Added in API level 1

MaskFilterSpan


public class MaskFilterSpan
extends CharacterStyle implements UpdateAppearance

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.text.style.CharacterStyle
     ↳ android.text.style.MaskFilterSpan


Span that allows setting a MaskFilter to the text it's attached to.

For example, to blur a text, a BlurMaskFilter can be used:

 MaskFilter blurMask = new BlurMaskFilter(5f, BlurMaskFilter.Blur.NORMAL);
 SpannableString string = new SpannableString("Text with blur mask");
 string.setSpan(new MaskFilterSpan(blurMask), 10, 15, Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
 
Text blurred with the MaskFilterSpan.

Summary

Public constructors

MaskFilterSpan(MaskFilter filter)

Creates a MaskFilterSpan from a MaskFilter.

Public methods

MaskFilter getMaskFilter()

Return the mask filter for this span.

String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

void updateDrawState(TextPaint ds)

Inherited methods

CharacterStyle getUnderlying()

Returns "this" for most CharacterStyles, but for CharacterStyles that were generated by wrap(CharacterStyle), returns the underlying CharacterStyle.

abstract void updateDrawState(TextPaint tp)
static CharacterStyle wrap(CharacterStyle cs)

A given CharacterStyle can only applied to a single region of a given Spanned.

Object clone()

Creates and returns a copy of this object.

boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

void finalize()

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.

final Class<?> getClass()

Returns the runtime class of this Object.

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

final void notify()

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.

final void notifyAll()

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.

String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

final void wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

final void wait(long timeoutMillis)

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

final void wait()

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Public constructors

MaskFilterSpan

Added in API level 1
public MaskFilterSpan (MaskFilter filter)

Creates a MaskFilterSpan from a MaskFilter.

Parameters
filter MaskFilter: the filter to be applied to the TextPaint

Public methods

getMaskFilter

Added in API level 1
public MaskFilter getMaskFilter ()

Return the mask filter for this span.

Returns
MaskFilter the mask filter for this span

toString

Added in API level 1
public String toString ()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Returns
String a string representation of the object.

updateDrawState

Added in API level 1
public void updateDrawState (TextPaint ds)

Parameters
ds TextPaint