# TtsSpan.Builder Added in[API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary:[Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#pubctors)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#inhmethods) # TtsSpan.Builder *** ** * ** *** [Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java ` public static class TtsSpan.Builder ` ` extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` `` ` |---|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) || | ↳ | android.text.style.TtsSpan.Builder\\> | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Known direct subclasses [TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder)\\> |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | [TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder)\\> | A builder for TtsSpans, has setters for morphosyntactic features. | | 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| Known indirect subclasses [TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder),[TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder),[TtsSpan.DecimalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DecimalBuilder),[TtsSpan.DigitsBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DigitsBuilder),[TtsSpan.DurationBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DurationBuilder),[TtsSpan.ElectronicBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.ElectronicBuilder),[TtsSpan.FractionBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.FractionBuilder),[TtsSpan.MeasureBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.MeasureBuilder),[TtsSpan.MoneyBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.MoneyBuilder),[TtsSpan.OrdinalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.OrdinalBuilder),[TtsSpan.TelephoneBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TelephoneBuilder),[TtsSpan.TextBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TextBuilder),[TtsSpan.TimeBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TimeBuilder),[TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_CARDINAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL). | | [TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_DATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_DATE). | | [TtsSpan.DecimalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DecimalBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_DECIMAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_DECIMAL). | | [TtsSpan.DigitsBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DigitsBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_DIGITS](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_DIGITS). | | [TtsSpan.DurationBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DurationBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_DURATION](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_DURATION). | | [TtsSpan.ElectronicBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.ElectronicBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_ELECTRONIC](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_ELECTRONIC). | | [TtsSpan.FractionBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.FractionBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_FRACTION](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_FRACTION). | | [TtsSpan.MeasureBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.MeasureBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_MEASURE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_MEASURE). | | [TtsSpan.MoneyBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.MoneyBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_MONEY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_MONEY). | | [TtsSpan.OrdinalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.OrdinalBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_ORDINAL](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_ORDINAL). | | [TtsSpan.TelephoneBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TelephoneBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_TELEPHONE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_TELEPHONE). | | [TtsSpan.TextBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TextBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_TEXT). | | [TtsSpan.TimeBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TimeBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_TIME](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_TIME). | | [TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder) | A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_VERBATIM](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_VERBATIM). | |
*** ** * ** *** A simple builder for TtsSpans. This builder can be used directly, but the more specific subclasses of this builder like[TtsSpan.TextBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TextBuilder)and[TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder)are likely more useful. This class uses generics so methods from this class can return instances of its child classes, resulting in a fluent API (CRTP pattern). ## Summary | ### Public constructors || |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---| | ` `[Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#Builder(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` type) ` | | ### Public methods || |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[TtsSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan) | ` `[build](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#build())`() ` Returns a TtsSpan built from the parameters set by the setter methods. | | ` C` | ` `[setIntArgument](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#setIntArgument(java.lang.String,%20int))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` arg, int value) ` Sets an argument to an int value. | | ` C` | ` `[setLongArgument](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#setLongArgument(java.lang.String,%20long))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` arg, long value) ` Sets an argument to a long value. | | ` C` | ` `[setStringArgument](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#setStringArgument(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` arg, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` value) ` Sets an argument to a string value. | | ### 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 ### Builder Added in[API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) ``` public Builder (String type) ```

| Parameters || |--------|-----------------| | `type` | `String`
| ## Public methods ### build Added in[API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) ``` public TtsSpan build () ``` Returns a TtsSpan built from the parameters set by the setter methods.
| Returns || |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| | [TtsSpan](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan) | A TtsSpan built with parameters of this builder.
| ### setIntArgument Added in[API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) ``` public C setIntArgument (String arg, int value) ``` Sets an argument to an int value.
| Parameters || |---------|--------------------------------------------------------| | `arg` | `String`: The argument name.
| | `value` | `int`: The value the argument should be set to.
| | Returns || |-----|--------| | `C` |
| ### setLongArgument Added in[API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) ``` public C setLongArgument (String arg, long value) ``` Sets an argument to a long value.
| Parameters || |---------|---------------------------------------------------------| | `arg` | `String`: The argument name.
| | `value` | `long`: The value the argument should be set to.
| | Returns || |-----|--------| | `C` |
| ### setStringArgument Added in[API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) ``` public C setStringArgument (String arg, String value) ``` Sets an argument to a string value.
| Parameters || |---------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | `arg` | `String`: The argument name.
| | `value` | `String`: The value the argument should be set to.
| | Returns || |-----|-----------------------| | `C` | This instance.
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