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javax.accessibility

public abstract Class AccessibleContext

extends Object
Class Inheritance
Known Direct Subclasses
javax.swing.ImageIcon.AccessibleImageIcon, javax.swing.JComboBox.AccessibleJComboBox.EditorAccessibleContext, javax.swing.JList.AccessibleJList.AccessibleJListChild, javax.swing.JTabbedPane.Page, javax.swing.JTable.AccessibleJTable.AccessibleJTableCell, javax.swing.JTable.AccessibleJTable.AccessibleJTableHeaderCell, javax.swing.JTree.AccessibleJTree.AccessibleJTreeNode, javax.swing.ProgressMonitor.AccessibleProgressMonitor, javax.swing.table.JTableHeader.AccessibleJTableHeader.AccessibleJTableHeaderEntry, javax.swing.text.html.AccessibleHTML.HTMLAccessibleContext, java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, java.awt.MenuComponent.AccessibleAWTMenuComponent
Annotations
@JavaBean
description:Minimal information that all accessible objects return
Imports
java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException, java.beans.BeanProperty, .JavaBean, .PropertyChangeEvent, .PropertyChangeListener, .PropertyChangeSupport, java.util.Locale, sun.awt.AWTAccessor, .AppContext

AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return. This information includes the accessible name, description, role, and state of the object, as well as information about its parent and children. AccessibleContext also contains methods for obtaining more specific accessibility information about a component. If the component supports them, these methods will return an object that implements one or more of the following interfaces:
Authors
Peter Korn, Hans Muller, Willie Walker, Lynn Monsanto

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTY

Constant used to indicate that the supported set of actions has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the active descendant of a component has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleText caret has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when Accessible children are added/removed from the object.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGED

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that a change has occurred in a component's bounds.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleDescription property has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSET

Constant used to indicate that a hypertext element has received focus.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDREN

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that a significant change has occurred to the children of a component like a tree or text.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleName property has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleSelection has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleStateSet property has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the table caption has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the column description has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the column header has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that table data has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the row description has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the row header has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the table summary has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that text attributes have changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that text has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleValue property has changed.

public static final String
ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the visual appearance of the object has changed.

private PropertyChangeSupport
accessibleChangeSupport

Used to handle the listener list for property change events.

protected String
accessibleDescription

A localized String containing the description of the object.

protected String
accessibleName

A localized String containing the name of the object.

protected Accessible
accessibleParent

The accessible parent of this object.

private Object
private AccessibleRelationSet
relationSet

Used to represent the context's relation set.

private volatile AppContext
targetAppContext

The AppContext that should be used to dispatch events for this AccessibleContext.

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
protected
AccessibleContext()

Constructor for subclasses to call.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public void
addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener
The PropertyChangeListener to be added
listener
)

Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list.

public void
firePropertyChange(String
The programmatic name of the property that was changed
propertyName
,
Object
The old value of the property
oldValue
,
Object
The new value of the property
newValue
)

Support for reporting bound property changes.

public AccessibleAction

Returns:

AccessibleAction if supported by object; else return null
getAccessibleAction
()

Gets the AccessibleAction associated with this object that supports one or more actions.

public abstract Accessible

Returns:

the Accessible child of the object
getAccessibleChild
(int
zero-based index of child
i
)

Returns the specified Accessible child of the object.

public abstract int

Returns:

the number of accessible children of the object.
getAccessibleChildrenCount
()

Returns the number of accessible children of the object.

public AccessibleComponent

Returns:

AccessibleComponent if supported by object; else return null
getAccessibleComponent
()

Gets the AccessibleComponent associated with this object that has a graphical representation.

public String

Returns:

the localized description of the object; null if this object does not have a description
getAccessibleDescription
()

Gets the accessibleDescription property of this object.

public AccessibleEditableText

Returns:

AccessibleEditableText if supported by object; else return null
getAccessibleEditableText
()

Gets the AccessibleEditableText associated with this object presenting editable text on the display.

public AccessibleIcon[]

Returns:

an array of AccessibleIcon if supported by object; otherwise return null
getAccessibleIcon
()

Gets the AccessibleIcons associated with an object that has one or more associated icons.

public abstract int

Returns:

the 0-based index of this object in its parent; -1 if this object does not have an accessible parent.
getAccessibleIndexInParent
()

Gets the 0-based index of this object in its accessible parent.

public String

Returns:

the localized name of the object; null if this object does not have a name
getAccessibleName
()

Gets the accessibleName property of this object.

public Accessible

Returns:

the Accessible parent of this object; null if this object does not have an Accessible parent
getAccessibleParent
()

Gets the Accessible parent of this object.

public AccessibleRelationSet

Returns:

an AccessibleRelationSet if supported by object; otherwise return null
getAccessibleRelationSet
()

Gets the AccessibleRelationSet associated with an object.

public abstract AccessibleRole

Returns:

an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the object
getAccessibleRole
()

Gets the role of this object.

public AccessibleSelection

Returns:

AccessibleSelection if supported by object; else return null
getAccessibleSelection
()

Gets the AccessibleSelection associated with this object which allows its Accessible children to be selected.

public abstract AccessibleStateSet

Returns:

an instance of AccessibleStateSet containing the current state set of the object
getAccessibleStateSet
()

Gets the state set of this object.

public AccessibleTable

Returns:

an AccessibleTable if supported by object; otherwise return null
getAccessibleTable
()

Gets the AccessibleTable associated with an object.

public AccessibleText

Returns:

AccessibleText if supported by object; else return null
getAccessibleText
()

Gets the AccessibleText associated with this object presenting text on the display.

public AccessibleValue

Returns:

AccessibleValue if supported by object; else return null
getAccessibleValue
()

Gets the AccessibleValue associated with this object that supports a Numerical value.

public abstract Locale

Returns:

this component's locale. If this component does not have a locale, the locale of its parent is returned.
getLocale
()

Gets the locale of the component.

public void
removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener
The PropertyChangeListener to be removed
listener
)

Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list.

public void
setAccessibleDescription(String
the new localized description of the object
s
)

Sets the accessible description of this object.

public void
setAccessibleName(String
the new localized name of the object
s
)

Sets the localized accessible name of this object.

public void
setAccessibleParent(Accessible
Accessible to be set as the parent
a
)

Sets the Accessible parent of this object.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Field Detail

ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTY

Constant used to indicate that the supported set of actions has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be an Integer representing the old number of actions supported and the new value will be an Integer representing the new number of actions supported.

See Also
AccessibleAction
ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the active descendant of a component has changed. The active descendant is used for objects such as list, tree, and table, which may have transient children. When the active descendant has changed, the old value of the property change event will be the Accessible representing the previous active child, and the new value will be the Accessible representing the current active child.

See Also
addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleText caret has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be an integer representing the old caret position, and the new value will be an integer representing the new/current caret position.

See Also
addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when Accessible children are added/removed from the object. If an Accessible child is being added, the old value will be null and the new value will be the Accessible child. If an Accessible child is being removed, the old value will be the Accessible child, and the new value will be null.

See Also
addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGED

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that a change has occurred in a component's bounds. The oldValue is the old component bounds and the newValue is the new component bounds.

Since
1.5
See Also
addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleDescription property has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be the old accessibleDescription and the new value will be the new accessibleDescription.

See Also
getAccessibleDescription, addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSETback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSET

Constant used to indicate that a hypertext element has received focus. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be an Integer representing the start index in the document of the previous element that had focus and the new value will be an Integer representing the start index in the document of the current element that has focus. A value of -1 indicates that an element does not or did not have focus.

See Also
AccessibleHyperlink
ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDRENback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDREN

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that a significant change has occurred to the children of a component like a tree or text. This change notifies the event listener that it needs to reacquire the state of the subcomponents. The oldValue is null and the newValue is the component whose children have become invalid.

Since
1.5
See Also
getAccessibleText, addPropertyChangeListener, AccessibleTextSequence
ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleName property has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be the old accessibleName and the new value will be the new accessibleName.

See Also
getAccessibleName, addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleSelection has changed. The old and new values in the PropertyChangeEvent are currently reserved for future use.

See Also
getAccessibleSelection, addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleStateSet property has changed. The old value will be the old AccessibleState and the new value will be the new AccessibleState in the accessibleStateSet. For example, if a component that supports the vertical and horizontal states changes its orientation from vertical to horizontal, the old value will be AccessibleState.VERTICAL and the new value will be AccessibleState.HORIZONTAL. Please note that either value can also be null. For example, when a component changes from being enabled to disabled, the old value will be AccessibleState.ENABLED and the new value will be null.

See Also
getAccessibleStateSet, AccessibleState, AccessibleStateSet, addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the table caption has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be an Accessible representing the previous table caption and the new value will be an Accessible representing the new table caption.

See Also
Accessible, AccessibleTable
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the column description has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be null and the new value will be an Integer representing the column index.

See Also
AccessibleTable
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the column header has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be null and the new value will be an AccessibleTableModelChange representing the header change.

See Also
AccessibleTable, AccessibleTableModelChange
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that table data has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be null and the new value will be an AccessibleTableModelChange representing the table change.

See Also
AccessibleTable, AccessibleTableModelChange
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the row description has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be null and the new value will be an Integer representing the row index.

See Also
AccessibleTable
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the row header has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be null and the new value will be an AccessibleTableModelChange representing the header change.

See Also
AccessibleTable, AccessibleTableModelChange
ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGED

Constant used to indicate that the table summary has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be an Accessible representing the previous table summary and the new value will be an Accessible representing the new table summary.

See Also
Accessible, AccessibleTable
ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGEDback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that text attributes have changed.
For attribute insertion, the oldValue is null and the newValue is an AccessibleAttributeSequence specifying the attributes that were inserted.
For attribute deletion, the oldValue is an AccessibleAttributeSequence specifying the attributes that were deleted and the newValue is null.
For attribute replacement, the oldValue is an AccessibleAttributeSequence specifying the old attributes and the newValue is an AccessibleAttributeSequence specifying the new attributes.

Since
1.5
See Also
getAccessibleText, addPropertyChangeListener, AccessibleAttributeSequence
ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY

PropertyChangeEvent which indicates that text has changed.
For text insertion, the oldValue is null and the newValue is an AccessibleTextSequence specifying the text that was inserted.
For text deletion, the oldValue is an AccessibleTextSequence specifying the text that was deleted and the newValue is null.
For text replacement, the oldValue is an AccessibleTextSequence specifying the old text and the newValue is an AccessibleTextSequence specifying the new text.

See Also
getAccessibleText, addPropertyChangeListener, AccessibleTextSequence
ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the accessibleValue property has changed. The old value in the PropertyChangeEvent will be a Number representing the old value and the new value will be a Number representing the new value.

See Also
getAccessibleValue, addPropertyChangeListener
ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTYback to summary
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY

Constant used to determine when the visual appearance of the object has changed. The old and new values in the PropertyChangeEvent are currently reserved for future use.

See Also
addPropertyChangeListener
accessibleChangeSupportback to summary
private PropertyChangeSupport accessibleChangeSupport

Used to handle the listener list for property change events.

See Also
addPropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange
accessibleDescriptionback to summary
protected String accessibleDescription

A localized String containing the description of the object.

See Also
getAccessibleDescription, setAccessibleDescription
accessibleNameback to summary
protected String accessibleName

A localized String containing the name of the object.

See Also
getAccessibleName, setAccessibleName
accessibleParentback to summary
protected Accessible accessibleParent

The accessible parent of this object.

See Also
getAccessibleParent, setAccessibleParent
nativeAXResourceback to summary
private Object nativeAXResource
relationSetback to summary
private AccessibleRelationSet relationSet

Used to represent the context's relation set.

See Also
getAccessibleRelationSet
targetAppContextback to summary
private volatile AppContext targetAppContext

The AppContext that should be used to dispatch events for this AccessibleContext.

Constructor Detail

AccessibleContextback to summary
protected AccessibleContext()

Constructor for subclasses to call.

Method Detail

addPropertyChangeListenerback to summary
public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)

Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. The listener is registered for all Accessible properties and will be called when those properties change.

Parameters
listener:PropertyChangeListener

The PropertyChangeListener to be added

See Also
ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY
firePropertyChangeback to summary
public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)

Support for reporting bound property changes. If oldValue and newValue are not equal and the PropertyChangeEvent listener list is not empty, then fire a PropertyChange event to each listener. In general, this is for use by the Accessible objects themselves and should not be called by an application program.

Parameters
propertyName:String

The programmatic name of the property that was changed

oldValue:Object

The old value of the property

newValue:Object

The new value of the property

See Also
PropertyChangeSupport, addPropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY
getAccessibleActionback to summary
public AccessibleAction getAccessibleAction()

Gets the AccessibleAction associated with this object that supports one or more actions.

Returns:AccessibleAction

AccessibleAction if supported by object; else return null

See Also
AccessibleAction
getAccessibleChildback to summary
public abstract Accessible getAccessibleChild(int i)

Returns the specified Accessible child of the object. The Accessible children of an Accessible object are zero-based, so the first child of an Accessible child is at index 0, the second child is at index 1, and so on.

Parameters
i:int

zero-based index of child

Returns:Accessible

the Accessible child of the object

See Also
getAccessibleChildrenCount
getAccessibleChildrenCountback to summary
public abstract int getAccessibleChildrenCount()

Returns the number of accessible children of the object.

Returns:int

the number of accessible children of the object.

getAccessibleComponentback to summary
public AccessibleComponent getAccessibleComponent()

Gets the AccessibleComponent associated with this object that has a graphical representation.

Returns:AccessibleComponent

AccessibleComponent if supported by object; else return null

See Also
AccessibleComponent
getAccessibleDescriptionback to summary
public String getAccessibleDescription()

Gets the accessibleDescription property of this object. The accessibleDescription property of this object is a short localized phrase describing the purpose of the object. For example, in the case of a 'Cancel' button, the accessibleDescription could be 'Ignore changes and close dialog box.'

Returns:String

the localized description of the object; null if this object does not have a description

See Also
setAccessibleDescription
getAccessibleEditableTextback to summary
public AccessibleEditableText getAccessibleEditableText()

Gets the AccessibleEditableText associated with this object presenting editable text on the display.

Returns:AccessibleEditableText

AccessibleEditableText if supported by object; else return null

Since
1.4
See Also
AccessibleEditableText
getAccessibleIconback to summary
public AccessibleIcon[] getAccessibleIcon()

Gets the AccessibleIcons associated with an object that has one or more associated icons.

Returns:AccessibleIcon[]

an array of AccessibleIcon if supported by object; otherwise return null

Since
1.3
See Also
AccessibleIcon
getAccessibleIndexInParentback to summary
public abstract int getAccessibleIndexInParent()

Gets the 0-based index of this object in its accessible parent.

Returns:int

the 0-based index of this object in its parent; -1 if this object does not have an accessible parent.

See Also
getAccessibleParent, getAccessibleChildrenCount, getAccessibleChild
getAccessibleNameback to summary
public String getAccessibleName()

Gets the accessibleName property of this object. The accessibleName property of an object is a localized String that designates the purpose of the object. For example, the accessibleName property of a label or button might be the text of the label or button itself. In the case of an object that doesn't display its name, the accessibleName should still be set. For example, in the case of a text field used to enter the name of a city, the accessibleName for the en_US locale could be 'city.'

Returns:String

the localized name of the object; null if this object does not have a name

See Also
setAccessibleName
getAccessibleParentback to summary
public Accessible getAccessibleParent()

Gets the Accessible parent of this object.

Returns:Accessible

the Accessible parent of this object; null if this object does not have an Accessible parent

getAccessibleRelationSetback to summary
public AccessibleRelationSet getAccessibleRelationSet()

Gets the AccessibleRelationSet associated with an object.

Returns:AccessibleRelationSet

an AccessibleRelationSet if supported by object; otherwise return null

Since
1.3
See Also
AccessibleRelationSet
getAccessibleRoleback to summary
public abstract AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole()

Gets the role of this object. The role of the object is the generic purpose or use of the class of this object. For example, the role of a push button is AccessibleRole.PUSH_BUTTON. The roles in AccessibleRole are provided so component developers can pick from a set of predefined roles. This enables assistive technologies to provide a consistent interface to various tweaked subclasses of components (e.g., use AccessibleRole.PUSH_BUTTON for all components that act like a push button) as well as distinguish between subclasses that behave differently (e.g., AccessibleRole.CHECK_BOX for check boxes and AccessibleRole.RADIO_BUTTON for radio buttons).

Note that the AccessibleRole class is also extensible, so custom component developers can define their own AccessibleRole's if the set of predefined roles is inadequate.

Returns:AccessibleRole

an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the object

See Also
AccessibleRole
getAccessibleSelectionback to summary
public AccessibleSelection getAccessibleSelection()

Gets the AccessibleSelection associated with this object which allows its Accessible children to be selected.

Returns:AccessibleSelection

AccessibleSelection if supported by object; else return null

See Also
AccessibleSelection
getAccessibleStateSetback to summary
public abstract AccessibleStateSet getAccessibleStateSet()

Gets the state set of this object. The AccessibleStateSet of an object is composed of a set of unique AccessibleStates. A change in the AccessibleStateSet of an object will cause a PropertyChangeEvent to be fired for the ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY property.

Returns:AccessibleStateSet

an instance of AccessibleStateSet containing the current state set of the object

See Also
AccessibleStateSet, AccessibleState, addPropertyChangeListener
getAccessibleTableback to summary
public AccessibleTable getAccessibleTable()

Gets the AccessibleTable associated with an object.

Returns:AccessibleTable

an AccessibleTable if supported by object; otherwise return null

Since
1.3
See Also
AccessibleTable
getAccessibleTextback to summary
public AccessibleText getAccessibleText()

Gets the AccessibleText associated with this object presenting text on the display.

Returns:AccessibleText

AccessibleText if supported by object; else return null

See Also
AccessibleText
getAccessibleValueback to summary
public AccessibleValue getAccessibleValue()

Gets the AccessibleValue associated with this object that supports a Numerical value.

Returns:AccessibleValue

AccessibleValue if supported by object; else return null

See Also
AccessibleValue
getLocaleback to summary
public abstract Locale getLocale() throws IllegalComponentStateException

Gets the locale of the component. If the component does not have a locale, then the locale of its parent is returned.

Returns:Locale

this component's locale. If this component does not have a locale, the locale of its parent is returned.

Exceptions
IllegalComponentStateException:
If the component does not have its own locale and has not yet been added to a containment hierarchy such that the locale can be determined from the containing parent
removePropertyChangeListenerback to summary
public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)

Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. This removes a PropertyChangeListener that was registered for all properties.

Parameters
listener:PropertyChangeListener

The PropertyChangeListener to be removed

setAccessibleDescriptionback to summary
public void setAccessibleDescription(String s)

Sets the accessible description of this object. Changing the name will cause a PropertyChangeEvent to be fired for the ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY property.

Parameters
s:String

the new localized description of the object

Annotations
@BeanProperty
preferred:true
description:Sets the accessible description for the component.
See Also
setAccessibleName, addPropertyChangeListener
setAccessibleNameback to summary
public void setAccessibleName(String s)

Sets the localized accessible name of this object. Changing the name will cause a PropertyChangeEvent to be fired for the ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY property.

Parameters
s:String

the new localized name of the object

Annotations
@BeanProperty
preferred:true
description:Sets the accessible name for the component.
See Also
getAccessibleName, addPropertyChangeListener
setAccessibleParentback to summary
public void setAccessibleParent(Accessible a)

Sets the Accessible parent of this object. This is meant to be used only in the situations where the actual component's parent should not be treated as the component's accessible parent and is a method that should only be called by the parent of the accessible child.

Parameters
a:Accessible

Accessible to be set as the parent