Added in API level 16

TimedText

public final class TimedText
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.media.TimedText


Class to hold the timed text's metadata, including:

  • The characters for rendering
  • The rendering position for the timed text

To render the timed text, applications need to do the following:

See also:

Summary

Public methods

Rect getBounds()

Get the rectangle area or region for rendering the timed text as specified by a Rect object.

String getText()

Get the characters in the timed text.

Inherited methods

Public methods

getBounds

Added in API level 16
public Rect getBounds ()

Get the rectangle area or region for rendering the timed text as specified by a Rect object.

Returns
Rect the rectangle region to render the characters in the timed text. If no bounds information is available (a null is returned), render the timed text at the center bottom of the display.

getText

Added in API level 16
public String getText ()

Get the characters in the timed text.

Returns
String the characters as a String object in the TimedText. Applications should stop rendering previous timed text at the current rendering region if a null is returned, until the next non-null timed text is received.