# Event.BuilderBase

Artifact: [androidx.appsearch:appsearch-builtin-types](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.java+class:androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.Event.BuilderBase) Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

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```
@ExperimentalAppSearchApi
public class Event.BuilderBase<T extends Event.BuilderBase<T>> extends Thing.BuilderBase<T>
```

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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) |||
| ↳ | [androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.Thing.BuilderBase](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase)\<T\> ||
|   | ↳ | [androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.Event.BuilderBase](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase) |

Known direct subclasses [Event.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.Builder), [SportsEvent.BuilderBase](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/SportsEvent.BuilderBase)

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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.Builder` |   |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/SportsEvent.BuilderBase` |   |

Known indirect subclasses [SportsEvent.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/SportsEvent.Builder)

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| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/SportsEvent.Builder` |   |

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Builder for `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event`.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors |
|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase#BuilderBase(androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.Event)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event event)` Constructor for `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase` with all the existing values. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase#BuilderBase(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.time.Instant)( @https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html namespace, @https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html id, @https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html startDate )` Constructor for `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase`. |

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase#build()()` Builds a `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing` object. |
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase#setDuration(java.time.Duration)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Duration.html duration)` Sets the duration of the event as a `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Duration.html`. |
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase#setEndDate(java.time.Instant)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html endDate)` Sets the end date of the event as a `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html`. |
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase#setLocation(java.lang.String)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html location)` Sets the location of the event. |
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase#setLogo(androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.ImageObject)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/ImageObject logo)` Sets the logo of the event. |

### Inherited methods

From [androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.Thing.BuilderBase](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase) `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#addAlternateName(java.lang.String)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html alternateName)`

Adds an alias for the item.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/app/ExperimentalAppSearchApi
https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#addPotentialAction(androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.PotentialAction)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/PotentialAction newPotentialAction)`

Add a new action to the list of potential actions for this document.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#clearAlternateNames()()`

Clears the aliases, if any, for the item.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/app/ExperimentalAppSearchApi
https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#clearPotentialActions()()`

Clear all the potential actions for this document.
`void` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#resetIfBuilt()()`

If built, make a copy of previous data for every field so that the builder can be reused.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setAlternateNames(java.util.List<java.lang.String>)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html> alternateNames)`

Sets a list of aliases for the item.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setCreationTimestampMillis(long)(long creationTimestampMillis)`

Sets the creation timestamp for the current AppSearch entity, in milliseconds using the `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/System.html#currentTimeMillis()` time base.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setDescription(java.lang.String)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html description)`

Sets the description for the item.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setDocumentScore(int)(int documentScore)`

Sets the user-provided opaque document score of the current AppSearch document, which can be used for ranking using `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/app/SearchSpec#RANKING_STRATEGY_DOCUMENT_SCORE()`.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setDocumentTtlMillis(long)(long documentTtlMillis)`

Sets the time-to-live (TTL) for the current AppSearch document as a duration in milliseconds.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/app/ExperimentalAppSearchApi
https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setImage(java.lang.String)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html image)`

Sets the URL for an image of the item.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setName(java.lang.String)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html name)`

Sets the name of the item.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/app/ExperimentalAppSearchApi
https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setPotentialActions(java.util.List<androidx.appsearch.builtintypes.PotentialAction>)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List.html<https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/PotentialAction> newPotentialActions)`

Sets a list of potential actions for this document.
`@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html T` `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing.BuilderBase#setUrl(java.lang.String)(@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html url)`

Sets the deeplink URL of the item.

## Public constructors

### BuilderBase

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public BuilderBase(@NonNull Event event)
```

Constructor for `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase` with all the existing values.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event event` | The existing `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event` to copy values from. |

### BuilderBase

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public BuilderBase(
    @NonNull String namespace,
    @NonNull String id,
    @NonNull Instant startDate
)
```

Constructor for `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Event.BuilderBase`.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html namespace` | Namespace for the Document. See `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/annotation/Document.Namespace`. |
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html id` | The unique identifier for the Document. |
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/NonNull.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html startDate` | The start date of the event. |

## Public methods

### build

```
public @NonNull Event build()
```

Builds a `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/appsearch/builtintypes/Thing` object.

### setDuration

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public @NonNull T setDuration(@Nullable Duration duration)
```

Sets the duration of the event as a `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Duration.html`.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Duration.html duration` | The duration of the event. |

### setEndDate

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public @NonNull T setEndDate(@Nullable Instant endDate)
```

Sets the end date of the event as a `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html`.

| Parameters |
|---|---|
| `@https://jspecify.dev/docs/api/org/jspecify/annotations/Nullable.html https://developer.android.com/reference/java/time/Instant.html endDate` | The end date of the event. |

### setLocation

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public @NonNull T setLocation(@Nullable String location)
```

Sets the location of the event. A freeform string describing the Event location. This could be a venue name, a string representation of a street address, or a string representation of a latitude/longitude pair. For example, "Some Place" or "123 Main Street, Anytown, CA" or "37.7749,-122.4194".

### setLogo

Added in [1.2.0-alpha02](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/appsearch#1.2.0-alpha02)

```
public @NonNull T setLogo(@Nullable ImageObject logo)
```

Sets the logo of the event.