public abstract class AccessibleContext extends Object
AccessibleAction - the object can perform one or more actions.
 This interface provides the standard mechanism for an assistive
 technology to determine what those actions are and tell the object
 to perform them.  Any object that can be manipulated should
 support this interface.
 AccessibleComponent - the object has a graphical representation.
 This interface provides the standard mechanism for an assistive
 technology to determine and set the graphical representation of the
 object.  Any object that is rendered on the screen should support
 this interface.
 AccessibleSelection - the object allows its children to be
 selected.  This interface provides the standard mechanism for an
 assistive technology to determine the currently selected children of the object
 as well as modify its selection set.  Any object that has children
 that can be selected should support this interface.
 AccessibleText - the object presents editable textual information
 on the display.  This interface provides the standard mechanism for
 an assistive technology to access that text via its content, attributes,
 and spatial location.  Any object that contains editable text should
 support this interface.
 AccessibleValue - the object supports a numerical value.  This
 interface provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology
 to determine and set the current value of the object, as well as obtain its
 minimum and maximum values.  Any object that supports a numerical value
 should support this interface.| Modifier and Type | Field and Description | 
|---|---|
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTYConstant used to indicate that the supported set of actions
 has changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the active descendant of a component
 has changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the accessibleText caret has changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when Accessible children are added/removed
 from the object. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGEDPropertyChangeEvent which indicates that a change has occurred
 in a component's bounds. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the accessibleDescription property has
 changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSETConstant used to indicate that a hypertext element has received focus. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDRENPropertyChangeEvent which indicates that a significant change
 has occurred to the children of a component like a tree or text. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the accessibleName property has
 changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the accessibleSelection has changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the accessibleStateSet property has
 changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGEDConstant 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. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGEDConstant 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. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGEDConstant 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. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGEDConstant used to indicate that table data has changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGEDConstant 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. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGEDConstant 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. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGEDConstant 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. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGEDPropertyChangeEvent which indicates that text attributes have changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTYPropertyChangeEvent which indicates that text has changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the accessibleValue property has
 changed. | 
| static String | ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTYConstant used to determine when the visual appearance of the object
 has changed. | 
| protected String | accessibleDescriptionA localized String containing the description of the object. | 
| protected String | accessibleNameA localized String containing the name of the object. | 
| protected Accessible | accessibleParentThe accessible parent of this object. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| AccessibleContext() | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. | 
| void | firePropertyChange(String propertyName,
                  Object oldValue,
                  Object newValue)Support for reporting bound property changes. | 
| AccessibleAction | getAccessibleAction()Gets the AccessibleAction associated with this object that supports
 one or more actions. | 
| abstract Accessible | getAccessibleChild(int i)Returns the specified Accessible child of the object. | 
| abstract int | getAccessibleChildrenCount()Returns the number of accessible children of the object. | 
| AccessibleComponent | getAccessibleComponent()Gets the AccessibleComponent associated with this object that has a
 graphical representation. | 
| String | getAccessibleDescription()Gets the accessibleDescription property of this object. | 
| AccessibleEditableText | getAccessibleEditableText()Gets the AccessibleEditableText associated with this object
 presenting editable text on the display. | 
| AccessibleIcon[] | getAccessibleIcon()Gets the AccessibleIcons associated with an object that has
 one or more associated icons | 
| abstract int | getAccessibleIndexInParent()Gets the 0-based index of this object in its accessible parent. | 
| String | getAccessibleName()Gets the accessibleName property of this object. | 
| Accessible | getAccessibleParent()Gets the Accessible parent of this object. | 
| AccessibleRelationSet | getAccessibleRelationSet()Gets the AccessibleRelationSet associated with an object | 
| abstract AccessibleRole | getAccessibleRole()Gets the role of this object. | 
| AccessibleSelection | getAccessibleSelection()Gets the AccessibleSelection associated with this object which allows its
 Accessible children to be selected. | 
| abstract AccessibleStateSet | getAccessibleStateSet()Gets the state set of this object. | 
| AccessibleTable | getAccessibleTable()Gets the AccessibleTable associated with an object | 
| AccessibleText | getAccessibleText()Gets the AccessibleText associated with this object presenting
 text on the display. | 
| AccessibleValue | getAccessibleValue()Gets the AccessibleValue associated with this object that supports a
 Numerical value. | 
| abstract Locale | getLocale()Gets the locale of the component. | 
| void | removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. | 
| void | setAccessibleDescription(String s)Sets the accessible description of this object. | 
| void | setAccessibleName(String s)Sets the localized accessible name of this object. | 
| void | setAccessibleParent(Accessible a)Sets the Accessible parent of this object. | 
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGED
Accessible, 
AccessibleTable, 
Constant Field Valuespublic static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGED
Accessible, 
AccessibleTable, 
Constant Field Valuespublic static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGED
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED
AccessibleTable, 
Constant Field Valuespublic static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGED
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED
AccessibleTable, 
Constant Field Valuespublic static final String ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTY
AccessibleAction, 
Constant Field Valuespublic static final String ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSET
AccessibleHyperlink, 
Constant Field Valuespublic static final String ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDREN
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED
public static final String ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGED
addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener), 
Constant Field Valuesprotected Accessible accessibleParent
protected String accessibleName
protected String accessibleDescription
public String getAccessibleName()
setAccessibleName(java.lang.String)public void setAccessibleName(String s)
s - the new localized name of the object.getAccessibleName(), 
addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)public String getAccessibleDescription()
setAccessibleDescription(java.lang.String)public void setAccessibleDescription(String s)
s - the new localized description of the objectsetAccessibleName(java.lang.String), 
addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)public abstract AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole()
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.
AccessibleRolepublic abstract AccessibleStateSet getAccessibleStateSet()
AccessibleStateSet, 
AccessibleState, 
addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener)public Accessible getAccessibleParent()
public void setAccessibleParent(Accessible a)
a - - Accessible to be set as the parentpublic abstract int getAccessibleIndexInParent()
getAccessibleParent(), 
getAccessibleChildrenCount(), 
getAccessibleChild(int)public abstract int getAccessibleChildrenCount()
public abstract Accessible getAccessibleChild(int i)
i - zero-based index of childgetAccessibleChildrenCount()public abstract Locale getLocale() throws IllegalComponentStateException
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.public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be addedACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTYpublic void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be removedpublic AccessibleAction getAccessibleAction()
AccessibleActionpublic AccessibleComponent getAccessibleComponent()
AccessibleComponentpublic AccessibleSelection getAccessibleSelection()
AccessibleSelectionpublic AccessibleText getAccessibleText()
AccessibleTextpublic AccessibleEditableText getAccessibleEditableText()
AccessibleEditableTextpublic AccessibleValue getAccessibleValue()
AccessibleValuepublic AccessibleIcon[] getAccessibleIcon()
AccessibleIconpublic AccessibleRelationSet getAccessibleRelationSet()
AccessibleRelationSetpublic AccessibleTable getAccessibleTable()
AccessibleTablepublic void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)
propertyName - The programmatic name of the property that
 was changed.oldValue - The old value of the property.newValue - The new value of the property.PropertyChangeSupport, 
addPropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener), 
removePropertyChangeListener(java.beans.PropertyChangeListener), 
ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY, 
ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY, 
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