@UnstableApi
public final class SpanUtil

Utility methods for Android span styling.

Summary

Public methods
static void
addOrReplaceSpan(
    Spannable spannable,
    Object span,
    int start,
    int end,
    int spanFlags
)

Adds span to spannable between start and end, removing any existing spans of the same type and with the same indices and flags.

Public methods

addOrReplaceSpan

public static void addOrReplaceSpan(
    Spannable spannable,
    Object span,
    int start,
    int end,
    int spanFlags
)

Adds span to spannable between start and end, removing any existing spans of the same type and with the same indices and flags.

This is useful for types of spans that don't make sense to duplicate and where the evaluation order might have an unexpected impact on the final text, e.g. .

Parameters
Spannable spannable

The Spannable to add span to.
Object span

The span object to be added.
int start

The start index to add the new span at.
int end

The end index to add the new span at.
int spanFlags

The flags to pass to setSpan.