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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (C) 2006 The Android Open Source Project
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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     13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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     15  */
     16 
     17 package android.text;
     18 
     19 /**
     20  * This is the interface for text that has markup objects attached to
     21  * ranges of it.  Not all text classes have mutable markup or text;
     22  * see {@link Spannable} for mutable markup and {@link Editable} for
     23  * mutable text.
     24  */
     25 public interface Spanned
     26 extends CharSequence
     27 {
     28     /**
     29      * Bitmask of bits that are relevent for controlling point/mark behavior
     30      * of spans.
     31      *
     32      * MARK and POINT are conceptually located <i>between</i> two adjacent characters.
     33      * A MARK is "attached" to the character before, while a POINT will stick to the character
     34      * after. The insertion cursor is conceptually located between the MARK and the POINT.
     35      *
     36      * As a result, inserting a new character between a MARK and a POINT will leave the MARK
     37      * unchanged, while the POINT will be shifted, now located after the inserted character and
     38      * still glued to the same character after it.
     39      *
     40      * Depending on whether the insertion happens at the beginning or the end of a span, the span
     41      * will hence be expanded to <i>include</i> the new character (when the span is using a MARK at
     42      * its beginning or a POINT at its end) or it will be <i>excluded</i>.
     43      *
     44      * Note that <i>before</i> and <i>after</i> here refer to offsets in the String, which are
     45      * independent from the visual representation of the text (left-to-right or right-to-left).
     46      */
     47     public static final int SPAN_POINT_MARK_MASK = 0x33;
     48 
     49     /**
     50      * 0-length spans with type SPAN_MARK_MARK behave like text marks:
     51      * they remain at their original offset when text is inserted
     52      * at that offset. Conceptually, the text is added after the mark.
     53      */
     54     public static final int SPAN_MARK_MARK =   0x11;
     55     /**
     56      * SPAN_MARK_POINT is a synonym for {@link #SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE}.
     57      */
     58     public static final int SPAN_MARK_POINT =  0x12;
     59     /**
     60      * SPAN_POINT_MARK is a synonym for {@link #SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE}.
     61      */
     62     public static final int SPAN_POINT_MARK =  0x21;
     63 
     64     /**
     65      * 0-length spans with type SPAN_POINT_POINT behave like cursors:
     66      * they are pushed forward by the length of the insertion when text
     67      * is inserted at their offset.
     68      * The text is conceptually inserted before the point.
     69      */
     70     public static final int SPAN_POINT_POINT = 0x22;
     71 
     72     /**
     73      * SPAN_PARAGRAPH behaves like SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
     74      * (SPAN_MARK_MARK), except that if either end of the span is
     75      * at the end of the buffer, that end behaves like _POINT
     76      * instead (so SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE if it starts in the
     77      * middle and ends at the end, or SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE
     78      * if it both starts and ends at the end).
     79      * <p>
     80      * Its endpoints must be the start or end of the buffer or
     81      * immediately after a \n character, and if the \n
     82      * that anchors it is deleted, the endpoint is pulled to the
     83      * next \n that follows in the buffer (or to the end of
     84      * the buffer). If a span with SPAN_PARAGRAPH flag is pasted
     85      * into another text and the paragraph boundary constraint
     86      * is not satisfied, the span is discarded.
     87      */
     88     public static final int SPAN_PARAGRAPH =   0x33;
     89 
     90     /**
     91      * Non-0-length spans of type SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE expand
     92      * to include text inserted at their starting point but not at their
     93      * ending point.  When 0-length, they behave like marks.
     94      */
     95     public static final int SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE = SPAN_MARK_MARK;
     96 
     97     /**
     98      * Spans of type SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE expand
     99      * to include text inserted at either their starting or ending point.
    100      */
    101     public static final int SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE = SPAN_MARK_POINT;
    102 
    103     /**
    104      * Spans of type SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE do not expand
    105      * to include text inserted at either their starting or ending point.
    106      * They can never have a length of 0 and are automatically removed
    107      * from the buffer if all the text they cover is removed.
    108      */
    109     public static final int SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE = SPAN_POINT_MARK;
    110 
    111     /**
    112      * Non-0-length spans of type SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE expand
    113      * to include text inserted at their ending point but not at their
    114      * starting point.  When 0-length, they behave like points.
    115      */
    116     public static final int SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE = SPAN_POINT_POINT;
    117 
    118     /**
    119      * This flag is set on spans that are being used to apply temporary
    120      * styling information on the composing text of an input method, so that
    121      * they can be found and removed when the composing text is being
    122      * replaced.
    123      */
    124     public static final int SPAN_COMPOSING = 0x100;
    125 
    126     /**
    127      * This flag will be set for intermediate span changes, meaning there
    128      * is guaranteed to be another change following it.  Typically it is
    129      * used for {@link Selection} which automatically uses this with the first
    130      * offset it sets when updating the selection.
    131      */
    132     public static final int SPAN_INTERMEDIATE = 0x200;
    133 
    134     /**
    135      * The bits numbered SPAN_USER_SHIFT and above are available
    136      * for callers to use to store scalar data associated with their
    137      * span object.
    138      */
    139     public static final int SPAN_USER_SHIFT = 24;
    140     /**
    141      * The bits specified by the SPAN_USER bitfield are available
    142      * for callers to use to store scalar data associated with their
    143      * span object.
    144      */
    145     public static final int SPAN_USER = 0xFFFFFFFF << SPAN_USER_SHIFT;
    146 
    147     /**
    148      * The bits numbered just above SPAN_PRIORITY_SHIFT determine the order
    149      * of change notifications -- higher numbers go first.  You probably
    150      * don't need to set this; it is used so that when text changes, the
    151      * text layout gets the chance to update itself before any other
    152      * callbacks can inquire about the layout of the text.
    153      */
    154     public static final int SPAN_PRIORITY_SHIFT = 16;
    155     /**
    156      * The bits specified by the SPAN_PRIORITY bitmap determine the order
    157      * of change notifications -- higher numbers go first.  You probably
    158      * don't need to set this; it is used so that when text changes, the
    159      * text layout gets the chance to update itself before any other
    160      * callbacks can inquire about the layout of the text.
    161      */
    162     public static final int SPAN_PRIORITY = 0xFF << SPAN_PRIORITY_SHIFT;
    163 
    164     /**
    165      * Return an array of the markup objects attached to the specified
    166      * slice of this CharSequence and whose type is the specified type
    167      * or a subclass of it.  Specify Object.class for the type if you
    168      * want all the objects regardless of type.
    169      */
    170     public <T> T[] getSpans(int start, int end, Class<T> type);
    171 
    172     /**
    173      * Return the beginning of the range of text to which the specified
    174      * markup object is attached, or -1 if the object is not attached.
    175      */
    176     public int getSpanStart(Object tag);
    177 
    178     /**
    179      * Return the end of the range of text to which the specified
    180      * markup object is attached, or -1 if the object is not attached.
    181      */
    182     public int getSpanEnd(Object tag);
    183 
    184     /**
    185      * Return the flags that were specified when {@link Spannable#setSpan} was
    186      * used to attach the specified markup object, or 0 if the specified
    187      * object has not been attached.
    188      */
    189     public int getSpanFlags(Object tag);
    190 
    191     /**
    192      * Return the first offset greater than <code>start</code> where a markup
    193      * object of class <code>type</code> begins or ends, or <code>limit</code>
    194      * if there are no starts or ends greater than <code>start</code> but less
    195      * than <code>limit</code>. Specify <code>null</code> or Object.class for
    196      * the type if you want every transition regardless of type.
    197      */
    198     public int nextSpanTransition(int start, int limit, Class type);
    199 }
    200