EditorInfo.GetInitialTextBeforeCursorFormatted(Int32, Int32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Views.InputMethods

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Get <var>length</var> characters of text before the current cursor position.

[Android.Runtime.Register("getInitialTextBeforeCursor", "(II)Ljava/lang/CharSequence;", "GetGetInitialTextBeforeCursor_IIHandler", ApiSince=30)]
public virtual Java.Lang.ICharSequence? GetInitialTextBeforeCursorFormatted (int length, int flags);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("getInitialTextBeforeCursor", "(II)Ljava/lang/CharSequence;", "GetGetInitialTextBeforeCursor_IIHandler", ApiSince=30)>]
abstract member GetInitialTextBeforeCursorFormatted : int * int -> Java.Lang.ICharSequence
override this.GetInitialTextBeforeCursorFormatted : int * int -> Java.Lang.ICharSequence

Parameters

length: Int32

The expected length of the text.

flags: Int32

Supplies additional options controlling how the text is returned. May be either 0 or InputConnection#GET_TEXT_WITH_STYLES.

Returns

ICharSequence

the text before the cursor position; the length of the returned text might be less than <var>length</var>. When there is no text before the cursor, an empty string will be returned. It could also be null when the editor or system could not support this protocol.

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Get <var>length</var> characters of text before the current cursor position. May be null when the protocol is not supported.

Java documentation for android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.getInitialTextBeforeCursor(int, int).

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