Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer#inhmethods)

# MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer

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` public static class MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer `   
` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` implements https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.Tokenizer `

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.widget.MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer |

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This simple Tokenizer can be used for lists where the items are separated by a comma and one or more spaces.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
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| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer#CommaTokenizer()() ` |

| ### Public methods ||
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| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer#findTokenEnd(java.lang.CharSequence,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence text, int cursor) ` Returns the end of the token (minus trailing punctuation) that begins at offset `cursor` within `text`. |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer#findTokenStart(java.lang.CharSequence,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence text, int cursor) ` Returns the start of the token that ends at offset `cursor` within `text`. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.CommaTokenizer#terminateToken(java.lang.CharSequence)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence text) ` Returns `text`, modified, if necessary, to ensure that it ends with a token terminator (for example a space or comma). |

### 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*.
From interface ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.Tokenizer ` ` abstract int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.Tokenizer#findTokenEnd(java.lang.CharSequence,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence text, int cursor) `

Returns the end of the token (minus trailing punctuation) that begins at offset `cursor` within `text`.
` abstract int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.Tokenizer#findTokenStart(java.lang.CharSequence,%20int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence text, int cursor) `

Returns the start of the token that ends at offset `cursor` within `text`.
` abstract https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MultiAutoCompleteTextView.Tokenizer#terminateToken(java.lang.CharSequence)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence text) `

Returns `text`, modified, if necessary, to ensure that it ends with a token terminator (for example a space or comma).

## Public constructors

### CommaTokenizer

```
public CommaTokenizer ()
```

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## Public methods

### findTokenEnd

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int findTokenEnd (CharSequence text, 
                int cursor)
```

Returns the end of the token (minus trailing punctuation) that begins at offset `cursor` within `text`.

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| Parameters ||
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| `text` | `CharSequence` <br /> |
| `cursor` | `int` <br /> |

| Returns ||
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| `int` | <br /> |

### findTokenStart

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int findTokenStart (CharSequence text, 
                int cursor)
```

Returns the start of the token that ends at offset `cursor` within `text`.

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| Parameters ||
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| `text` | `CharSequence` <br /> |
| `cursor` | `int` <br /> |

| Returns ||
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| `int` | <br /> |

### terminateToken

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public CharSequence terminateToken (CharSequence text)
```

Returns `text`, modified, if necessary, to ensure that it ends with a token terminator (for example a space or comma).

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| Parameters ||
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| `text` | `CharSequence` <br /> |

| Returns ||
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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/CharSequence` | <br /> |