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

# TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder

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

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

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

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
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| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder#VerbatimBuilder()() ` Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_VERBATIM`. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder#VerbatimBuilder(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String verbatim) ` Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_VERBATIM` and sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_VERBATIM` argument. |

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder#setVerbatim(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String verbatim) ` Sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_VERBATIM` 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

### VerbatimBuilder

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

```
public VerbatimBuilder ()
```

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

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### VerbatimBuilder

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

```
public VerbatimBuilder (String verbatim)
```

Creates a builder for a TtsSpan of type `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#TYPE_VERBATIM` and sets the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/style/TtsSpan#ARG_VERBATIM` argument.

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

## Public methods

### setVerbatim

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

```
public TtsSpan.VerbatimBuilder setVerbatim (String verbatim)
```

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

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| Parameters ||
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| `verbatim` | `String`: A string of characters that will be read verbatim, except whitespace. <br /> |

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