AccessibleText (Java Platform SE 8 )

All Known Subinterfaces:

AccessibleEditableText, AccessibleHypertext

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton, JButton.AccessibleJButton, JCheckBox.AccessibleJCheckBox, JCheckBoxMenuItem.AccessibleJCheckBoxMenuItem, JEditorPane.AccessibleJEditorPane, JEditorPane.AccessibleJEditorPaneHTML, JEditorPane.JEditorPaneAccessibleHypertextSupport, JLabel.AccessibleJLabel, JMenu.AccessibleJMenu, JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem, JPasswordField.AccessibleJPasswordField, JRadioButton.AccessibleJRadioButton, JRadioButtonMenuItem.AccessibleJRadioButtonMenuItem, JSpinner.AccessibleJSpinner, JTextArea.AccessibleJTextArea, JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent, JTextField.AccessibleJTextField, JToggleButton.AccessibleJToggleButton, ProgressMonitor.AccessibleProgressMonitor, TextArea.AccessibleAWTTextArea, TextComponent.AccessibleAWTTextComponent, TextField.AccessibleAWTTextField
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public interface AccessibleText
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The AccessibleText interface should be implemented by all classes that present 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. Applications can determine if an object supports the AccessibleText interface by first obtaining its AccessibleContext (see Accessible) and then calling the AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText() method of AccessibleContext. If the return value is not null, the object supports this interface.

See Also:

Accessible, Accessible.getAccessibleContext(), AccessibleContext, AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`CHARACTER` Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a character.
`static int`	`SENTENCE` Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a sentence.
`static int`	`WORD` Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a word.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getAfterIndex(int part, int index)` Returns the String after a given index.
`String`	`getAtIndex(int part, int index)` Returns the String at a given index.
`String`	`getBeforeIndex(int part, int index)` Returns the String before a given index.
`int`	`getCaretPosition()` Returns the zero-based offset of the caret.
`AttributeSet`	`getCharacterAttribute(int i)` Returns the AttributeSet for a given character at a given index
`Rectangle`	`getCharacterBounds(int i)` Determines the bounding box of the character at the given index into the string.
`int`	`getCharCount()` Returns the number of characters (valid indicies)
`int`	`getIndexAtPoint(Point p)` Given a point in local coordinates, return the zero-based index of the character under that Point.
`String`	`getSelectedText()` Returns the portion of the text that is selected.
`int`	`getSelectionEnd()` Returns the end offset within the selected text.
`int`	`getSelectionStart()` Returns the start offset within the selected text.

- Field Detail
  - CHARACTER
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static final int CHARACTER
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    Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a character.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAtIndex(int, int), getAfterIndex(int, int), getBeforeIndex(int, int), Constant Field Values
  - WORD
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static final int WORD
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    Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a word.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAtIndex(int, int), getAfterIndex(int, int), getBeforeIndex(int, int), Constant Field Values
  - SENTENCE
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static final int SENTENCE
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    Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a sentence. A sentence is a string of words which expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, an exclamation, or the performance of an action. In English locales, the string usually begins with a capital letter and concludes with appropriate end punctuation; such as a period, question or exclamation mark. Other locales may use different capitalization and/or punctuation.
    
    See Also:
    
    getAtIndex(int, int), getAfterIndex(int, int), getBeforeIndex(int, int), Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getIndexAtPoint
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int getIndexAtPoint(Point p)
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    Given a point in local coordinates, return the zero-based index of the character under that Point. If the point is invalid, this method returns -1.
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - the Point in local coordinates
    
    Returns:
    
    the zero-based index of the character under Point p; if Point is invalid return -1.
  - getCharacterBounds
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Rectangle getCharacterBounds(int i)
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    Determines the bounding box of the character at the given index into the string. The bounds are returned in local coordinates. If the index is invalid an empty rectangle is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - the index into the String
    
    Returns:
    
    the screen coordinates of the character's bounding box, if index is invalid return an empty rectangle.
  - getCharCount
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int getCharCount()
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    Returns the number of characters (valid indicies)
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of characters
  - getCaretPosition
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int getCaretPosition()
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    Returns the zero-based offset of the caret. Note: That to the right of the caret will have the same index value as the offset (the caret is between two characters).
    
    Returns:
    
    the zero-based offset of the caret.
  - getAtIndex
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String getAtIndex(int part,
                  int index)
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    Returns the String at a given index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    part - the CHARACTER, WORD, or SENTENCE to retrieve
    
    index - an index within the text
    
    Returns:
    
    the letter, word, or sentence
  - getAfterIndex
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String getAfterIndex(int part,
                     int index)
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    Returns the String after a given index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    part - the CHARACTER, WORD, or SENTENCE to retrieve
    
    index - an index within the text
    
    Returns:
    
    the letter, word, or sentence
  - getBeforeIndex
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String getBeforeIndex(int part,
                      int index)
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    Returns the String before a given index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    part - the CHARACTER, WORD, or SENTENCE to retrieve
    
    index - an index within the text
    
    Returns:
    
    the letter, word, or sentence
  - getCharacterAttribute
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AttributeSet getCharacterAttribute(int i)
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    Returns the AttributeSet for a given character at a given index
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - the zero-based index into the text
    
    Returns:
    
    the AttributeSet of the character
  - getSelectionStart
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int getSelectionStart()
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    Returns the start offset within the selected text. If there is no selection, but there is a caret, the start and end offsets will be the same.
    
    Returns:
    
    the index into the text of the start of the selection
  - getSelectionEnd
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int getSelectionEnd()
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    Returns the end offset within the selected text. If there is no selection, but there is a caret, the start and end offsets will be the same.
    
    Returns:
    
    the index into the text of the end of the selection
  - getSelectedText
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String getSelectedText()
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    Returns the portion of the text that is selected.
    
    Returns:
    
    the String portion of the text that is selected

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Interface AccessibleText

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

CHARACTER

WORD

SENTENCE

Method Detail

getIndexAtPoint

getCharacterBounds

getCharCount

getCaretPosition

getAtIndex

getAfterIndex

getBeforeIndex

getCharacterAttribute

getSelectionStart

getSelectionEnd

getSelectedText