# LinkMovementMethod
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
# LinkMovementMethod
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Kotlin\|[Java](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod "View this page in Java")
```
open class LinkMovementMethod : ScrollingMovementMethod
```
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| [kotlin.Any](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-any/index.html) ||||
| ↳ | [android.text.method.BaseMovementMethod](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod) |||
| | ↳ | [android.text.method.ScrollingMovementMethod](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod) ||
| | | ↳ | [android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#) |
A movement method that traverses links in the text buffer and scrolls if necessary. Supports clicking on links with DPad Center or Enter.
## Summary
| Public constructors ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
| [LinkMovementMethod](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#LinkMovementMethod())`()`
|
| Public methods ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| open[Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [canSelectArbitrarily](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#canSelectArbitrarily())`()`
|
| openstatic[MovementMethod](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/MovementMethod)! | [getInstance](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#getInstance())`()`
|
| open[Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [initialize](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#initialize(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
|
| open[Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [onTakeFocus](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#onTakeFocus(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20kotlin.Int))`(`view:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `dir:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)`
|
| open[Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [onTouchEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#onTouchEvent(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20android.view.MotionEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `event:` `[MotionEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/MotionEvent.html#)!`)`
|
| Protected methods ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| open[Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [down](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#down(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
|
| open[Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [handleMovementKey](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#handleMovementKey(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20kotlin.Int,%20kotlin.Int,%20android.view.KeyEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `keyCode:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `movementMetaState:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `event:` `[KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#)!`)`
|
| open[Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [left](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#left(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
|
| open[Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [right](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#right(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
|
| open[Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [up](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/LinkMovementMethod#up(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
|
| Inherited functions ||
|---|---|
| From class[ScrollingMovementMethod](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [bottom](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#bottom(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [end](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#end(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [home](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#home(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [lineEnd](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#lineEnd(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [lineStart](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#lineStart(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [pageDown](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#pageDown(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [pageUp](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#pageUp(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [top](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/ScrollingMovementMethod#top(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| ||
| From class[BaseMovementMethod](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [canSelectArbitrarily](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#canSelectArbitrarily())`()`
| | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html) | [getMovementMetaState](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#getMovementMetaState(android.text.Spannable,%20android.view.KeyEvent))`(`buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `event:` `[KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#)!`)`
Gets the meta state used for movement using the modifiers tracked by the text buffer as well as those present in the key event. The movement meta state excludes the state of locked modifiers or the SHIFT key since they are not used by movement actions (but they may be used for selection).
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [handleMovementKey](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#handleMovementKey(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20kotlin.Int,%20kotlin.Int,%20android.view.KeyEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `keyCode:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `movementMetaState:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `event:` `[KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#)!`)`
Performs a movement key action. The default implementation decodes the key down and invokes movement actions such as[down](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#down(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))and[up](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#up(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable)).[onKeyDown(android.widget.TextView,android.text.Spannable,int,android.view.KeyEvent)](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#onKeyDown(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20kotlin.Int,%20android.view.KeyEvent))calls this method once to handle an[KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#ACTION_DOWN:kotlin.Int).[onKeyOther(android.widget.TextView,android.text.Spannable,android.view.KeyEvent)](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#onKeyOther(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20android.view.KeyEvent))calls this method repeatedly to handle each repetition of an[KeyEvent.ACTION_MULTIPLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#ACTION_MULTIPLE:kotlin.Int).
| | [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [initialize](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#initialize(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [nextParagraph](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#nextParagraph(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)`)`
Performs a next paragraph movement action.
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [onGenericMotionEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#onGenericMotionEvent(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20android.view.MotionEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `event:` `[MotionEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/MotionEvent.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [onKeyDown](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#onKeyDown(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20kotlin.Int,%20android.view.KeyEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `keyCode:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `event:` `[KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [onKeyOther](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#onKeyOther(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20android.view.KeyEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `event:` `[KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [onKeyUp](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#onKeyUp(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20kotlin.Int,%20android.view.KeyEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `keyCode:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`, `event:` `[KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [onTrackballEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#onTrackballEvent(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable,%20android.view.MotionEvent))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!`, `text:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!`, `event:` `[MotionEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/MotionEvent.html#)!`)`
| | [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | [previousParagraph](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/method/BaseMovementMethod#previousParagraph(android.widget.TextView,%20android.text.Spannable))`(`widget:` `[TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)`, `buffer:` `[Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)`)`
Performs a previous paragraph movement action.
| ||
## Public constructors
### LinkMovementMethod
```
LinkMovementMethod()
```
## Public methods
### canSelectArbitrarily
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun canSelectArbitrarily(): Boolean
```
### getInstance
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open static fun getInstance(): MovementMethod!
```
### initialize
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun initialize(
widget: TextView!,
text: Spannable!
): Unit
```
### onTakeFocus
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun onTakeFocus(
view: TextView!,
text: Spannable!,
dir: Int
): Unit
```
### onTouchEvent
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
open fun onTouchEvent(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!,
event: MotionEvent!
): Boolean
```
## Protected methods
### down
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
protected open fun down(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
```
| Parameters ||
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `widget` | [TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!:The text view. |
| `buffer` | [Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!:The text buffer. |
| Return ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | True if the event was handled. |
### handleMovementKey
Added in[API level 11](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
protected open fun handleMovementKey(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!,
keyCode: Int,
movementMetaState: Int,
event: KeyEvent!
): Boolean
```
| Parameters ||
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `widget` | [TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!:The text view. |
| `buffer` | [Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!:The text buffer. |
| `event` | [KeyEvent](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/view/KeyEvent.html#)!:The key event. |
| `keyCode` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):The key code. |
| `movementMetaState` | [Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html):The keyboard meta states used for movement. |
| Return ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | True if the event was handled. |
### left
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
protected open fun left(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
```
| Parameters ||
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `widget` | [TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!:The text view. |
| `buffer` | [Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!:The text buffer. |
| Return ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | True if the event was handled. |
### right
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
protected open fun right(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
```
| Parameters ||
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `widget` | [TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!:The text view. |
| `buffer` | [Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!:The text buffer. |
| Return ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | True if the event was handled. |
### up
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels)
```
protected open fun up(
widget: TextView!,
buffer: Spannable!
): Boolean
```
| Parameters ||
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `widget` | [TextView](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/widget/TextView.html#)!:The text view. |
| `buffer` | [Spannable](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/text/Spannable.html#)!:The text buffer. |
| Return ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| [Boolean](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/index.html) | True if the event was handled. |