/*
* @(#)AccessibleExtendedComponent.java 1.7 06/04/07
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package javax.accessibility;
/**
* The AccessibleExtendedComponent 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 the extended
* graphical representation of an object. Applications can determine
* if an object supports the AccessibleExtendedComponent interface by first
* obtaining its AccessibleContext
* and then calling the
* {@link AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent} method.
* If the return value is not null and the type of the return value is
* AccessibleExtendedComponent, the object supports this interface.
*
* @see Accessible
* @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext
* @see AccessibleContext
* @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent
*
* @version 1.7 04/07/06
* @author Lynn Monsanto
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface AccessibleExtendedComponent extends AccessibleComponent {
/**
* Returns the tool tip text
*
* @return the tool tip text, if supported, of the object;
* otherwise, null
*/
public String getToolTipText();
/**
* Returns the titled border text
*
* @return the titled border text, if supported, of the object;
* otherwise, null
*/
public String getTitledBorderText();
/**
* Returns key bindings associated with this object
*
* @return the key bindings, if supported, of the object;
* otherwise, null
* @see AccessibleKeyBinding
*/
public AccessibleKeyBinding getAccessibleKeyBinding();
}