androidxmltextviewcharsequence

What is the return type of TextView.getText() in android?

Why does TextView.getText() return a CharSequence instead of a String?
(String is the implementation of the CharSequence)

Solution

  • Because it might contain a Spannable object. From the doc:

    If setText() was called with an argument of BufferType.SPANNABLE or BufferType.EDITABLE, you can cast the return value from this method to Spannable or Editable, respectively.