Html

This class processes HTML strings into displayable styled text. Not all HTML tags are supported.

Summary

Nested Classes
interface	Html.ImageGetter	Retrieves images for HTML <img> tags.
interface	Html.TagHandler	Is notified when HTML tags are encountered that the parser does not know how to interpret.

Nested Classes

interface

Html.ImageGetter

Retrieves images for HTML <img> tags.

interface

Html.TagHandler

Is notified when HTML tags are encountered that the parser does not know how to interpret.

Public Methods
static String	escapeHtml(CharSequence text) Returns an HTML escaped representation of the given plain text.
static Spanned	fromHtml(String source) Returns displayable styled text from the provided HTML string.
static Spanned	fromHtml(String source, Html.ImageGetter imageGetter, Html.TagHandler tagHandler) Returns displayable styled text from the provided HTML string.
static String	toHtml(Spanned text) Returns an HTML representation of the provided Spanned text.

Public Methods

static String

escapeHtml(CharSequence text)

Returns an HTML escaped representation of the given plain text.

static Spanned

fromHtml(String source)

Returns displayable styled text from the provided HTML string.

static Spanned

fromHtml(String source, Html.ImageGetter imageGetter, Html.TagHandler tagHandler)

Returns displayable styled text from the provided HTML string.

static String

toHtml(Spanned text)

Returns an HTML representation of the provided Spanned text.

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Inherited Methods

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this `Object`.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize() Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
final Class<?>	getClass() Returns the unique instance of `Class` that represents this object's class.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.
final void	wait(long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait(long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.

Public Methods

public static String escapeHtml (CharSequence text)

Added in API level 16

Returns an HTML escaped representation of the given plain text.

public static Spanned fromHtml (String source)

Added in API level 1

Returns displayable styled text from the provided HTML string. Any <img> tags in the HTML will display as a generic replacement image which your program can then go through and replace with real images.

This uses TagSoup to handle real HTML, including all of the brokenness found in the wild.

public static Spanned fromHtml (String source, Html.ImageGetter imageGetter, Html.TagHandler tagHandler)

Added in API level 1

Returns displayable styled text from the provided HTML string. Any <img> tags in the HTML will use the specified ImageGetter to request a representation of the image (use null if you don't want this) and the specified TagHandler to handle unknown tags (specify null if you don't want this).

This uses TagSoup to handle real HTML, including all of the brokenness found in the wild.

public static String toHtml (Spanned text)

Added in API level 1

Returns an HTML representation of the provided Spanned text.

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Class Overview

Summary

Public Methods

public static String escapeHtml (CharSequence text)

public static Spanned fromHtml (String source)

public static Spanned fromHtml (String source, Html.ImageGetter imageGetter, Html.TagHandler tagHandler)

public static String toHtml (Spanned text)

java.lang.Object
↳	android.text.Html