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Added in API level 33

Dumpable

Kotlin |Java

public interface Dumpable

android.util.Dumpable

Represents an object whose state can be dumped into a PrintWriter.

Summary

Public methods
`abstract void`	`dump(PrintWriter writer, String[] args)` Dumps the internal state into the given `writer`.
`default String`	`getDumpableName()` Gets the name of the `Dumpable`.

Public methods

dump

Added in API level 33

public abstract void dump (PrintWriter writer, 
                String[] args)

Dumps the internal state into the given writer.

Parameters
`writer`	`PrintWriter`: writer to be written to. This value cannot be `null`.
`args`	`String`: optional list of arguments. This value may be `null`.

getDumpableName

Added in API level 33

public String getDumpableName ()

Gets the name of the Dumpable.

Returns
`String`	class name, by default. This value cannot be `null`.

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

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