Card

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The Card class is deprecated since API level XE21 and will be removed in a future release.

• Use the CardBuilder class to create Glass-styled card layouts instead of the Card class.

• The Card class was intended as a View builder, not a data model object, so getter methods for attributes are being removed.

• The addImage methods allow adding images to a card using Bitmaps, Drawables, or resource IDs.

• You can set the footnote, main text, and timestamp for a card using the corresponding set methods.

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Added in API level XE12

public class

Card

This class was deprecated in API level XE21.
Use CardBuilder to build Glass-styled card layouts. This class will be removed in a future release.

Nested Classes
enum	Card.ImageLayout		This enum was deprecated in API level XE21. Use CardBuilder.Layout to specify how the card's content should be laid out.

Public Constructors
	Card(Context context) This constructor was deprecated in API level XE21. Use CardBuilder(Context, Layout) to specify how the card's content should be laid out.

Public Methods
Card	addImage(Bitmap imageBitmap)
Card	addImage(Drawable imageDrawable)
Card	addImage(int imageId)
CharSequence	getFootnote() This method was deprecated in API level XE21. The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.
Drawable	getImage(int n) This method was deprecated in API level XE21. The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.
int	getImageCount() This method was deprecated in API level XE21. The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.
Card.ImageLayout	getImageLayout() This method was deprecated in API level XE21. Use CardBuilder.Layout to specify how the card's content should be laid out.
CharSequence	getText() This method was deprecated in API level XE21. The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.
CharSequence	getTimestamp() This method was deprecated in API level XE21. The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.
Card	setFootnote(CharSequence footnote)
Card	setFootnote(int footnoteId)
Card	setImageLayout(Card.ImageLayout imageLayout) This method was deprecated in API level XE21. Use CardBuilder.Layout to specify how the card's content should be laid out.
Card	setText(int textId)
Card	setText(CharSequence text)
Card	setTimestamp(int timestampId)
Card	setTimestamp(CharSequence timestamp)

Inherited Methods
From class com.google.android.glass.widget.CardBuilder CardBuilder addImage(Drawable imageDrawable) CardBuilder addImage(Bitmap imageBitmap) CardBuilder addImage(int imageId) void clearImages() int getItemViewType() RemoteViews getRemoteViews() View getView(View convertView, ViewGroup parent) View getView() static int getViewTypeCount() CardBuilder setAttributionIcon(Bitmap iconBitmap) CardBuilder setAttributionIcon(Drawable iconDrawable) CardBuilder setAttributionIcon(int iconId) CardBuilder setEmbeddedLayout(int layoutResId) CardBuilder setFootnote(CharSequence footnote) CardBuilder setFootnote(int footnoteId) CardBuilder setHeading(CharSequence heading) CardBuilder setHeading(int headingId) CardBuilder setIcon(Bitmap iconBitmap) CardBuilder setIcon(Drawable iconDrawable) CardBuilder setIcon(int iconId) CardBuilder setSubheading(CharSequence subheading) CardBuilder setSubheading(int subheadingId) CardBuilder setText(int textId) CardBuilder setText(CharSequence text) CardBuilder setTimestamp(CharSequence timestamp) CardBuilder setTimestamp(int timestampId) CardBuilder showStackIndicator(boolean visible)
From class java.lang.Object Object clone() boolean equals(Object arg0) void finalize() final Class<?> getClass() int hashCode() final void notify() final void notifyAll() String toString() final void wait() final void wait(long arg0, int arg1) final void wait(long arg0)

Public Constructors

Added in API level XE12

public Card (Context context)

This constructor was deprecated in API level XE21.
Use CardBuilder(Context, Layout) to specify how the card's content should be laid out.

Public Methods

Added in API level XE16

public Card addImage (Bitmap imageBitmap)

Adds an image, specified as a Bitmap, to the card.

Parameters

imageBitmap	the Bitmap image to add

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE16

public Card addImage (Drawable imageDrawable)

Adds an image, specified as a Drawable, to the card.

This method only applies to cards that are converted into views using getView(). RemoteViews built by CardBuilder only support Bitmap and resource-based images. Drawable images on RemoteViews are not supported.

Parameters

imageDrawable	the Drawable image to add

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE12

public Card addImage (int imageId)

Adds an image, specified as a drawable resource, to the card.

Parameters

imageId	the resource ID of the image to add

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE12

public CharSequence getFootnote ()

This method was deprecated in API level XE21.
The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.

Returns the footnote text for the card.

Added in API level XE12

public Drawable getImage (int n)

This method was deprecated in API level XE21.
The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.

Returns the n-th image associated with the card, where 0 <= n < getImageCount().

Returns

• the Drawable representation of the n-th image

Added in API level XE12

public int getImageCount ()

This method was deprecated in API level XE21.
The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.

Returns the number of images associated with the card.

Added in API level XE12

public Card.ImageLayout getImageLayout ()

This method was deprecated in API level XE21.
Use CardBuilder.Layout to specify how the card's content should be laid out.

Returns the image layout for card.

Added in API level XE12

public CharSequence getText ()

This method was deprecated in API level XE21.
The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.

Returns the main text for the card.

Added in API level XE16

public CharSequence getTimestamp ()

This method was deprecated in API level XE21.
The Card class (and its replacement, CardBuilder) are intended to act as a View builder, not a data model object. The get* methods for these attributes will no longer be available after the Card class is removed.

Returns the timestamp text for the card.

Added in API level XE16

public Card setFootnote (CharSequence footnote)

Sets the footnote text for the card.

Parameters

footnote	the footnote text for this card

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE12

public Card setFootnote (int footnoteId)

Sets the footnote text for the card using a string resource.

Parameters

footnoteId	the footnote text resource ID for this card

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE12

public Card setImageLayout (Card.ImageLayout imageLayout)

This method was deprecated in API level XE21.
Use CardBuilder.Layout to specify how the card's content should be laid out.

Sets the image layout for the card.

Parameters

imageLayout	defines desired image layout

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE12

public Card setText (int textId)

Sets the main text for the card using a string resource.

Parameters

textId	main text resource ID for this card

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE16

public Card setText (CharSequence text)

Sets the main text for the card.

Parameters

text	main text for this card

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE16

public Card setTimestamp (int timestampId)

Sets the timestamp text for the card using a string resource.

Parameters

timestampId	the timestamp text resource ID for this card

Returns

• this object for call chaining

Added in API level XE16

public Card setTimestamp (CharSequence timestamp)

Sets the timestamp text for the card.

Parameters

timestamp	the timestamp text for this card

Returns

• this object for call chaining