Added in API level 11

Summary: Nested Classes | XML Attrs | Inherited Constants | Fields | Ctors | Methods | Inherited Methods

InputMethodSubtype

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Kotlin |Java

public final class InputMethodSubtype
extends Object implements Parcelable

java.lang.Object
↳	android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype

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This class is used to specify meta information of a subtype contained in an input method editor (IME). Subtype can describe locale (e.g. en_US, fr_FR...) and mode (e.g. voice, keyboard...), and is used for IME switch and settings. The input method subtype allows the system to bring up the specified subtype of the designated IME directly.

It should be defined in an XML resource file of the input method with the <subtype> element, which resides within an <input-method> element. For more information, see the guide to Creating an Input Method.

See also:

• InputMethodInfo

Summary

Nested classes
class	InputMethodSubtype.InputMethodSubtypeBuilder InputMethodSubtypeBuilder is a builder class of InputMethodSubtype.

XML attributes
android:icon	The icon of the subtype.
android:imeSubtypeExtraValue	The extra value of the subtype.
android:imeSubtypeLocale	The locale of the subtype.
android:imeSubtypeMode	The mode of the subtype.
android:isAsciiCapable	Set to true if this subtype is ASCII capable.
android:isAuxiliary	Set true if the subtype is auxiliary.
android:label	The name of the subtype.
android:languageTag	The BCP-47 Language Tag of the subtype.
android:overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype	Set true when this subtype should be selected by default if no other subtypes are selected explicitly.
android:physicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag	The BCP-47 Language Tag of the preferred physical keyboard of the subtype.
android:physicalKeyboardHintLayoutType	The layout type of the preferred physical keyboard of the subtype.
android:subtypeId	The unique id for the subtype.

Inherited constants

From interface android.os.Parcelable int CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR Descriptor bit used with describeContents(): indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor. int PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE Flag for use with writeToParcel(Parcel, int): the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "Parcelable someFunction()", "void someFunction(out Parcelable)", or "void someFunction(inout Parcelable)".

Fields
public static final Creator<InputMethodSubtype>	CREATOR

Public constructors
InputMethodSubtype(int nameId, int iconId, String locale, String mode, String extraValue, boolean isAuxiliary, boolean overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype) This constructor is deprecated. use InputMethodSubtypeBuilder instead. Arguments for this constructor have the same meanings as InputMethodSubtype.InputMethodSubtype(int, int, String, String, String, boolean, boolean, int) except "id".
InputMethodSubtype(int nameId, int iconId, String locale, String mode, String extraValue, boolean isAuxiliary, boolean overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype, int id) This constructor is deprecated. use InputMethodSubtypeBuilder instead. "isAsciiCapable" is "false" in this constructor.

Public methods
boolean	containsExtraValueKey(String key) The string of ExtraValue in subtype should be defined as follows: example: key0,key1=value1,key2,key3,key4=value4
int	describeContents() Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation.
boolean	equals(Object o) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
CharSequence	getDisplayName(Context context, String packageName, ApplicationInfo appInfo) Returns a display name for this subtype.
String	getExtraValue()
String	getExtraValueOf(String key) The string of ExtraValue in subtype should be defined as follows: example: key0,key1=value1,key2,key3,key4=value4
int	getIconResId()
String	getLanguageTag()
CharSequence	getLayoutDisplayName(Context context, ApplicationInfo imeAppInfo) Returns the layout display name.
CharSequence	getLayoutLabelNonLocalized() Returns the non-localized layout label.
int	getLayoutLabelResource() Returns the layout label string resource identifier.
String	getLocale() This method was deprecated in API level 24. Use getLanguageTag() instead.
String	getMode()
CharSequence	getNameOverride()
int	getNameResId()
ULocale	getPhysicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag() Returns the physical keyboard BCP-47 language tag.
String	getPhysicalKeyboardHintLayoutType() Returns the physical keyboard layout type string.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object.
boolean	isAsciiCapable()
boolean	isAuxiliary()
boolean	overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype()
void	writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int parcelableFlags) Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

Inherited methods
From class java.lang.Object 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.
From interface android.os.Parcelable abstract int describeContents() Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. abstract void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

XML attributes

android:icon

The icon of the subtype.

May be a reference to another resource, in the form "@[+][package:]type/name" or a theme attribute in the form "?[package:]type/name".

android:imeSubtypeExtraValue

The extra value of the subtype. This string can be any string and will be passed to the IME when the framework calls the IME with the subtype.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

android:imeSubtypeLocale

The locale of the subtype. This string should be a locale (for example en_US and fr_FR) and will be passed to the IME when the framework calls the IME with the subtype. This is also used by the framework to know the supported locales of the IME.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

android:imeSubtypeMode

The mode of the subtype. This string can be a mode (for example, voice and keyboard) and this string will be passed to the IME when the framework calls the IME with the subtype. InputMethodSubtype.getLocale() returns the value specified in this attribute.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

android:isAsciiCapable

Set to true if this subtype is ASCII capable. If the subtype is ASCII capable, it should guarantee that the user can input ASCII characters with this subtype. This is important because many password fields only allow ASCII-characters.

Note: In order to avoid some known system issues on Build.VERSION_CODES.P and prior OSes, you may want to include "AsciiCapable" in InputMethod_Subtype_imeSubtypeExtraValue when you specify true to this attribute.

May be a boolean value, such as "true" or "false".

android:isAuxiliary

Set true if the subtype is auxiliary. An auxiliary subtype won't be shown in the input method selection list in the settings app. InputMethodManager#switchToLastInputMethod will ignore auxiliary subtypes when it chooses a target subtype.

May be a boolean value, such as "true" or "false".

android:label

The name of the subtype.

May be a reference to another resource, in the form "@[+][package:]type/name" or a theme attribute in the form "?[package:]type/name".

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

android:languageTag

The BCP-47 Language Tag of the subtype. This replaces InputMethod_Subtype_imeSubtypeLocale.

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

android:overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype

Set true when this subtype should be selected by default if no other subtypes are selected explicitly. Note that a subtype with this parameter being true will not be shown in the subtypes list.

May be a boolean value, such as "true" or "false".

android:physicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag

The BCP-47 Language Tag of the preferred physical keyboard of the subtype. If it's not specified, InputMethod_Subtype_languageTag will be used. See also InputMethodSubtype.getPhysicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag().

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

Related methods:

• getPhysicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag()

android:physicalKeyboardHintLayoutType

The layout type of the preferred physical keyboard of the subtype. It matches the layout type string in the keyboard layout definition. See also InputMethodSubtype.getPhysicalKeyboardHintLayoutType().

May be a string value, using '\\;' to escape characters such as '\\n' or '\\uxxxx' for a unicode character;

Related methods:

• getPhysicalKeyboardHintLayoutType()

android:subtypeId

The unique id for the subtype. The input method framework keeps track of enabled subtypes by ID. When the IME package gets upgraded, enabled IDs will stay enabled even if other attributes are different. If the ID is unspecified (by calling the other constructor or 0. Arrays.hashCode(new Object[] {locale, mode, extraValue, isAuxiliary, overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype}) will be used instead.

May be an integer value, such as "100".

Fields

CREATOR

Added in API level 11

public static final Creator<InputMethodSubtype> CREATOR

Public constructors

InputMethodSubtype

Added in API level 14

public InputMethodSubtype (int nameId, 
                int iconId, 
                String locale, 
                String mode, 
                String extraValue, 
                boolean isAuxiliary, 
                boolean overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype)

This constructor is deprecated.
use InputMethodSubtypeBuilder instead. Arguments for this constructor have the same meanings as InputMethodSubtype.InputMethodSubtype(int, int, String, String, String, boolean, boolean, int) except "id".

Constructor with no subtype ID specified.

Parameters
nameId	int
iconId	int
locale	String
mode	String
extraValue	String
isAuxiliary	boolean
overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype	boolean

InputMethodSubtype

Added in API level 17

public InputMethodSubtype (int nameId, 
                int iconId, 
                String locale, 
                String mode, 
                String extraValue, 
                boolean isAuxiliary, 
                boolean overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype, 
                int id)

This constructor is deprecated.
use InputMethodSubtypeBuilder instead. "isAsciiCapable" is "false" in this constructor.

Constructor.

Parameters
nameId	int: Resource ID of the subtype name string. The string resource may have exactly one %s in it. If there is, the %s part will be replaced with the locale's display name by the formatter. Please refer to getDisplayName(Context, String, ApplicationInfo) for details.
iconId	int: Resource ID of the subtype icon drawable.
locale	String: The locale supported by the subtype
mode	String: The mode supported by the subtype
extraValue	String: The extra value of the subtype. This string is free-form, but the API supplies tools to deal with a key-value comma-separated list; see containsExtraValueKey(String) and getExtraValueOf(String).
isAuxiliary	boolean: true when this subtype is auxiliary, false otherwise. An auxiliary subtype will not be shown in the list of enabled IMEs for choosing the current IME in the Settings even when this subtype is enabled. Please note that this subtype will still be shown in the list of IMEs in the IME switcher to allow the user to tentatively switch to this subtype while an IME is shown. The framework will never switch the current IME to this subtype by InputMethodManager.switchToLastInputMethod(IBinder). The intent of having this flag is to allow for IMEs that are invoked in a one-shot way as auxiliary input mode, and return to the previous IME once it is finished (e.g. voice input).
overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype	boolean: true when this subtype should be enabled by default if no other subtypes in the IME are enabled explicitly. Note that a subtype with this parameter being true will not be shown in the list of subtypes in each IME's subtype enabler. Having an "automatic" subtype is an example use of this flag.
id	int: The unique ID for the subtype. The input method framework keeps track of enabled subtypes by ID. When the IME package gets upgraded, enabled IDs will stay enabled even if other attributes are different. If the ID is unspecified or 0, Arrays.hashCode(new Object[] {locale, mode, extraValue, isAuxiliary, overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype, isAsciiCapable}) will be used instead.

Public methods

containsExtraValueKey

Added in API level 12

public boolean containsExtraValueKey (String key)

The string of ExtraValue in subtype should be defined as follows: example: key0,key1=value1,key2,key3,key4=value4

Parameters
key	String: The key of extra value

Returns
boolean	The subtype contains specified the extra value

describeContents

Added in API level 11

public int describeContents ()

Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int), the return value of this method must include the CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR bit.

Returns
int	a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either 0 or CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR

equals

Added in API level 11

public boolean equals (Object o)

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

The equals method implements an equivalence relation on non-null object references:

• It is reflexive: for any non-null reference value x, x.equals(x) should return true.
• It is symmetric: for any non-null reference values x and y, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true.
• It is transitive: for any non-null reference values x, y, and z, if x.equals(y) returns true and y.equals(z) returns true, then x.equals(z) should return true.
• It is consistent: for any non-null reference values x and y, multiple invocations of x.equals(y) consistently return true or consistently return false, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the objects is modified.
• For any non-null reference value x, x.equals(null) should return false.

An equivalence relation partitions the elements it operates on into equivalence classes; all the members of an equivalence class are equal to each other. Members of an equivalence class are substitutable for each other, at least for some purposes.

Parameters
o	Object: This value may be null.

Returns
boolean	true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

getDisplayName

Added in API level 14

public CharSequence getDisplayName (Context context, 
                String packageName, 
                ApplicationInfo appInfo)

Returns a display name for this subtype.

If subtypeNameResId is specified (!= 0) text generated from that resource will be returned. The localized string resource of the label should be capitalized for inclusion in UI lists. The string resource may contain at most one %s. If present, the %s will be replaced with the display name of the subtype locale in the user's locale.

If subtypeNameResId is not specified (== 0) the framework returns the display name of the subtype locale, as capitalized for use in UI lists, in the user's locale.

Parameters
context	Context: Context will be used for getting Locale and PackageManager.
packageName	String: The package name of the input method.
appInfo	ApplicationInfo: The ApplicationInfo of the input method.

Returns
CharSequence	a display name for this subtype. This value cannot be null.

getExtraValue

Added in API level 11

public String getExtraValue ()

Returns
String	The extra value of the subtype.

getExtraValueOf

Added in API level 12

public String getExtraValueOf (String key)

The string of ExtraValue in subtype should be defined as follows: example: key0,key1=value1,key2,key3,key4=value4

Parameters
key	String: The key of extra value

Returns
String	The value of the specified key

getIconResId

Added in API level 11

public int getIconResId ()

Returns
int	Resource ID of the subtype icon drawable.

getLanguageTag

Added in API level 24

public String getLanguageTag ()

Returns
String	the BCP-47 Language Tag of the subtype. Returns an empty string when no Language Tag is specified. This value cannot be null.

See also:

• Locale.forLanguageTag(String)

getLayoutDisplayName

Added in API level 36

public CharSequence getLayoutDisplayName (Context context, 
                ApplicationInfo imeAppInfo)

Returns the layout display name.

If layoutLabelResource is non-zero (specified through setLayoutLabelResource), the text generated from that resource will be returned. The localized string resource of the label should be capitalized for inclusion in UI lists.

If layoutLabelResource is zero, the framework returns the non-localized layout label, if specified through setLayoutLabelNonLocalized.

Parameters
context	Context: The context used for getting the PackageManager. This value cannot be null.
imeAppInfo	ApplicationInfo: The ApplicationInfo of the input method. This value cannot be null.

Returns
CharSequence	the layout display name. This value cannot be null.

getLayoutLabelNonLocalized

Added in API level 36

public CharSequence getLayoutLabelNonLocalized ()

Returns the non-localized layout label.

Returns
CharSequence	This value cannot be null.

getLayoutLabelResource

Added in API level 36

public int getLayoutLabelResource ()

Returns the layout label string resource identifier.

Returns
int

getLocale

Added in API level 11
Deprecated in API level 24

public String getLocale ()

This method was deprecated in API level 24.
Use getLanguageTag() instead.

Returns
String	The locale of the subtype. This method returns the "locale" string parameter passed to the constructor. This value cannot be null.

getMode

Added in API level 11

public String getMode ()

Returns
String	The mode of the subtype.

getNameOverride

Added in API level 34

public CharSequence getNameOverride ()

Returns
CharSequence	The subtype's untranslatable name string. This value cannot be null.

getNameResId

Added in API level 11

public int getNameResId ()

Returns
int	Resource ID of the subtype name string.

getPhysicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag

Added in API level 34

public ULocale getPhysicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag ()

Returns the physical keyboard BCP-47 language tag.

Related XML Attributes:

• android:physicalKeyboardHintLanguageTag

Returns
ULocale	This value may be null.

See also:

• InputMethodSubtype.InputMethodSubtypeBuilder.setPhysicalKeyboardHint(ULocale, String)

getPhysicalKeyboardHintLayoutType

Added in API level 34

public String getPhysicalKeyboardHintLayoutType ()

Returns the physical keyboard layout type string.

Related XML Attributes:

• android:physicalKeyboardHintLayoutType

Returns
String	This value cannot be null.

See also:

• InputMethodSubtype.InputMethodSubtypeBuilder.setPhysicalKeyboardHint(ULocale, String)

hashCode

Added in API level 11

public int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by HashMap.

The general contract of hashCode is:

• Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the hashCode method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
• If two objects are equal according to the equals method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
• It is not required that if two objects are unequal according to the equals method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.

Returns
int	a hash code value for this object.

isAsciiCapable

Added in API level 19

public boolean isAsciiCapable ()

Returns
boolean	true if this subtype is Ascii capable, false otherwise. If the subtype is ASCII capable, it should guarantee that the user can input ASCII characters with this subtype. This is important because many password fields only allow ASCII-characters.

isAuxiliary

Added in API level 14

public boolean isAuxiliary ()

Returns

boolean

true if this subtype is auxiliary, false otherwise. An auxiliary subtype will not be shown in the list of enabled IMEs for choosing the current IME in the Settings even when this subtype is enabled. Please note that this subtype will still be shown in the list of IMEs in the IME switcher to allow the user to tentatively switch to this subtype while an IME is shown. The framework will never switch the current IME to this subtype by InputMethodManager.switchToLastInputMethod(IBinder). The intent of having this flag is to allow for IMEs that are invoked in a one-shot way as auxiliary input mode, and return to the previous IME once it is finished (e.g. voice input).

overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype

Added in API level 14

public boolean overridesImplicitlyEnabledSubtype ()

Returns
boolean	true when this subtype will be enabled by default if no other subtypes in the IME are enabled explicitly, false otherwise. Note that a subtype with this method returning true will not be shown in the list of subtypes in each IME's subtype enabler. Having an "automatic" subtype is an example use of this flag.

writeToParcel

Added in API level 11

public void writeToParcel (Parcel dest, 
                int parcelableFlags)

Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

Parameters
dest	Parcel: The Parcel in which the object should be written. This value cannot be null.
parcelableFlags	int: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE. Value is either 0 or a combination of Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE, and android.os.Parcelable.PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES