javax.accessibility
Class AccessibleRole

java.lang.Object   
  javax.accessibility.AccessibleBundle   
      javax.accessibility.AccessibleRole

public class AccessibleRole
extends AccessibleBundle   

Class AccessibleRole determines the role of a component. The role of a component describes its generic function. (E.G., "push button," "table," or "list.")

The toDisplayString method allows you to obtain the localized string for a locale independent key from a predefined ResourceBundle for the keys defined in this class.

The constants in this class present a strongly typed enumeration of common object roles. A public constructor for this class has been purposely omitted and applications should use one of the constants from this class. If the constants in this class are not sufficient to describe the role of an object, a subclass should be generated from this class and it should provide constants in a similar manner.

Field Summary

static AccessibleRole	ALERT Object is used to alert the user about something.
static AccessibleRole	AWT_COMPONENT An AWT component, but nothing else is known about it.
static AccessibleRole	CANVAS Object that can be drawn into and is used to trap events.
static AccessibleRole	CHECK_BOX A choice that can be checked or unchecked and provides a separate indicator for the current state.
static AccessibleRole	COLOR_CHOOSER A specialized dialog that lets the user choose a color.
static AccessibleRole	COLUMN_HEADER The header for a column of data.
static AccessibleRole	COMBO_BOX A list of choices the user can select from.
static AccessibleRole	DATE_EDITOR A DATE_EDITOR is a component that allows users to edit java.util.Date and java.util.Time objects
static AccessibleRole	DESKTOP_ICON An iconified internal frame in a DESKTOP_PANE.
static AccessibleRole	DESKTOP_PANE A pane that supports internal frames and iconified versions of those internal frames.
static AccessibleRole	DIALOG A top level window with title bar and a border.
static AccessibleRole	DIRECTORY_PANE A pane that allows the user to navigate through and select the contents of a directory.
static AccessibleRole	EDITBAR A role indicating the object acts as a formula for calculating a value.
static AccessibleRole	FILE_CHOOSER A specialized dialog that displays the files in the directory and lets the user select a file, browse a different directory, or specify a filename.
static AccessibleRole	FILLER An object that fills up space in a user interface.
static AccessibleRole	FONT_CHOOSER A FONT_CHOOSER is a component that lets the user pick various attributes for fonts.
static AccessibleRole	FOOTER A text footer
static AccessibleRole	FRAME A top level window with a title bar, border, menu bar, etc.
static AccessibleRole	GLASS_PANE A pane that is guaranteed to be painted on top of all panes beneath it.
static AccessibleRole	GROUP_BOX A GROUP_BOX is a simple container that contains a border around it and contains components inside it.
static AccessibleRole	HEADER A text header
static AccessibleRole	HYPERLINK A hypertext anchor
static AccessibleRole	ICON A small fixed size picture, typically used to decorate components.
static AccessibleRole	INTERNAL_FRAME A frame-like object that is clipped by a desktop pane.
static AccessibleRole	LABEL An object used to present an icon or short string in an interface.
static AccessibleRole	LAYERED_PANE A specialized pane that allows its children to be drawn in layers, providing a form of stacking order.
static AccessibleRole	LIST An object that presents a list of objects to the user and allows the user to select one or more of them.
static AccessibleRole	LIST_ITEM An object that presents an element in a list.
static AccessibleRole	MENU An object usually found inside a menu bar that contains a list of actions the user can choose from.
static AccessibleRole	MENU_BAR An object usually drawn at the top of the primary dialog box of an application that contains a list of menus the user can choose from.
static AccessibleRole	MENU_ITEM An object usually contained in a menu that presents an action the user can choose.
static AccessibleRole	OPTION_PANE A specialized pane whose primary use is inside a DIALOG
static AccessibleRole	PAGE_TAB An object that is a child of a page tab list.
static AccessibleRole	PAGE_TAB_LIST An object that presents a series of panels (or page tabs), one at a time, through some mechanism provided by the object.
static AccessibleRole	PANEL A generic container that is often used to group objects.
static AccessibleRole	PARAGRAPH A text paragraph
static AccessibleRole	PASSWORD_TEXT A text object used for passwords, or other places where the text contents is not shown visibly to the user
static AccessibleRole	POPUP_MENU A temporary window that is usually used to offer the user a list of choices, and then hides when the user selects one of those choices.
static AccessibleRole	PROGRESS_BAR An object used to indicate how much of a task has been completed.
static AccessibleRole	PROGRESS_MONITOR A role indicating the object monitors the progress of some operation.
static AccessibleRole	PUSH_BUTTON An object the user can manipulate to tell the application to do something.
static AccessibleRole	RADIO_BUTTON A specialized check box that will cause other radio buttons in the same group to become unchecked when this one is checked.
static AccessibleRole	ROOT_PANE A specialized pane that has a glass pane and a layered pane as its children.
static AccessibleRole	ROW_HEADER The header for a row of data.
static AccessibleRole	RULER A ruler is an object used to measure distance
static AccessibleRole	SCROLL_BAR An object usually used to allow a user to incrementally view a large amount of data.
static AccessibleRole	SCROLL_PANE An object that allows a user to incrementally view a large amount of information.
static AccessibleRole	SEPARATOR An object usually contained in a menu to provide a visual and logical separation of the contents in a menu.
static AccessibleRole	SLIDER An object that allows the user to select from a bounded range.
static AccessibleRole	SPIN_BOX A SPIN_BOX is a simple spinner component and its main use is for simple numbers.
static AccessibleRole	SPLIT_PANE A specialized panel that presents two other panels at the same time.
static AccessibleRole	STATUS_BAR A STATUS_BAR is an simple component that can contain multiple labels of status information to the user.
static AccessibleRole	SWING_COMPONENT A Swing component, but nothing else is known about it.
static AccessibleRole	TABLE An object used to present information in terms of rows and columns.
static AccessibleRole	TEXT An object that presents text to the user.
static AccessibleRole	TOGGLE_BUTTON A specialized push button that can be checked or unchecked, but does not provide a separate indicator for the current state.
static AccessibleRole	TOOL_BAR A bar or palette usually composed of push buttons or toggle buttons.
static AccessibleRole	TOOL_TIP An object that provides information about another object.
static AccessibleRole	TREE An object used to present hierarchical information to the user.
static AccessibleRole	UNKNOWN The object contains some Accessible information, but its role is not known.
static AccessibleRole	VIEWPORT An object usually used in a scroll pane.
static AccessibleRole	WINDOW A top level window with no title or border.

Fields inherited from class javax.accessibility.AccessibleBundle

key

Constructor Summary

protected

AccessibleRole (String key) Creates a new AccessibleRole using the given locale independent key.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class javax.accessibility.AccessibleBundle

toDisplayString , toDisplayString , toDisplayString , toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , wait , wait , wait

Field Detail

ALERT

public static final AccessibleRole    ALERT

Object is used to alert the user about something.

COLUMN_HEADER

public static final AccessibleRole    COLUMN_HEADER

The header for a column of data.

CANVAS

public static final