Source for javax.accessibility.AccessibleTable

   1: /* AccessibleTable.java -- aids in accessibly manipulating tables
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  38: 
  39: package javax.accessibility;
  40: 
  41: /**
  42:  * Objects which present information in a 2-dimensional table should implement
  43:  * this interface. Accessibility software can use the implementations of
  44:  * this interface to navigate and change the attributes of the table.
  45:  *
  46:  * <p>The <code>AccessibleContext.getAccessibleTable()</code> method
  47:  * should return <code>null</code> if an object does not implement this
  48:  * interface.
  49:  *
  50:  * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
  51:  * @see Accessible
  52:  * @see AccessibleContext
  53:  * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleTable()
  54:  * @since 1.2
  55:  * @status updated to 1.4
  56:  */
  57: public interface AccessibleTable
  58: {
  59:   /**
  60:    * Return the caption for the table, or null if unknown.
  61:    *
  62:    * @return the table caption
  63:    */
  64:   Accessible getAccessibleCaption();
  65: 
  66:   /**
  67:    * Set the table caption.
  68:    *
  69:    * @param caption the new caption
  70:    */
  71:   void setAccessibleCaption(Accessible caption);
  72: 
  73:   /**
  74:    * Return the summary description of the table, or null if unknown.
  75:    *
  76:    * @return the summary description
  77:    */
  78:   Accessible getAccessibleSummary();
  79: 
  80:   /**
  81:    * Set the table summary description.
  82:    *
  83:    * @param summary the new summary
  84:    */
  85:   void setAccessibleSummary(Accessible summary);
  86: 
  87:   /**
  88:    * Return the number of rows in the table.
  89:    *
  90:    * @return the row count
  91:    */
  92:   int getAccessibleRowCount();
  93: 
  94:   /**
  95:    * Return the number of columns in the table.
  96:    *
  97:    * @return the column count
  98:    */
  99:   int getAccessibleColumnCount();
 100: 
 101:   /**
 102:    * Return the cell at the specified row and column, or null if out of bounds.
 103:    *
 104:    * @param r the 0-based row index
 105:    * @param c the 0-based column index
 106:    * @return the cell at (r,c)
 107:    */
 108:   Accessible getAccessibleAt(int r, int c);
 109: 
 110:   /**
 111:    * Returns the number of merged rows occupied at the specified row and
 112:    * column, or 0 if out of bounds.
 113:    *
 114:    * @param r the 0-based row index
 115:    * @param c the 0-based column index
 116:    * @return the row extent at (r,c)
 117:    */
 118:   int getAccessibleRowExtentAt(int r, int c);
 119: 
 120:   /**
 121:    * Returns the number of merged columns occupied at the specified row and
 122:    * column, or 0 if out of bounds.
 123:    *
 124:    * @param r the 0-based row index
 125:    * @param c the 0-based column index
 126:    * @return the column extent at (r,c)
 127:    */
 128:   int getAccessibleColumnExtentAt(int r, int c);
 129: 
 130:   /**
 131:    * Return the row headers as a table.
 132:    *
 133:    * @return the row headers, or null if there are none
 134:    */
 135:   AccessibleTable getAccessibleRowHeader();
 136: 
 137:   /**
 138:    * Set the row headers.
 139:    *
 140:    * @param header the new row header
 141:    */
 142:   // XXX What happens if header is incompatible size?
 143:   void setAccessibleRowHeader(AccessibleTable header);
 144: 
 145:   /**
 146:    * Return the column headers as a table.
 147:    *
 148:    * @return the column headers, or null if there are none
 149:    */
 150:   AccessibleTable getAccessibleColumnHeader();
 151: 
 152:   /**
 153:    * Set the column headers.
 154:    *
 155:    * @param header the new column header
 156:    */
 157:   // XXX What happens if header is incompatible size?
 158:   void setAccessibleColumnHeader(AccessibleTable header);
 159: 
 160:   /**
 161:    * Return the description of a row, or null if there is none or the index
 162:    * is out of bounds.
 163:    *
 164:    * @param r the 0-based row index
 165:    * @return the description
 166:    */
 167:   Accessible getAccessibleRowDescription(int r);
 168: 
 169:   /**
 170:    * Set the description of a row. Does nothing if the index is invalid.
 171:    *
 172:    * @param r the 0-based row index
 173:    * @param description the new description
 174:    */
 175:   void setAccessibleRowDescription(int r, Accessible description);
 176: 
 177:   /**
 178:    * Return the description of a column, or null if there is none or the index
 179:    * is out of bounds.
 180:    *
 181:    * @param c the 0-based column index
 182:    * @return the description
 183:    */
 184:   Accessible getAccessibleColumnDescription(int c);
 185: 
 186:   /**
 187:    * Set the description of a column. Does nothing if the index is invalid.
 188:    *
 189:    * @param c the 0-based column index
 190:    * @param description the new description
 191:    */
 192:   void setAccessibleColumnDescription(int c, Accessible description);
 193: 
 194:   /**
 195:    * Return whether the cell at the specified location is selected. Returns
 196:    * false if the index is out of bounds.
 197:    *
 198:    * @param r the 0-based row index
 199:    * @param c the 0-based column index
 200:    * @return true if that cell is selected
 201:    */
 202:   boolean isAccessibleSelected(int r, int c);
 203: 
 204:   /**
 205:    * Return whether the specified row is selected. Returns false if the
 206:    * index is out of bounds.
 207:    *
 208:    * @param r the 0-based row index
 209:    * @return true if that row is selected
 210:    */
 211:   boolean isAccessibleRowSelected(int r);
 212: 
 213:   /**
 214:    * Return whether the specified column is selected. Returns false if the
 215:    * index is out of bounds.
 216:    *
 217:    * @param c the 0-based column index
 218:    * @return true if that column is selected
 219:    */
 220:   boolean isAccessibleColumnSelected(int c);
 221: 
 222:   /**
 223:    * Return the selected rows. May be null or empty if there is no selection.
 224:    *
 225:    * @return the indices of selected rows
 226:    */
 227:   int[] getSelectedAccessibleRows();
 228: 
 229:   /**
 230:    * Return the selected columns. May be null or empty if there is no
 231:    * selection.
 232:    *
 233:    * @return the indices of selected columns
 234:    */
 235:   int[] getSelectedAccessibleColumns();
 236: } // interface AccessibleTable