#pubctors)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#inhmethods)
# AlignmentSpan.Standard
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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java
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public
static
class
AlignmentSpan.Standard
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`
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implements
`[AlignmentSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan)`,
`[ParcelableSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/ParcelableSpan)`
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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.text.style.AlignmentSpan.Standard |
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Default implementation of the[AlignmentSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan).
For example, a text written in a left to right language, like English, which is by default aligned to the left, can be aligned opposite to the layout direction like this:
SpannableString string = new SpannableString("Text with opposite alignment");
string.setSpan(new AlignmentSpan.Standard(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_OPPOSITE), 0,
string.length(), Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
Align left to right text opposite to the layout direction.
A text written in a right to left language, like Hebrew, which is by default aligned to the right, can be aligned opposite to the layout direction like this:
SpannableString string = new SpannableString("\u05d8\u05e7\u05e1\u05d8 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e4\u05d5\u05da");
string.setSpan(new AlignmentSpan.Standard(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_OPPOSITE), 0,
string.length(), Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
Align right to left text opposite to the layout direction.
## Summary
| ### Inherited constants |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| From interface[android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable) |-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `int` | [CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR) Descriptor bit used with[describeContents()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()): indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor. | | `int` | [PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE) Flag for use with[writeToParcel(Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)): the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`". | |
| ### Public constructors ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
| ` `[Standard](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#Standard(android.os.Parcel))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` src) ` Constructs a[Standard](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard)from a parcel. |
| ` `[Standard](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#Standard(android.text.Layout.Alignment))`(`[Layout.Alignment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Layout.Alignment)` align) ` Constructs a[Standard](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard)from an alignment. |
| ### Public methods ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. |
| ` `[Layout.Alignment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Layout.Alignment) | ` `[getAlignment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#getAlignment())`() ` Returns the alignment of the text. |
| ` int` | ` `[getSpanTypeId](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#getSpanTypeId())`() ` Return a special type identifier for this span class. |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. |
| ` void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` dest, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. |
| ### 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*. | ||
| From interface` `[android.text.style.AlignmentSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan)` ` |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract `[Layout.Alignment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Layout.Alignment) | ` `[getAlignment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan#getAlignment())`() ` Returns the alignment of the text. | ||
| From interface` `[android.text.ParcelableSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/ParcelableSpan)` ` |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract int` | ` `[getSpanTypeId](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/ParcelableSpan#getSpanTypeId())`() ` Return a special type identifier for this span class. | ||
| From interface` `[android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable)` ` |------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. | | ` abstract void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` dest, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. | ||
## Public constructors
### Standard
Added in[API level 3](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Standard (Parcel src)
```
Constructs a[Standard](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard)from a parcel.
| Parameters ||
|-------|----------------------------------------------|
| `src` | `Parcel`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
### Standard
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Standard (Layout.Alignment align)
```
Constructs a[Standard](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/AlignmentSpan.Standard)from an alignment.
| Parameters ||
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| `align` | `Layout.Alignment`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
## Public methods
### describeContents
Added in[API level 3](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int describeContents ()
```
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of[writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)), the return value of this method must include the[CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)bit.
| Returns ||
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either`0`or[CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)
|
### getAlignment
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Layout.Alignment getAlignment ()
```
Returns the alignment of the text.
| Returns ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| [Layout.Alignment](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Layout.Alignment) | the text alignment
|
### getSpanTypeId
Added in[API level 3](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int getSpanTypeId ()
```
Return a special type identifier for this span class.
| Returns ||
|-------|--------|
| `int` |
|
### toString
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public String toString ()
```
Returns a string representation of the object.
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | a string representation of the object.
|
### writeToParcel
Added in[API level 3](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public void writeToParcel (Parcel dest,
int flags)
```
Flatten this object in to a Parcel.
| Parameters ||
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `dest` | `Parcel`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `flags` | `int`: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or[Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE). Value is either`0`or a combination of[Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE), and android.os.Parcelable.PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES
|