How to use

clearSpans

method

in

android.text.SpannableStringBuilder

/**
 * @param context
 * @param spannable
 * @param title
 * @return
 */
public static SpannableStringBuilder getText(Activity context, Spannable spannable, String title) {
  if (spannable == null || spannable.length() <= 0) {
    Log.e(TAG, "getText  spannable == null || spannable.length() <= 0 >> return new SpannableStringBuilder();");
    return new SpannableStringBuilder();
  }
  SpannableStringBuilder builder = new SpannableStringBuilder(spannable);
  builder.clearSpans();// should clear old spans
  URLSpan[] urls = spannable.getSpans(0, spannable.length(), URLSpan.class);
  if (urls != null) {
    for (URLSpan urlSpan : urls) {
      if (urlSpan != null) {
        MyURLSpan myURLSpan = new MyURLSpan(context, urlSpan.getURL(), title);
        builder.setSpan(myURLSpan, spannable.getSpanStart(urlSpan), spannable
            .getSpanEnd(urlSpan), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
      }
    }
  }
  return builder;
}

public void unbind() {
  textViewRef = null;
  lastUpdateMillis = 0;
  logBuilder.clearSpans();
  logBuilder.clear();
  logEventQueue.clear();
}

@Override
public void clearTypedText() {
  mDefaultKeySsb.clear();
  mDefaultKeySsb.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mDefaultKeySsb, 0);
}

private void clearTypedText() {
  mDefaultKeySsb.clear();
  mDefaultKeySsb.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mDefaultKeySsb, 0);
}

@Override
public void clearTypedText() {
  mDefaultKeySsb.clear();
  mDefaultKeySsb.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mDefaultKeySsb, 0);
}

@Override
public void clearTypedText() {
  mDefaultKeySsb.clear();
  mDefaultKeySsb.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mDefaultKeySsb, 0);
}

private void clearTypedText() {
  mDefaultKeySsb.clear();
  mDefaultKeySsb.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mDefaultKeySsb, 0);
}

String htmlLinkText = "Lorem ipsum <a href='http://www.google.com'>dolor</a> sit amet";
 testView.setText(Html.fromHtml(htmlLinkText));
 testView.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
 CharSequence text = testView.getText();
 if (text instanceof Spannable) {
   int end = text.length();
   Spannable sp = (Spannable) testView.getText();
   URLSpan[] urls = sp.getSpans(0, end, URLSpan.class);
   SpannableStringBuilder style = new SpannableStringBuilder(text);
   style.clearSpans();//should clear old spans
   for (URLSpan url : urls) {
     CustomerTextClick click = new CustomerTextClick(url.getURL());
     style.setSpan(click, sp.getSpanStart(url), sp.getSpanEnd(url), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
   }
   testView.setText(style);
 }

  @NonNull
  @Override
  public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    View view = LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(R.layout.dialog_client, null);
    TextView contentView = view.findViewById(R.id.client_device_dialog);
    String content = String.format(getString(R.string.about_client), BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME);
    contentView.setText(Html.fromHtml(content));
    contentView.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
    CharSequence text = contentView.getText();
    if (text instanceof Spannable) {
      int end = text.length();
      Spannable sp = (Spannable) contentView.getText();
      URLSpan[] urls = sp.getSpans(0, end, URLSpan.class);
      SpannableStringBuilder style = new SpannableStringBuilder(text);
      style.clearSpans();// should clear old spans
      for (URLSpan url : urls) {
        style.setSpan(new UrlSpan(url.getURL()), sp.getSpanStart(url), sp.getSpanEnd(url), Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
      }
      contentView.setText(style);
    }
    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getContext());
    builder.setView(view)
        .setTitle(R.string.about)
        .setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
    return builder.create();
  }
}

private void txtViewSetText(TextView view, CharSequence text, BufferType type) {
  CharSequence t = text;
  if (t instanceof Spannable) {
    int end = text.length();
    Spannable sp = (Spannable) t;
    URLSpan[] urls = sp.getSpans(0, end, URLSpan.class);
    SpannableStringBuilder style = new SpannableStringBuilder(text);
    if (urls.length > 0) {
      view.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
      for (URLSpan url : urls) {
        HJURLSpan myURLSpan = new HJURLSpan(view, url.getURL());
        style.clearSpans();
        style.setSpan(myURLSpan, sp.getSpanStart(url),
            sp.getSpanEnd(url),
            Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
      }
    }
    view.setText(style, type);
  }
}

@Override
public void clearSearchResult() {
  if (mApps.setOrderedFilter(null)) {
    mAppsRecyclerView.onSearchResultsChanged();
  }
  // Clear the search query
  mSearchQueryBuilder.clear();
  mSearchQueryBuilder.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mSearchQueryBuilder, 0);
}

  @Override
  public void clearSearchResult() {
    mApps.setOrderedFilter(null);
    mAppsRecyclerView.onSearchResultsChanged();

    // Clear the search query
    mSearchQueryBuilder.clear();
    mSearchQueryBuilder.clearSpans();
    Selection.setSelection(mSearchQueryBuilder, 0);
  }
}

@Override
public void clearSearchResult() {
  if (mApps.setOrderedFilter(null)) {
    mAppsRecyclerView.onSearchResultsChanged();
  }
  // Clear the search query
  mSearchQueryBuilder.clear();
  mSearchQueryBuilder.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mSearchQueryBuilder, 0);
}

@Override
public void clearSearchResult() {
  if (mApps.setOrderedFilter(null)) {
    mAppsRecyclerView.onSearchResultsChanged();
  }
  // Clear the search query
  mSearchQueryBuilder.clear();
  mSearchQueryBuilder.clearSpans();
  Selection.setSelection(mSearchQueryBuilder, 0);
}

@Override
protected void handleEventQueue() throws InterruptedException {
  final LogEvent event = logEventQueue.poll(MIN_PRINT_PERIOD,
      TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
  if (textViewRef != null) {
    final TextView textView = textViewRef.get();
    if (textView != null) {
      final long currentMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
      if (event != null) {
        final int start = logBuilder.length();
        logBuilder.append(event.toString());
        logBuilder.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(event.getLevel()
            .getColor()), start, logBuilder.length(),
            Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
        logBuilder.append("\n");
      }
      if ((currentMillis - lastUpdateMillis > MIN_PRINT_PERIOD || lastUpdateMillis == 0)
          && logBuilder.length() > 0) {
        postLogToUIThread(new SpannedString(logBuilder));
        lastUpdateMillis = currentMillis;
        logBuilder.clearSpans();
        logBuilder.clear();
      }
    }
  }
}