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package android.widget;


import android.content.Context;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

Specialized ViewSwitcher that contains only children of type TextView. A TextSwitcher is useful to animate a label on screen. Whenever setText(CharSequence) is called, TextSwitcher animates the current text out and animates the new text in.
/** * Specialized {@link android.widget.ViewSwitcher} that contains * only children of type {@link android.widget.TextView}. * * A TextSwitcher is useful to animate a label on screen. Whenever * {@link #setText(CharSequence)} is called, TextSwitcher animates the current text * out and animates the new text in. */
public class TextSwitcher extends ViewSwitcher {
Creates a new empty TextSwitcher.
Params:
  • context – the application's environment
/** * Creates a new empty TextSwitcher. * * @param context the application's environment */
public TextSwitcher(Context context) { super(context); }
Creates a new empty TextSwitcher for the given context and with the specified set attributes.
Params:
  • context – the application environment
  • attrs – a collection of attributes
/** * Creates a new empty TextSwitcher for the given context and with the * specified set attributes. * * @param context the application environment * @param attrs a collection of attributes */
public TextSwitcher(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) { super(context, attrs); }
{@inheritDoc}
Throws:
/** * {@inheritDoc} * * @throws IllegalArgumentException if child is not an instance of * {@link android.widget.TextView} */
@Override public void addView(View child, int index, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params) { if (!(child instanceof TextView)) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "TextSwitcher children must be instances of TextView"); } super.addView(child, index, params); }
Sets the text of the next view and switches to the next view. This can be used to animate the old text out and animate the next text in.
Params:
  • text – the new text to display
/** * Sets the text of the next view and switches to the next view. This can * be used to animate the old text out and animate the next text in. * * @param text the new text to display */
public void setText(CharSequence text) { final TextView t = (TextView) getNextView(); t.setText(text); showNext(); }
Sets the text of the text view that is currently showing. This does not perform the animations.
Params:
  • text – the new text to display
/** * Sets the text of the text view that is currently showing. This does * not perform the animations. * * @param text the new text to display */
public void setCurrentText(CharSequence text) { ((TextView)getCurrentView()).setText(text); } @Override public CharSequence getAccessibilityClassName() { return TextSwitcher.class.getName(); } }