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added in version 24.1.0
belongs to Maven artifact com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha1
Deprecated since version 24.1.0
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ActionBar.Tab

public static abstract class ActionBar.Tab
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.v7.app.ActionBar.Tab

This class was deprecated in API level 24.1.0.
Action bar navigation modes are deprecated and not supported by inline toolbar action bars. Consider using other common navigation patterns instead.

A tab in the action bar.

Tabs manage the hiding and showing of Fragments.

Summary

Constants

int INVALID_POSITION

An invalid position for a tab.

Public constructors

ActionBar.Tab()

Public methods

abstract CharSequence getContentDescription()

Gets a brief description of this tab's content for use in accessibility support.

abstract View getCustomView()

Retrieve a previously set custom view for this tab.

abstract Drawable getIcon()

Return the icon associated with this tab.

abstract int getPosition()

Return the current position of this tab in the action bar.

abstract Object getTag()
abstract CharSequence getText()

Return the text of this tab.

abstract void select()

Select this tab.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setContentDescription(int resId)

Set a description of this tab's content for use in accessibility support.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setContentDescription(CharSequence contentDesc)

Set a description of this tab's content for use in accessibility support.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setCustomView(int layoutResId)

Set a custom view to be used for this tab.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setCustomView(View view)

Set a custom view to be used for this tab.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setIcon(Drawable icon)

Set the icon displayed on this tab.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setIcon(int resId)

Set the icon displayed on this tab.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setTabListener(ActionBar.TabListener listener)

Set the ActionBar.TabListener that will handle switching to and from this tab.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setTag(Object obj)

Give this Tab an arbitrary object to hold for later use.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setText(int resId)

Set the text displayed on this tab.

abstract ActionBar.Tab setText(CharSequence text)

Set the text displayed on this tab.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Constants

INVALID_POSITION

added in version 24.1.0 
int INVALID_POSITION

An invalid position for a tab.

See also:

Constant Value: -1 (0xffffffff)

Public constructors

ActionBar.Tab

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab ()

Public methods

getContentDescription

added in version 24.1.0
CharSequence getContentDescription ()

Gets a brief description of this tab's content for use in accessibility support.

Returns
CharSequence Description of this tab's content

getCustomView

added in version 24.1.0
View getCustomView ()

Retrieve a previously set custom view for this tab.

Returns
View The custom view set by setCustomView(View).

getIcon

added in version 24.1.0
Drawable getIcon ()

Return the icon associated with this tab.

Returns
Drawable The tab's icon

getPosition

added in version 24.1.0
int getPosition ()

Return the current position of this tab in the action bar.

Returns
int Current position, or INVALID_POSITION if this tab is not currently in the action bar.

getTag

added in version 24.1.0
Object getTag ()

Returns
Object This Tab's tag object.

getText

added in version 24.1.0
CharSequence getText ()

Return the text of this tab.

Returns
CharSequence The tab's text

select

added in version 24.1.0
void select ()

Select this tab. Only valid if the tab has been added to the action bar.

setContentDescription

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setContentDescription (int resId)

Set a description of this tab's content for use in accessibility support. If no content description is provided the title will be used.

Parameters
resId int: A resource ID referring to the description text
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setContentDescription

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setContentDescription (CharSequence contentDesc)

Set a description of this tab's content for use in accessibility support. If no content description is provided the title will be used.

Parameters
contentDesc CharSequence: Description of this tab's content
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setCustomView

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setCustomView (int layoutResId)

Set a custom view to be used for this tab. This overrides values set by setText(CharSequence) and setIcon(Drawable).

Parameters
layoutResId int: A layout resource to inflate and use as a custom tab view
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setCustomView

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setCustomView (View view)

Set a custom view to be used for this tab. This overrides values set by setText(CharSequence) and setIcon(Drawable).

Parameters
view View: Custom view to be used as a tab.
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setIcon

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setIcon (Drawable icon)

Set the icon displayed on this tab.

Parameters
icon Drawable: The drawable to use as an icon
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setIcon

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setIcon (int resId)

Set the icon displayed on this tab.

Parameters
resId int: Resource ID referring to the drawable to use as an icon
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setTabListener

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setTabListener (ActionBar.TabListener listener)

Set the ActionBar.TabListener that will handle switching to and from this tab. All tabs must have a TabListener set before being added to the ActionBar.

Parameters
listener ActionBar.TabListener: Listener to handle tab selection events
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setTag

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setTag (Object obj)

Give this Tab an arbitrary object to hold for later use.

Parameters
obj Object: Object to store
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setText

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setText (int resId)

Set the text displayed on this tab. Text may be truncated if there is not room to display the entire string.

Parameters
resId int: A resource ID referring to the text that should be displayed
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining

setText

added in version 24.1.0
ActionBar.Tab setText (CharSequence text)

Set the text displayed on this tab. Text may be truncated if there is not room to display the entire string.

Parameters
text CharSequence: The text to display
Returns
ActionBar.Tab The current instance for call chaining