libjava/classpath/javax/accessibility/AccessibleKeyBinding.java

   1 /* AccessibleKeyBinding.java -- aids in using keyboard navigation
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  37
  38
  39 package javax.accessibility;
  40
  41 /**
  42  * Objects which have keyboard bindings for mneumonics or shortcuts should
  43  * implement this interface.  Accessibility software can use the
  44  * implementations of this interface to aid the user in using the key
  45  * bindings.
  46  *
  47  * <p>The <code>AccessibleContext.getAccessibleKeyBinding()</code> method
  48  * should return <code>null</code> if an object does not implement this
  49  * interface.
  50  *
  51  * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
  52  * @see Accessible
  53  * @see AccessibleContext
  54  * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleKeyBinding()
  55  * @since 1.2
  56  * @status updated to 1.4
  57  */
  58 public interface AccessibleKeyBinding
  59 {
  60   /**
  61    * Returns the count of key bindings for this object.
  62    *
  63    * @return the 0-based count, or -1 if there are none
  64    */
  65   int getAccessibleKeyBindingCount();
  66
  67   /**
  68    * Return the numbered key binding, which can then be cast in an
  69    * implementation dependent way to the appropriate object type. For example,
  70    * swing uses <code>javax.swing.KeyStroke</code>. This returns null if i
  71    * is out of bounds.
  72    *
  73    * @param i the 0-based index of key bindings
  74    * @return the key binding
  75    * @see #getAccessibleKeyBindingCount()
  76    */
  77   Object getAccessibleKeyBinding(int i);
  78 } // interface AccessibleKeyBinding