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25 
26 package javax.accessibility;
27 
28 /**
29  * The AccessibleIcon interface should be supported by any object
30  * that has an associated icon (e.g., buttons). This interface
31  * provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology
32  * to get descriptive information about icons.
33  * Applications can determine
34  * if an object supports the AccessibleIcon interface by first
35  * obtaining its AccessibleContext (see
36  * {@link Accessible}) and then calling the
37  * {@link AccessibleContext#getAccessibleIcon} method.
38  * If the return value is not null, the object supports this interface.
39  *
40  * @see Accessible
41  * @see AccessibleContext
42  *
43  * @author      Lynn Monsanto
44  * @since 1.3
45  */
46 public interface AccessibleIcon {
47 
48     /**
49      * Gets the description of the icon.  This is meant to be a brief
50      * textual description of the object.  For example, it might be
51      * presented to a blind user to give an indication of the purpose
52      * of the icon.
53      *
54      * @return the description of the icon
55      */
getAccessibleIconDescription()56     public String getAccessibleIconDescription();
57 
58     /**
59      * Sets the description of the icon.  This is meant to be a brief
60      * textual description of the object.  For example, it might be
61      * presented to a blind user to give an indication of the purpose
62      * of the icon.
63      *
64      * @param description the description of the icon
65      */
setAccessibleIconDescription(String description)66     public void setAccessibleIconDescription(String description);
67 
68     /**
69      * Gets the width of the icon
70      *
71      * @return the width of the icon.
72      */
getAccessibleIconWidth()73     public int getAccessibleIconWidth();
74 
75     /**
76      * Gets the height of the icon
77      *
78      * @return the height of the icon.
79      */
getAccessibleIconHeight()80     public int getAccessibleIconHeight();
81 
82 }
83