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package javax.accessibility;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Cursor;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.FontMetrics;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
/**
* The {@code AccessibleComponent} interface should be supported by any object
* that is rendered on the screen. This interface provides the standard
* mechanism for an assistive technology to determine and set the graphical
* representation of an object. Applications can determine if an object supports
* the {@code AccessibleComponent} interface by first obtaining its
* {@code AccessibleContext} and then calling the
* {@link AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent} method. If the return value
* is not {@code null}, the object supports this interface.
*
* @author Peter Korn
* @author Hans Muller
* @author Willie Walker
* @see Accessible
* @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext
* @see AccessibleContext
* @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent
*/
public interface AccessibleComponent {
/**
* Gets the background color of this object.
*
* @return the background color, if supported, of the object; otherwise,
* {@code null}
* @see #setBackground
*/
public Color getBackground();
/**
* Sets the background color of this object.
*
* @param c the new color for the background
* @see #setBackground
*/
public void setBackground(Color c);
/**
* Gets the foreground color of this object.
*
* @return the foreground color, if supported, of the object; otherwise,
* {@code null}
* @see #setForeground
*/
public Color getForeground();
/**
* Sets the foreground color of this object.
*
* @param c the new color for the foreground
* @see #getForeground
*/
public void setForeground(Color c);
/**
* Gets the cursor of this object.
*
* @return the cursor, if supported, of the object; otherwise, {@code null}
* @see #setCursor
*/
public Cursor getCursor();
/**
* Sets the cursor of this object.
*
* @param cursor the new cursor for the object
* @see #getCursor
*/
public void setCursor(Cursor cursor);
/**
* Gets the font of this object.
*
* @return the font, if supported, for the object; otherwise, {@code null}
* @see #setFont
*/
public Font getFont();
/**
* Sets the font of this object.
*
* @param f the new font for the object
* @see #getFont
*/
public void setFont(Font f);
/**
* Gets the {@code FontMetrics} of this object.
*
* @param f the font for which font metrics is to be obtained
* @return the {@code FontMetrics}, if supported, the object; otherwise,
* {@code null}
* @see #getFont
*/
public FontMetrics getFontMetrics(Font f);
/**
* Determines if the object is enabled. Objects that are enabled will also
* have the {@code AccessibleState.ENABLED} state set in their
* {@code AccessibleStateSets}.
*
* @return {@code true} if object is enabled; otherwise, {@code false}
* @see #setEnabled
* @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleStateSet
* @see AccessibleState#ENABLED
* @see AccessibleStateSet
*/
public boolean isEnabled();
/**
* Sets the enabled state of the object.
*
* @param b if {@code true}, enables this object; otherwise, disables it
* @see #isEnabled
*/
public void setEnabled(boolean b);
/**
* Determines if the object is visible. Note: this means that the object
* intends to be visible; however, it may not be showing on the screen
* because one of the objects that this object is contained by is currently
* not visible. To determine if an object is showing on the screen, use
* {@link #isShowing()}
* <p>
* Objects that are visible will also have the
* {@code AccessibleState.VISIBLE} state set in their
* {@code AccessibleStateSets}.
*
* @return {@code true} if object is visible; otherwise, {@code false}
* @see #setVisible
* @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleStateSet
* @see AccessibleState#VISIBLE
* @see AccessibleStateSet
*/
public boolean isVisible();
/**
* Sets the visible state of the object.
*
* @param b if {@code true}, shows this object; otherwise, hides it
* @see #isVisible
*/
public void setVisible(boolean b);
/**
* Determines if the object is showing. This is determined by checking the
* visibility of the object and its ancestors. Note: this will return
* {@code true} even if the object is obscured by another (for example, it
* is underneath a menu that was pulled down).
*
* @return {@code true} if object is showing; otherwise, {@code false}
*/
public boolean isShowing();
/**
* Checks whether the specified point is within this object's bounds, where
* the point's x and y coordinates are defined to be relative to the
* coordinate system of the object.
*
* @param p the point relative to the coordinate system of the object
* @return {@code true} if object contains point; otherwise {@code false}
* @see #getBounds
*/
public boolean contains(Point p);
/**
* Returns the location of the object on the screen.
*
* @return the location of the object on screen; {@code null} if this object
* is not on the screen
* @see #getBounds
* @see #getLocation
*/
public Point getLocationOnScreen();
/**
* Gets the location of the object relative to the parent in the form of a
* point specifying the object's top-left corner in the screen's coordinate
* space.
*
* @return An instance of {@code Point} representing the top-left corner of
* the object's bounds in the coordinate space of the screen;
* {@code null} if this object or its parent are not on the screen
* @see #getBounds
* @see #getLocationOnScreen
*/
public Point getLocation();
/**
* Sets the location of the object relative to the parent.
*
* @param p the new position for the top-left corner
* @see #getLocation
*/
public void setLocation(Point p);
/**
* Gets the bounds of this object in the form of a {@code Rectangle} object.
* The bounds specify this object's width, height, and location relative to
* its parent.
*
* @return A rectangle indicating this component's bounds; {@code null} if
* this object is not on the screen.
* @see #contains
*/
public Rectangle getBounds();
/**
* Sets the bounds of this object in the form of a {@code Rectangle} object.
* The bounds specify this object's width, height, and location relative to
* its parent.
*
* @param r rectangle indicating this component's bounds
* @see #getBounds
*/
public void setBounds(Rectangle r);
/**
* Returns the size of this object in the form of a {@code Dimension}
* object. The {@code height} field of the {@code Dimension} object contains
* this object's height, and the {@code width} field of the
* {@code Dimension} object contains this object's width.
*
* @return A {@code Dimension} object that indicates the size of this
* component; {@code null} if this object is not on the screen
* @see #setSize
*/
public Dimension getSize();
/**
* Resizes this object so that it has width and height.
*
* @param d The dimension specifying the new size of the object
* @see #getSize
*/
public void setSize(Dimension d);
/**
* Returns the {@code Accessible} child, if one exists, contained at the
* local coordinate {@code Point}.
*
* @param p The point relative to the coordinate system of this object
* @return the {@code Accessible}, if it exists, at the specified location;
* otherwise {@code null}
*/
public Accessible getAccessibleAt(Point p);
/**
* Returns whether this object can accept focus or not. Objects that can
* accept focus will also have the {@code AccessibleState.FOCUSABLE} state
* set in their {@code AccessibleStateSets}.
*
* @return {@code true} if object can accept focus; otherwise {@code false}
* @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleStateSet
* @see AccessibleState#FOCUSABLE
* @see AccessibleState#FOCUSED
* @see AccessibleStateSet
*/
public boolean isFocusTraversable();
/**
* Requests focus for this object. If this object cannot accept focus,
* nothing will happen. Otherwise, the object will attempt to take focus.
*
* @see #isFocusTraversable
*/
public void requestFocus();
/**
* Adds the specified focus listener to receive focus events from this
* component.
*
* @param l the focus listener
* @see #removeFocusListener
*/
public void addFocusListener(FocusListener l);
/**
* Removes the specified focus listener so it no longer receives focus
* events from this component.
*
* @param l the focus listener
* @see #addFocusListener
*/
public void removeFocusListener(FocusListener l);
}