1. /*

  2.  * @(#)AccessibleExtendedComponent.java	1.4 03/12/19

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. package javax.accessibility;

  9. 

  10. /**

  11.  * The AccessibleExtendedComponent interface should be supported by any object 

  12.  * that is rendered on the screen.  This interface provides the standard 

  13.  * mechanism for an assistive technology to determine the extended

  14.  * graphical representation of an object.  Applications can determine

  15.  * if an object supports the AccessibleExtendedComponent interface by first

  16.  * obtaining its AccessibleContext 

  17.  * and then calling the

  18.  * {@link AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent} method.

  19.  * If the return value is not null and the type of the return value is

  20.  * AccessibleEditableComponent, the object supports this interface.

  21.  *

  22.  * @see Accessible

  23.  * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext

  24.  * @see AccessibleContext

  25.  * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent

  26.  *

  27.  * @version     1.4 12/19/03

  28.  * @author	Lynn Monsanto

  29.  */

  30. public interface AccessibleExtendedComponent extends AccessibleComponent {

  31. 

  32.     /**

  33.      * Returns the tool tip text

  34.      *

  35.      * @return the tool tip text, if supported, of the object; 

  36.      * otherwise, null

  37.      */

  38.     public String getToolTipText();

  39. 

  40.     /**

  41.      * Returns the titled border text

  42.      *

  43.      * @return the titled border text, if supported, of the object; 

  44.      * otherwise, null

  45.      */

  46.     public String getTitledBorderText();

  47. 

  48.     /**

  49.      * Returns key bindings associated with this object

  50.      *

  51.      * @return the key bindings, if supported, of the object; 

  52.      * otherwise, null

  53.      * @see AccessibleKeyBinding

  54.      */

  55.     public AccessibleKeyBinding getAccessibleKeyBinding();

  56. }