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25
26 package javax.accessibility;
27
28 /**
29 * The AccessibleKeyBinding interface should be supported by any object
30 * that has a keyboard bindings such as a keyboard mnemonic and/or keyboard
31 * shortcut which can be used to select the object. This interface provides
32 * the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to determine the
33 * key bindings which exist for this object.
34 * Any object that has such key bindings should support this
35 * interface.
36 *
37 * @see Accessible
38 * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext
39 * @see AccessibleContext
40 *
41 * @author Lynn Monsanto
42 * @since 1.4
43 */
44 public interface AccessibleKeyBinding {
45
46 /**
47 * Returns the number of key bindings for this object
48 *
49 * @return the zero-based number of key bindings for this object
50 */
51 public int getAccessibleKeyBindingCount();
52
53 /**
54 * Returns a key binding for this object. The value returned is an
55 * java.lang.Object which must be cast to appropriate type depending
56 * on the underlying implementation of the key.
57 *
58 * @param i zero-based index of the key bindings
59 * @return a javax.lang.Object which specifies the key binding
60 * @see #getAccessibleKeyBindingCount
61 */
62 public java.lang.Object getAccessibleKeyBinding(int i);
63 }