# LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText

# LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText

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.SpanText "View this page in Java")

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```
@RequiresSchemaVersion(major = 1, minor = 0)
class LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText : LayoutElementBuilders.Span
```

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A portion of text which can be added to a[Span](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.Span). Two different[SpanText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText)elements on the same line will be aligned to the same baseline, regardless of the size of each[SpanText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText).

## Summary

|                                                                                                                                         ### Nested types                                                                                                                                          |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `class `[LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText.Builder) Builder for[SpanText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText). |

|                                                              ### Public functions                                                              |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [LayoutElementBuilders.FontStyle](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.FontStyle)`?` | [getFontStyle](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText#getFontStyle())`()` Gets the style of font to use (size, bold etc).                                                                                                                                    |
| [ModifiersBuilders.SpanModifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/ModifiersBuilders.SpanModifiers)`?` | [getModifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText#getModifiers())`()` Gets[androidx.wear.protolayout.ModifiersBuilders.Modifiers](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/ModifiersBuilders.Modifiers)for this element. |
| [TypeBuilders.StringProp](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/TypeBuilders.StringProp)`?`                 | [getText](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText#getText())`()` Gets the text to render.                                                                                                                                                                     |
| [String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/core/kotlin-stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)                                                              | [toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/androidx/wear/protolayout/LayoutElementBuilders.SpanText#toString())`()`                                                                                                                                                                                            |

## Public functions

### getFontStyle

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

```
fun getFontStyle(): LayoutElementBuilders.FontStyle?
```

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

### getModifiers

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

```
fun getModifiers(): ModifiersBuilders.SpanModifiers?
```

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

### getText

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

```
fun getText(): TypeBuilders.StringProp?
```

Gets the text to render.  

### toString

```
fun toString(): String
```