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Hello Mark

i have a question about implicit intent; i want to send a highlighted text with a web clikable link through implicit intent but i have no idea how i can do this. I have already a text but it is not highlighted and i don't know how to add a web clikable link to my text

extras, like EXTRA_TEXT for ACTION_SEND, support CharSequence, not merely String

so, use a SpannableStringBuilder, or Html.fromHtml(), to create a CharSequence that has the formatting and link that you want

then put that in the extra

the recipient needs to also treat the result as a CharSequence, not merely a string

and if you are not implementing the app that is responding to the Intent, you do not have any control over how it uses your CharSequence, so it might strip out the formatting

Ok, thanks. And is it possible to highlighted a text to send through implicit intent ?

yes, I just explained that

implicit Intent and explicit Intent make no difference here

so long as you have the formatting in the CharSequence that you use for the extra, you are doing all that you can to have a formatted result

Ok and i can formatted the text with the Class SpannableStringBuilder ?

yes

that sample app highlights words in a piece of text, based on what the user enters into a search field

it uses SpannableString, since the text does not change, just the formatting

SpannableStringBuilder allows you to build up both the text (akin to StringBuilder) and how it is formatted

Ok it's now clear, thanks a lot !