# LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder

# LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder

Artifact:[androidx.wear.protolayout:protolayout](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout)  
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Added in[1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)

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Kotlin\|[Java](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder "View this page in Java")

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class LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder
```

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Builder for[ArcText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText).

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                 ### Public constructors                                                                                                                                  |
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| [Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#Builder())`()` Creates an instance of[Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder). |

|                                                                  ### Public functions                                                                   |
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| [LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText)                 | [build](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#build())`()` Builds an instance from accumulated values.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| [LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder) | `@`[RequiresSchemaVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/expression/RequiresSchemaVersion)`(major = 1, minor = 300)` [setArcDirection](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#setArcDirection(int))`(arcDirection: `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` Sets the direction in which this text is drawn.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder) | `@`[RequiresSchemaVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/expression/RequiresSchemaVersion)`(major = 1, minor = 300)` [setArcDirection](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#setArcDirection(androidx.wear.protolayout.LayoutElementBuilders.ArcDirectionProp))`(arcDirection: `[LayoutElementBuilders.ArcDirectionProp](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcDirectionProp)`)` Sets the direction in which this text is drawn.                                                                                                 |
| [LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder) | `@`[RequiresSchemaVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/expression/RequiresSchemaVersion)`(major = 1, minor = 0)` [setFontStyle](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#setFontStyle(androidx.wear.protolayout.LayoutElementBuilders.FontStyle))`(fontStyle: `[LayoutElementBuilders.FontStyle](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.FontStyle)`)` Sets the style of font to use (size, bold etc).                                                                                                                                 |
| [LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder) | `@`[RequiresSchemaVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/expression/RequiresSchemaVersion)`(major = 1, minor = 0)` [setModifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#setModifiers(androidx.wear.protolayout.ModifiersBuilders.ArcModifiers))`(modifiers: `[ModifiersBuilders.ArcModifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/ModifiersBuilders.ArcModifiers)`)` Sets[androidx.wear.protolayout.ModifiersBuilders.Modifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/ModifiersBuilders.Modifiers)for this element. |
| [LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder) | [setText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#setText(java.lang.String))`(text: `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`)` Sets the text to render.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| [LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder) | `@`[RequiresSchemaVersion](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/expression/RequiresSchemaVersion)`(major = 1, minor = 0)` [setText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder#setText(androidx.wear.protolayout.TypeBuilders.StringProp))`(text: `[TypeBuilders.StringProp](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/TypeBuilders.StringProp)`)` Sets the text to render.                                                                                                                                                                                               |

## Public constructors

### Builder

Added in[1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)  

```
Builder()
```

Creates an instance of[Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder).  

## Public functions

### build

Added in[1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)  

```
fun build(): LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText
```

Builds an instance from accumulated values.  

### setArcDirection

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

```
@RequiresSchemaVersion(major = 1, minor = 300)
fun setArcDirection(arcDirection: Int): LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder
```

Sets the direction in which this text is drawn. If not set, defaults to ARC_DIRECTION_CLOCKWISE.  

### setArcDirection

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

```
@RequiresSchemaVersion(major = 1, minor = 300)
fun setArcDirection(arcDirection: LayoutElementBuilders.ArcDirectionProp): LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder
```

Sets the direction in which this text is drawn. If not set, defaults to ARC_DIRECTION_CLOCKWISE.  

### setFontStyle

Added in[1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)  

```
@RequiresSchemaVersion(major = 1, minor = 0)
fun setFontStyle(fontStyle: LayoutElementBuilders.FontStyle): LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder
```

Sets the style of font to use (size, bold etc). If not specified, defaults to the platform's default body font.  

### setModifiers

Added in[1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)  

```
@RequiresSchemaVersion(major = 1, minor = 0)
fun setModifiers(modifiers: ModifiersBuilders.ArcModifiers): LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder
```

Sets[androidx.wear.protolayout.ModifiersBuilders.Modifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/ModifiersBuilders.Modifiers)for this element.  

### setText

Added in[1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)  

```
fun setText(text: String): LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder
```

Sets the text to render.  

### setText

Added in[1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear-protolayout#1.0.0)  

```
@RequiresSchemaVersion(major = 1, minor = 0)
fun setText(text: TypeBuilders.StringProp): LayoutElementBuilders.ArcText.Builder
```

Sets the text to render.

Note that this field only supports static values.