added in API level 11
Deprecated since API level 21

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ActionBar.Tab

public static abstract class ActionBar.Tab
extends Object

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

This class was deprecated in API level 21.
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

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`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long millis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long millis)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

Constants

INVALID_POSITION

added in API level 11

int INVALID_POSITION

An invalid position for a tab.

See also:

getPosition()

Constant Value: -1 (0xffffffff)

Public constructors

ActionBar.Tab

added in API level 11

ActionBar.Tab ()

Public methods

getContentDescription

added in API level 14

CharSequence getContentDescription ()

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

Returns
`CharSequence`	Description of this tab's content

See also:

getCustomView

added in API level 11

View getCustomView ()

Retrieve a previously set custom view for this tab.

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

getIcon

added in API level 11

Drawable getIcon ()

Return the icon associated with this tab.

Returns
`Drawable`	The tab's icon

getPosition

added in API level 11

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 API level 11

Object getTag ()

Returns
`Object`	This Tab's tag object.

getText

added in API level 11

CharSequence getText ()

Return the text of this tab.

Returns
`CharSequence`	The tab's text

select

added in API level 11

void select ()

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

setContentDescription

added in API level 14

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

See also:

setContentDescription

added in API level 14

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

See also:

setCustomView

added in API level 11

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 API level 11

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 API level 11

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 API level 11

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 API level 11

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 API level 11

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 API level 11

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 API level 11

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

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Constants

INVALID_POSITION

Public constructors

ActionBar.Tab

Public methods

getContentDescription

getCustomView

getIcon

getPosition

getTag

getText

select

setContentDescription

setContentDescription

setCustomView

setCustomView

setIcon

setIcon

setTabListener

setTag

setText

setText

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