# TtsSpan.DateBuilder

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

# TtsSpan.DateBuilder

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

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extends `[SemioticClassBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder)`<`[TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder)`>


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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.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder)\> ||
|   |   | ↳ | android.text.style.TtsSpan.DateBuilder |

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A builder for TtsSpans of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_DATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_DATE).

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ### Public constructors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ||
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| ` `[DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder#DateBuilder())`() ` Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_DATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_DATE).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ` `[DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder#DateBuilder(java.lang.Integer,%20java.lang.Integer,%20java.lang.Integer,%20java.lang.Integer))`(`[Integer](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Integer)` weekday, `[Integer](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Integer)` day, `[Integer](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Integer)` month, `[Integer](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Integer)` year) ` Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_TIME](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_TIME)and possibly sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_WEEKDAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_WEEKDAY),[TtsSpan.ARG_DAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_DAY),[TtsSpan.ARG_MONTH](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_MONTH)and[TtsSpan.ARG_YEAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_YEAR)arguments. |

|                                                                                                                                                                        ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                        ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` `[TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | ` `[setDay](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder#setDay(int))`(int day) ` Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_DAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_DAY)argument.                     |
| ` `[TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | ` `[setMonth](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder#setMonth(int))`(int month) ` Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_MONTH](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_MONTH)argument.           |
| ` `[TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | ` `[setWeekday](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder#setWeekday(int))`(int weekday) ` Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_WEEKDAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_WEEKDAY)argument. |
| ` `[TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | ` `[setYear](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder#setYear(int))`(int year) ` Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_YEAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_YEAR)argument.                |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| From class` `[android.text.style.TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder)` ` |------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` C` | ` `[setAnimacy](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setAnimacy(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` animacy) ` Sets the animacy information for this instance.                     | | ` C` | ` `[setCase](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setCase(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` grammaticalCase) ` Sets the grammatical case information for this instance.          | | ` C` | ` `[setGender](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setGender(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` gender) ` Sets the gender information for this instance.                         | | ` C` | ` `[setMultiplicity](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#setMultiplicity(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` multiplicity) ` Sets the multiplicity information for this instance. | ||
| From class` `[android.text.style.TtsSpan.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.Builder)` ` |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[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. | ||
| 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

### DateBuilder

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

```
public DateBuilder ()
```

Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_DATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_DATE).

<br />

### DateBuilder

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

```
public DateBuilder (Integer weekday, 
                Integer day, 
                Integer month, 
                Integer year)
```

Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type[TtsSpan.TYPE_TIME](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_TIME)and possibly sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_WEEKDAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_WEEKDAY),[TtsSpan.ARG_DAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_DAY),[TtsSpan.ARG_MONTH](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_MONTH)and[TtsSpan.ARG_YEAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_YEAR)arguments. Pass null to any argument to leave it unset.

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|         Parameters          ||
|-----------|------------------|
| `weekday` | `Integer` <br /> |
| `day`     | `Integer` <br /> |
| `month`   | `Integer` <br /> |
| `year`    | `Integer` <br /> |

## Public methods

### setDay

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

```
public TtsSpan.DateBuilder setDay (int day)
```

Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_DAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_DAY)argument.

<br />

|                                                                     Parameters                                                                      ||
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `day` | `int`: The value to be set for day. See[TtsSpan.ARG_DAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_DAY). <br /> |

|                                                           Returns                                                            ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| [TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | This instance. <br /> |

**See also:**

- [TtsSpan.ARG_DAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_DAY)  

### setMonth

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

```
public TtsSpan.DateBuilder setMonth (int month)
```

Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_MONTH](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_MONTH)argument.

<br />

|                                                                         Parameters                                                                          ||
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `month` | `int`: The value to be set for month. See[TtsSpan.ARG_MONTH](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_MONTH). <br /> |

|                                                           Returns                                                            ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| [TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | This instance. <br /> |

**See also:**

- [TtsSpan.ARG_MONTH](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_MONTH)  

### setWeekday

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

```
public TtsSpan.DateBuilder setWeekday (int weekday)
```

Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_WEEKDAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_WEEKDAY)argument.

<br />

|                                                                             Parameters                                                                              ||
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `weekday` | `int`: The value to be set for weekday. See[TtsSpan.ARG_WEEKDAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_WEEKDAY). <br /> |

|                                                           Returns                                                            ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| [TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | This instance. <br /> |

**See also:**

- [TtsSpan.ARG_WEEKDAY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_WEEKDAY)  

### setYear

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

```
public TtsSpan.DateBuilder setYear (int year)
```

Sets the[TtsSpan.ARG_YEAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_YEAR)argument.

<br />

|                                                                       Parameters                                                                        ||
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `year` | `int`: The value to be set for year. See[TtsSpan.ARG_YEAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_YEAR). <br /> |

|                                                           Returns                                                            ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| [TtsSpan.DateBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.DateBuilder) | This instance. <br /> |

**See also:**

- [TtsSpan.ARG_YEAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_YEAR)