javax.accessibility

Interface AccessibleHypertext

All Superinterfaces:
AccessibleText
Known Implementing Classes:
JEditorPane.JEditorPaneAccessibleHypertextSupport

public interface AccessibleHypertext
extends AccessibleText

Objects which present hyperlinks in a document should implement this interface. Accessibility software can use the implementations of this interface to aid the user in navigating the links.

The AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText() method should return an instance of this interface only when it is supported.

Since:
1.2
See Also:
Accessible, AccessibleContext, AccessibleText, AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()

Fields inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleText

CHARACTER, SENTENCE, WORD

Method Summary

AccessibleHyperlink
getLink(int i)
Returns link object denoted by the number i in this document, or null if i is out of bounds.
int
getLinkCount()
Returns the number of links in the document, if any exist.
int
getLinkIndex(int c)
Returns the link index for this character index if it resides within one of the hyperlinks of the document.

Methods inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleText

getAfterIndex, getAtIndex, getBeforeIndex, getCaretPosition, getCharCount, getCharacterAttribute, getCharacterBounds, getIndexAtPoint, getSelectedText, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart

Method Details

getLink

public AccessibleHyperlink getLink(int i)
Returns link object denoted by the number i in this document, or null if i is out of bounds.
Parameters:
i - the ith hyperlink of the document
Returns:
link object denoted by i

getLinkCount

public int getLinkCount()
Returns the number of links in the document, if any exist.
Returns:
the number of links, or -1

getLinkIndex

public int getLinkIndex(int c)
Returns the link index for this character index if it resides within one of the hyperlinks of the document. If no association exists at that character, or c is out of bounds, returns -1.
Parameters:
c - the character index
Returns:
the link index, or -1

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