Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#inhmethods)

# DeleteGesture.Builder

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` public static final class DeleteGesture.Builder `   
` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` `

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.view.inputmethod.DeleteGesture.Builder |

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Builder for `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture`. This class is not designed to be thread-safe.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
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| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#Builder()() ` |

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#build()() ` |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#setDeletionArea(android.graphics.RectF)(https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/RectF area) ` Set rectangular single/multiline text deletion area intersecting with text. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#setFallbackText(java.lang.String)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String fallbackText) ` Set fallback text that will be committed at current cursor position if there is no applicable text beneath the area of gesture. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#setGranularity(int)(int granularity) ` Set text deletion granularity. |

### Inherited methods

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

### Builder

```
public Builder ()
```

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## Public methods

### build

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public DeleteGesture build ()
```

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| Returns ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture` using parameters in this `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder`. This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |

| Throws ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException` | if one or more positional parameters are not specified. |

### setDeletionArea

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public DeleteGesture.Builder setDeletionArea (RectF area)
```

Set rectangular single/multiline text deletion area intersecting with text. The resulting deletion would be performed for all text intersecting rectangle. The deletion includes the first word/character in the rectangle, and the last word/character in the rectangle, and includes everything in between even if it's not in the rectangle. Intersection is determined using `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder#setGranularity(int)`. e.g. `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/HandwritingGesture#GRANULARITY_WORD` includes all the words with their width/height center included in the deletion rectangle.

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| Parameters ||
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| `area` | `RectF`: `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/RectF` (in screen coordinates) for which text will be deleted. This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |

| Returns ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder` | This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |

**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/HandwritingGesture#GRANULARITY_WORD`
- `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/HandwritingGesture#GRANULARITY_CHARACTER`

### setFallbackText

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public DeleteGesture.Builder setFallbackText (String fallbackText)
```

Set fallback text that will be committed at current cursor position if there is no applicable text beneath the area of gesture.

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| Parameters ||
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| `fallbackText` | `String`: text to set. This value may be `null`. <br /> |

| Returns ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder` | This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |

### setGranularity

Added in [API level 34](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public DeleteGesture.Builder setGranularity (int granularity)
```

Set text deletion granularity. Intersecting words/characters will be included in the operation.

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| Parameters ||
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| `granularity` | `int`: `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/HandwritingGesture#GRANULARITY_WORD` or `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/HandwritingGesture#GRANULARITY_CHARACTER`. Value is one of the following: - `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/HandwritingGesture#GRANULARITY_CHARACTER` - `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/HandwritingGesture#GRANULARITY_WORD` |

| Returns ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/inputmethod/DeleteGesture.Builder`. This value cannot be `null`. <br /> |