AccessibleTable.java

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package javax.accessibility;

/**
 * Class {@code AccessibleTable} describes a user-interface component that
 * presents data in a two-dimensional table format.
 *
 * @author Lynn Monsanto
 * @since 1.3
 */
public interface AccessibleTable {

    /**
     * Returns the caption for the table.
     *
     * @return the caption for the table
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleCaption();

    /**
     * Sets the caption for the table.
     *
     * @param  a the caption for the table
     */
    public void setAccessibleCaption(Accessible a);

    /**
     * Returns the summary description of the table.
     *
     * @return the summary description of the table
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleSummary();

    /**
     * Sets the summary description of the table.
     *
     * @param  a the summary description of the table
     */
    public void setAccessibleSummary(Accessible a);

    /**
     * Returns the number of rows in the table.
     *
     * @return the number of rows in the table
     */
    public int getAccessibleRowCount();

    /**
     * Returns the number of columns in the table.
     *
     * @return the number of columns in the table
     */
    public int getAccessibleColumnCount();

    /**
     * Returns the {@code Accessible} at a specified row and column in the
     * table.
     *
     * @param  r zero-based row of the table
     * @param  c zero-based column of the table
     * @return the {@code Accessible} at the specified row and column
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleAt(int r, int c);

    /**
     * Returns the number of rows occupied by the {@code Accessible} at a
     * specified row and column in the table.
     *
     * @param  r zero-based row of the table
     * @param  c zero-based column of the table
     * @return the number of rows occupied by the {@code Accessible} at a given
     *         specified (row, column)
     */
    public int getAccessibleRowExtentAt(int r, int c);

    /**
     * Returns the number of columns occupied by the {@code Accessible} at a
     * specified row and column in the table.
     *
     * @param  r zero-based row of the table
     * @param  c zero-based column of the table
     * @return the number of columns occupied by the {@code Accessible} at a
     *         given specified row and column
     */
    public int getAccessibleColumnExtentAt(int r, int c);

    /**
     * Returns the row headers as an {@code AccessibleTable}.
     *
     * @return an {@code AccessibleTable} representing the row headers
     */
    public AccessibleTable getAccessibleRowHeader();

    /**
     * Sets the row headers.
     *
     * @param  table an {@code AccessibleTable} representing the row headers
     */
    public void setAccessibleRowHeader(AccessibleTable table);

    /**
     * Returns the column headers as an {@code AccessibleTable}.
     *
     * @return an {@code AccessibleTable} representing the column headers
     */
    public AccessibleTable getAccessibleColumnHeader();

    /**
     * Sets the column headers.
     *
     * @param  table an {@code AccessibleTable} representing the column headers
     */
    public void setAccessibleColumnHeader(AccessibleTable table);

    /**
     * Returns the description of the specified row in the table.
     *
     * @param  r zero-based row of the table
     * @return the description of the row
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleRowDescription(int r);

    /**
     * Sets the description text of the specified row of the table.
     *
     * @param  r zero-based row of the table
     * @param  a the description of the row
     */
    public void setAccessibleRowDescription(int r, Accessible a);

    /**
     * Returns the description text of the specified column in the table.
     *
     * @param  c zero-based column of the table
     * @return the text description of the column
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleColumnDescription(int c);

    /**
     * Sets the description text of the specified column in the table.
     *
     * @param  c zero-based column of the table
     * @param  a the text description of the column
     */
    public void setAccessibleColumnDescription(int c, Accessible a);

    /**
     * Returns a boolean value indicating whether the accessible at a specified
     * row and column is selected.
     *
     * @param  r zero-based row of the table
     * @param  c zero-based column of the table
     * @return the boolean value {@code true} if the accessible at the row and
     *         column is selected. Otherwise, the boolean value {@code false}
     */
    public boolean isAccessibleSelected(int r, int c);

    /**
     * Returns a boolean value indicating whether the specified row is selected.
     *
     * @param  r zero-based row of the table
     * @return the boolean value {@code true} if the specified row is selected.
     *         Otherwise, {@code false}.
     */
    public boolean isAccessibleRowSelected(int r);

    /**
     * Returns a boolean value indicating whether the specified column is
     * selected.
     *
     * @param  c zero-based column of the table
     * @return the boolean value {@code true} if the specified column is
     *         selected. Otherwise, {@code false}.
     */
    public boolean isAccessibleColumnSelected(int c);

    /**
     * Returns the selected rows in a table.
     *
     * @return an array of selected rows where each element is a zero-based row
     *         of the table
     */
    public int[] getSelectedAccessibleRows();

    /**
     * Returns the selected columns in a table.
     *
     * @return an array of selected columns where each element is a zero-based
     *         column of the table
     */
    public int[] getSelectedAccessibleColumns();
}