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[null,null,["Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC."],[],[],null,["# TextUtilsCompat\n\nadded in [version 22.1.0](/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions) \nbelongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0-alpha1 \nSummary: [Methods](#pubmethods) \\| [Inherited Methods](#inhmethods) \\| [\\[Expand All\\]](#) \n\nTextUtilsCompat\n===============\n\n| This package is part of the Android [support library](/topic/libraries/support-library) which is no longer maintained. The support library has been superseded by [AndroidX](/jetpack/androidx) which is part of [Jetpack](/jetpack). We recommend using the AndroidX libraries in all new projects. You should also consider [migrating](/jetpack/androidx/migrate) existing projects to AndroidX. To find the AndroidX class that maps to this deprecated class, see the AndroidX support library [class\n| mappings](/jetpack/androidx/migrate/class-mappings).\n\n\n`\npublic\n\nfinal\n\nclass\nTextUtilsCompat\n`\n\n\n`\n\nextends Object\n\n\n`\n\n`\n\n\n`\n\n|---|-----------------------------------------|\n| java.lang.Object ||\n| ↳ | android.support.v4.text.TextUtilsCompat |\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nBackwards compatible version of [TextUtils](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/TextUtils.html).\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| ### Public methods ||\n|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ` static int` | ` `[getLayoutDirectionFromLocale](/reference/android/support/v4/text/TextUtilsCompat#getLayoutDirectionFromLocale(java.util.Locale))`(Locale locale) ` Returns the layout direction for a given Locale |\n| ` static String` | ` `[htmlEncode](/reference/android/support/v4/text/TextUtilsCompat#htmlEncode(java.lang.String))`(String s) ` Html-encode the string. |\n\n| ### Inherited methods |\n|-----------------------|---|\n| From class ` java.lang.Object ` |-------------------|-------------------------------| | ` Object` | ` clone() ` | | ` boolean` | ` equals(Object arg0) ` | | ` void` | ` finalize() ` | | ` final Class\u003c?\u003e` | ` getClass() ` | | ` int` | ` hashCode() ` | | ` final void` | ` notify() ` | | ` final void` | ` notifyAll() ` | | ` String` | ` toString() ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0, int arg1) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait(long arg0) ` | | ` final void` | ` wait() ` | ||\n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### getLayoutDirectionFromLocale\n\nadded in [version 22.1.0](/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions) \n\n```\nint getLayoutDirectionFromLocale (Locale locale)\n```\n\nReturns the layout direction for a given Locale\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `locale` | `Locale`: the [Locale](/reference/java/util/Locale) for which we want the layout direction, maybe be `null`. \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n| Returns ||\n|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `int` | the layout direction, either [LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR](/reference/android/support/v4/view/ViewCompat#LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR) or [LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL](/reference/android/support/v4/view/ViewCompat#LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL). \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n### htmlEncode\n\nadded in [version 22.1.0](/topic/libraries/support-library/revisions) \n\n```\nString htmlEncode (String s)\n```\n\nHtml-encode the string.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Parameters ||\n|-----|-------------------------------------------|\n| `s` | `String`: the string to be encoded \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n| Returns ||\n|----------|---------------------------|\n| `String` | the encoded string \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n-\n\n Interfaces\n ----------\n\n - [TextDirectionHeuristicCompat](/reference/android/support/v4/text/TextDirectionHeuristicCompat)\n-\n\n Classes\n -------\n\n - [BidiFormatter](/reference/android/support/v4/text/BidiFormatter)\n - [BidiFormatter.Builder](/reference/android/support/v4/text/BidiFormatter.Builder)\n - [ICUCompat](/reference/android/support/v4/text/ICUCompat)\n - [TextDirectionHeuristicsCompat](/reference/android/support/v4/text/TextDirectionHeuristicsCompat)\n - [TextUtilsCompat](/reference/android/support/v4/text/TextUtilsCompat)"]]
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