# CLString

Artifact: [androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout-core](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString.java+class:androidx.constraintlayout.core.parser.CLString) Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

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```
public class CLString extends CLElement
```

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|---|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html) |||
| ↳ | [androidx.constraintlayout.core.parser.CLElement](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement) ||
|   | ↳ | [androidx.constraintlayout.core.parser.CLString](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString) |

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`https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement` implementation for json Strings when used as property values or array elements.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors |
|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString#CLString(char[])(char[] content)` |

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `static https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString#allocate(char[])(char[] content)` |
| `boolean` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object.html obj)` |
| `static @https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString#from(java.lang.String)(@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html content)` Creates a `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString` element from a String object. |
| `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString#hashCode()()` |

| ### Protected methods |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString#toFormattedJSON(int,int)(int indent, int forceIndent)` |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString#toJSON()()` |

| ### Inherited fields |
|---|
| From [androidx.constraintlayout.core.parser.CLElement](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement) |---|---| | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLContainer` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#mContainer()` | | `long` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#mEnd()` | | `long` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#mStart()` | | `static int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#sBaseIndent()` | | `static int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#sMaxLine()` | |

| ### Inherited methods |
|---|
| From [androidx.constraintlayout.core.parser.CLElement](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement) |---|---| | `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#addIndent(java.lang.StringBuilder,int)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/StringBuilder.html builder, int indent)` | | `@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#clone()()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#content()()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getContainer()()` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getDebugName()()` | | `long` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getEnd()()` The character index this element was ended on | | `float` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getFloat()()` | | `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getInt()()` | | `int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getLine()()` get the line Number | | `long` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getStart()()` The character index this element was started on | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#getStrClass()()` | | `boolean` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#hasContent()()` Whether this element has any valid content defined. | | `boolean` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#isDone()()` | | `boolean` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#isStarted()()` | | `boolean` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#notStarted()()` | | `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#setContainer(androidx.constraintlayout.core.parser.CLContainer)(https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLContainer element)` | | `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#setEnd(long)(long end)` | | `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#setLine(int)(int line)` | | `void` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#setStart(long)(long start)` | | `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String.html` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLElement#toString()()` | |

## Public constructors

### CLString

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public CLString(char[] content)
```

## Public methods

### allocate

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public static CLElement allocate(char[] content)
```

### equals

```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```

### from

Added in [1.1.2](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/constraintlayout#1.1.2)

```
public static @NonNull CLString from(@NonNull String content)
```

Creates a `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/constraintlayout/core/parser/CLString` element from a String object.

### hashCode

```
public int hashCode()
```

## Protected methods

### toFormattedJSON

```
protected String toFormattedJSON(int indent, int forceIndent)
```

### toJSON

```
protected String toJSON()
```