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Added in API level 34

Summary: Inherited Constants | Inherited Methods

PreviewableHandwritingGesture

Kotlin |Java

public abstract class PreviewableHandwritingGesture
extends HandwritingGesture

java.lang.Object
↳	android.view.inputmethod.HandwritingGesture
	↳	android.view.inputmethod.PreviewableHandwritingGesture

Known direct subclasses

DeleteGesture, DeleteRangeGesture, SelectGesture, SelectRangeGesture

DeleteGesture	A sub-class of `HandwritingGesture` for deleting an area of text using single rectangle.
DeleteRangeGesture	A subclass of `HandwritingGesture` for deleting a range of text by defining start and end rectangles.
SelectGesture	A sub-class of `HandwritingGesture` for selecting an area of text using single rectangle.
SelectRangeGesture	A subclass of `HandwritingGesture` for selecting a range of text by defining start and end rectangles.

A HandwritingGesture that can be previewed. Note: An editor might only implement a subset of gesture previews and declares the supported ones via EditorInfo.getSupportedHandwritingGesturePreviews.

See also:

Summary

Inherited constants

From class android.view.inputmethod.HandwritingGesture

`int`	`GRANULARITY_CHARACTER` Operate on text per character basis.
`int`	`GRANULARITY_WORD` Operate text per word basis.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          android.view.inputmethod.HandwritingGesture




        final
        
        String


      getFallbackText()

The fallback text that will be committed at current cursor position if there is no applicable text beneath the area of gesture.

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`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 timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

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