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

# TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder

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

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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\<C extends [android.text.style.TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder)\<?\>\> |

Known direct 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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `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 `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_VERBATIM`.   

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A builder for TtsSpans, has setters for morphosyntactic features. This builder can be used directly, but the more specific subclasses of this builder like `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.TextBuilder` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.CardinalBuilder` are likely more useful.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.SemioticClassBuilder#SemioticClassBuilder(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String type) ` |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` 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. |

### Inherited methods

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

### SemioticClassBuilder

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

```
public SemioticClassBuilder (String type)
```

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `type` | `String` <br /> |

## Public methods

### setAnimacy

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

```
public C setAnimacy (String animacy)
```

Sets the animacy information for this instance.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `animacy` | `String`: Can be any of `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ANIMACY_ANIMATE` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ANIMACY_INANIMATE`. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `C` | This instance. <br /> |

### setCase

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

```
public C setCase (String grammaticalCase)
```

Sets the grammatical case information for this instance.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `grammaticalCase` | `String`: Can be any of `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_NOMINATIVE`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_ACCUSATIVE`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_DATIVE`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_ABLATIVE`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_GENITIVE`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_VOCATIVE`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_LOCATIVE` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#CASE_INSTRUMENTAL`. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `C` | This instance. <br /> |

### setGender

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

```
public C setGender (String gender)
```

Sets the gender information for this instance.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `gender` | `String`: Can any of `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#GENDER_NEUTRAL`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#GENDER_MALE` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#GENDER_FEMALE`. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `C` | This instance. <br /> |

### setMultiplicity

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

```
public C setMultiplicity (String multiplicity)
```

Sets the multiplicity information for this instance.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `multiplicity` | `String`: Can be any of `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#MULTIPLICITY_SINGLE`, `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#MULTIPLICITY_DUAL` and `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#MULTIPLICITY_PLURAL`. <br /> |

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `C` | This instance. <br /> |