ojluni/src/main/java/javax/accessibility/AccessibleKeyBinding.java

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package javax.accessibility;

/**
 * The AccessibleKeyBinding interface should be supported by any object
 * that has a keyboard bindings such as a keyboard mnemonic and/or keyboard
 * shortcut which can be used to select the object.  This interface provides
 * the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to determine the
 * key bindings which exist for this object.
 * Any object that has such key bindings should support this
 * interface.
 *
 * @see Accessible
 * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext
 * @see AccessibleContext
 *
 * @author      Lynn Monsanto
 * @since 1.4
 */
public interface AccessibleKeyBinding {

    /**
     * Returns the number of key bindings for this object
     *
     * @return the zero-based number of key bindings for this object
     */
    public int getAccessibleKeyBindingCount();

    /**
     * Returns a key binding for this object.  The value returned is an
     * java.lang.Object which must be cast to appropriate type depending
     * on the underlying implementation of the key.
     *
     * @param i zero-based index of the key bindings
     * @return a javax.lang.Object which specifies the key binding
     * @see #getAccessibleKeyBindingCount
     */
    public java.lang.Object getAccessibleKeyBinding(int i);
}