# ConversationActions.Message.Builder

Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  
Summary:[Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#pubctors)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#inhmethods)  

# ConversationActions.Message.Builder

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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java

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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`


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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
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Builder class to construct a[Message](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message)

## Summary

|                                                                                                                   ### Public constructors                                                                                                                    ||
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| ` `[Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#Builder(android.app.Person))`(`[Person](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Person)` author) ` Constructs a builder. |

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ||
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| ` `[ConversationActions.Message](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message)                 | ` `[build](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#build())`() ` Builds the[Message](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message)object.                                                                                                                             |
| ` `[ConversationActions.Message.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder) | ` `[setExtras](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#setExtras(android.os.Bundle))`(`[Bundle](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Bundle)` bundle) ` Sets a set of extended data to the message.                                                                                                        |
| ` `[ConversationActions.Message.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder) | ` `[setReferenceTime](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#setReferenceTime(java.time.ZonedDateTime))`(`[ZonedDateTime](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/ZonedDateTime)` referenceTime) ` Sets the reference time of this message, for example it could be the compose or send time of this message. |
| ` `[ConversationActions.Message.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder) | ` `[setText](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder#setText(java.lang.CharSequence))`(`[CharSequence](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence)` text) ` Sets the text of this message.                                                                                                           |

| ### Inherited methods |
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| 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

### Builder

Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public Builder (Person author)
```

Constructs a builder.

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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Parameters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ||
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `author` | `Person`: the person that composed the message, use[ConversationActions.Message.PERSON_USER_SELF](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message#PERSON_USER_SELF)to represent the local user. If it is not possible to identify the remote user that the local user is conversing with, use[ConversationActions.Message.PERSON_USER_OTHERS](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message#PERSON_USER_OTHERS)to represent a remote user. This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |

## Public methods

### build

Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public ConversationActions.Message build ()
```

Builds the[Message](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message)object.

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|                                                                              Returns                                                                               ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| [ConversationActions.Message](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message) | This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |

### setExtras

Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public ConversationActions.Message.Builder setExtras (Bundle bundle)
```

Sets a set of extended data to the message.

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|                     Parameters                      ||
|----------|-------------------------------------------|
| `bundle` | `Bundle`: This value may be`null`. <br /> |

|                                                                                      Returns                                                                                       ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| [ConversationActions.Message.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder) | This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |

### setReferenceTime

Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public ConversationActions.Message.Builder setReferenceTime (ZonedDateTime referenceTime)
```

Sets the reference time of this message, for example it could be the compose or send time of this message.

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|                            Parameters                             ||
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| `referenceTime` | `ZonedDateTime`: This value may be`null`. <br /> |

|                                                                                      Returns                                                                                       ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| [ConversationActions.Message.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder) | This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |

### setText

Added in[API level 29](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public ConversationActions.Message.Builder setText (CharSequence text)
```

Sets the text of this message.

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|                       Parameters                        ||
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
| `text` | `CharSequence`: This value may be`null`. <br /> |

|                                                                                      Returns                                                                                       ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| [ConversationActions.Message.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/textclassifier/ConversationActions.Message.Builder) | This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |