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javax.accessibility

public abstract Class AccessibilityProvider

extends Object
Class Inheritance

Service Provider Interface (SPI) for Assistive Technology.

This service provider class provides mappings from the platform specific accessibility APIs to the Java Accessibility API.

Each service provider implementation is named and can be activated via the activate method. Service providers can be loaded when the default toolkit is initialized.

API Note

There will typically be one provider per platform, such as Windows or Linux, to support accessibility for screen readers and magnifiers. However, more than one service provider can be activated. For example, a test tool which provides visual results obtained by interrogating the Java Accessibility API can be activated along with the activation of the support for screen readers and screen magnifiers.

Since
9
See Also
java.awt.Toolkit#getDefaultToolkit, java.util.ServiceLoader

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
protected
AccessibilityProvider()

Initializes a new accessibility provider.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public abstract void
activate()

Activates the support provided by this service provider.

public abstract String

Returns:

the name of this service provider
getName
()

Returns the name of this service provider.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Constructor Detail

AccessibilityProviderback to summary
protected AccessibilityProvider()

Initializes a new accessibility provider.

Method Detail

activateback to summary
public abstract void activate()

Activates the support provided by this service provider.

getNameback to summary
public abstract String getName()

Returns the name of this service provider. This name is used to locate a requested service provider.

Returns:String

the name of this service provider