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package javax.accessibility;


import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;


The AccessibleHypertext class is the base class for all classes that present hypertext information on the display. This class provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to access that text via its content, attributes, and spatial location. It also provides standard mechanisms for manipulating hyperlinks. Applications can determine if an object supports the AccessibleHypertext interface by first obtaining its AccessibleContext (see Accessible) and then calling the AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText method of AccessibleContext. If the return value is a class which extends AccessibleHypertext, then that object supports AccessibleHypertext.

Author: Peter Korn
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/** * <P>The AccessibleHypertext class is the base class for all * classes that present hypertext information on the display. This class * provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to access * that text via its content, attributes, and spatial location. * It also provides standard mechanisms for manipulating hyperlinks. * Applications can determine if an object supports the AccessibleHypertext * interface by first obtaining its AccessibleContext (see {@link Accessible}) * and then calling the {@link AccessibleContext#getAccessibleText} * method of AccessibleContext. If the return value is a class which extends * AccessibleHypertext, then that object supports AccessibleHypertext. * * @see Accessible * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext * @see AccessibleContext * @see AccessibleText * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleText * * @author Peter Korn */
public interface AccessibleHypertext extends AccessibleText {
Returns the number of links within this hypertext document.
Returns:number of links in this hypertext doc.
/** * Returns the number of links within this hypertext document. * * @return number of links in this hypertext doc. */
public abstract int getLinkCount();
Returns the nth Link of this Hypertext document.
Params:
  • linkIndex – within the links of this Hypertext
Returns:Link object encapsulating the nth link(s)
/** * Returns the nth Link of this Hypertext document. * * @param linkIndex within the links of this Hypertext * @return Link object encapsulating the nth link(s) */
public abstract AccessibleHyperlink getLink(int linkIndex);
Returns the index into an array of hyperlinks that is associated with this character index, or -1 if there is no hyperlink associated with this index.
Params:
  • charIndex – index within the text
Returns:index into the set of hyperlinks for this hypertext doc.
/** * Returns the index into an array of hyperlinks that * is associated with this character index, or -1 if there * is no hyperlink associated with this index. * * @param charIndex index within the text * @return index into the set of hyperlinks for this hypertext doc. */
public abstract int getLinkIndex(int charIndex); }