# ContentInfo
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
Summary:[Nested Classes](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#nestedclasses)\|[Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#constants)\|[Inherited Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#inhconstants)\|[Fields](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#lfields)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#inhmethods)
# ContentInfo
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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/ContentInfo "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java
`
public
final
class
ContentInfo
`
`
extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`
``
implements
`[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable)`
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|---|--------------------------|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.view.ContentInfo |
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Holds all the relevant data for a request to[View.performReceiveContent](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/View#performReceiveContent(android.view.ContentInfo)).
## Summary
| ### Nested classes ||
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` class` | [ContentInfo.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo.Builder) Builder for[ContentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo). |
| ### Constants ||
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | [FLAG_CONVERT_TO_PLAIN_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#FLAG_CONVERT_TO_PLAIN_TEXT) Flag requesting that the content should be converted to plain text prior to inserting. |
| `int` | [SOURCE_APP](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_APP) Specifies that the operation was triggered by the app that contains the target view. |
| `int` | [SOURCE_AUTOFILL](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_AUTOFILL) Specifies that the operation was triggered by the autofill framework. |
| `int` | [SOURCE_CLIPBOARD](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_CLIPBOARD) Specifies that the operation was triggered by a paste from the clipboard (e.g. "Paste" or "Paste as plain text" action in the insertion/selection menu). |
| `int` | [SOURCE_DRAG_AND_DROP](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_DRAG_AND_DROP) Specifies that the operation was triggered by the drag/drop framework. |
| `int` | [SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD) Specifies that the operation was triggered from the soft keyboard (also known as input method editor or IME). |
| `int` | [SOURCE_PROCESS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_PROCESS_TEXT) Specifies that the operation was triggered by a result from a[PROCESS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent#ACTION_PROCESS_TEXT)action in the selection menu. |
| ### Inherited constants |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| From interface[android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable) |-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `int` | [CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR) Descriptor bit used with[describeContents()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()): indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor. | | `int` | [PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE) Flag for use with[writeToParcel(Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)): the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`". | |
| ### Fields ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` public static final `[Creator](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.Creator)`<`[ContentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo)`>` | [CREATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#CREATOR) Creates[ContentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo)instances from parcels. |
| ### Public methods ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. |
| ` `[ClipData](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ClipData) | ` `[getClip](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#getClip())`() ` The data to be inserted. |
| ` `[Bundle](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle) | ` `[getExtras](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#getExtras())`() ` Optional additional metadata. |
| ` int` | ` `[getFlags](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#getFlags())`() ` Optional flags that control the insertion behavior. |
| ` `[Uri](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri) | ` `[getLinkUri](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#getLinkUri())`() ` Optional http/https URI for the content that may be provided by the IME. |
| ` int` | ` `[getSource](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#getSource())`() ` The source of the operation. |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. |
| ` void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` dest, int flags) ` Writes this object into the given parcel. |
| ### 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*. | ||
| From interface` `[android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable)` ` |------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. | | ` abstract void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` dest, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. | ||
## Constants
### FLAG_CONVERT_TO_PLAIN_TEXT
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int FLAG_CONVERT_TO_PLAIN_TEXT
```
Flag requesting that the content should be converted to plain text prior to inserting.
Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)
### SOURCE_APP
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int SOURCE_APP
```
Specifies that the operation was triggered by the app that contains the target view.
Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)
### SOURCE_AUTOFILL
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int SOURCE_AUTOFILL
```
Specifies that the operation was triggered by the autofill framework. See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/autofill for more info.
Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)
### SOURCE_CLIPBOARD
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int SOURCE_CLIPBOARD
```
Specifies that the operation was triggered by a paste from the clipboard (e.g. "Paste" or "Paste as plain text" action in the insertion/selection menu).
Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)
### SOURCE_DRAG_AND_DROP
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int SOURCE_DRAG_AND_DROP
```
Specifies that the operation was triggered by the drag/drop framework. See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/drag-drop for more info.
Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)
### SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD
```
Specifies that the operation was triggered from the soft keyboard (also known as input method editor or IME). See https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/image-keyboard for more info.
Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)
### SOURCE_PROCESS_TEXT
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int SOURCE_PROCESS_TEXT
```
Specifies that the operation was triggered by a result from a[PROCESS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent#ACTION_PROCESS_TEXT)action in the selection menu.
Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)
## Fields
### CREATOR
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final Creator CREATOR
```
Creates[ContentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo)instances from parcels.
## Public methods
### describeContents
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int describeContents ()
```
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of[writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)), the return value of this method must include the[CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)bit.
| Returns ||
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either`0`or[CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)
|
### getClip
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public ClipData getClip ()
```
The data to be inserted.
| Returns ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| [ClipData](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ClipData) | This value cannot be`null`.
|
### getExtras
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Bundle getExtras ()
```
Optional additional metadata. If the source is[SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD), this will include the[opts](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/InputConnection#commitContent(android.view.inputmethod.InputContentInfo,%20int,%20android.os.Bundle))passed by the IME.
| Returns ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| [Bundle](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle) | This value may be`null`.
|
### getFlags
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int getFlags ()
```
Optional flags that control the insertion behavior. See`FLAG_`constants.
| Returns ||
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | Value is either`0`or[FLAG_CONVERT_TO_PLAIN_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#FLAG_CONVERT_TO_PLAIN_TEXT)
|
### getLinkUri
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Uri getLinkUri ()
```
Optional http/https URI for the content that may be provided by the IME. This is only populated if the source is[SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD)and if a non-empty[linkUri](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/InputContentInfo#getLinkUri())was passed by the IME.
| Returns ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| [Uri](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Uri) | This value may be`null`.
|
### getSource
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int getSource ()
```
The source of the operation. See`SOURCE_`constants. Future versions of Android may pass additional values.
| Returns ||
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | Value is[SOURCE_APP](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_APP),[SOURCE_CLIPBOARD](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_CLIPBOARD),[SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_INPUT_METHOD),[SOURCE_DRAG_AND_DROP](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_DRAG_AND_DROP),[SOURCE_AUTOFILL](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_AUTOFILL), or[SOURCE_PROCESS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/ContentInfo#SOURCE_PROCESS_TEXT)
|
### toString
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public String toString ()
```
Returns a string representation of the object.
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | This value cannot be`null`.
|
### writeToParcel
Added in[API level 31](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public void writeToParcel (Parcel dest,
int flags)
```
Writes this object into the given parcel.
| Parameters ||
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `dest` | `Parcel`: The parcel to write into. This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `flags` | `int`: The flags to use for parceling.
|