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.CardinalBuilder#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#inhmethods)

# TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder

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` public static class TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder `   
` ` ` ` ` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder<https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder> ` ` `

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||||
| ↳ | [android.text.style.TtsSpan.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder)\<C extends [android.text.style.TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder)\<?\>\> |||
|   | ↳ | [android.text.style.TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder)\<[android.text.style.TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder)\> ||
|   |   | ↳ | android.text.style.TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder |

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A builder for TtsSpans of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL`.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#CardinalBuilder()() ` Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL`. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#CardinalBuilder(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String number) ` Creates a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL` and sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER` argument. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#CardinalBuilder(long)(long number) ` Creates a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL` and sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER` argument. |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#setNumber(long)(long number) ` Convenience method that converts the number to a String and set it to the value for `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER`. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#setNumber(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String number) ` Sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER` argument. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder ` ` C` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setAnimacy(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String animacy) `

Sets the animacy information for this instance.
` C` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setCase(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String grammaticalCase) `

Sets the grammatical case information for this instance.
` C` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setGender(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String gender) `

Sets the gender information for this instance.
` C` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setMultiplicity(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String multiplicity) `

Sets the multiplicity information for this instance.
From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#build()() `

Returns a TtsSpan built from the parameters set by the setter methods.
` C` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#setIntArgument(java.lang.String,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String arg, int value) `

Sets an argument to an int value.
` C` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#setLongArgument(java.lang.String,%20long)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String arg, long value) `

Sets an argument to a long value.
` C` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder#setStringArgument(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String arg, https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String value) `

Sets an argument to a string value.
From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` 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 https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` 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` ` 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` ` 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

### CardinalBuilder

Added in [API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public CardinalBuilder ()
```

Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL`.

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### CardinalBuilder

Added in [API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public CardinalBuilder (String number)
```

Creates a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL` and sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER` argument.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `number` | `String`: The number to synthesize. <br /> |

**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#setNumber(java.lang.String)`

### CardinalBuilder

Added in [API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public CardinalBuilder (long number)
```

Creates a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_CARDINAL` and sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER` argument.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `number` | `long`: The number to synthesize. <br /> |

**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder#setNumber(long)`

## Public methods

### setNumber

Added in [API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder setNumber (long number)
```

Convenience method that converts the number to a String and set it to the value for `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER`.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `number` | `long`: The number that will be synthesized. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder` | This instance. <br /> |

### setNumber

Added in [API level 21](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder setNumber (String number)
```

Sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_NUMBER` argument.

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `number` | `String`: A non-empty string of digits with an optional leading + or -. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder` | This instance. <br /> |