source: trunk/gcc/libjava/javax/accessibility/AccessibleState.java

/* AccessibleState.java -- a state of an accessible object
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package javax.accessibility;

/**
 * A state portion of an accessible object. A combination of states represent
 * the entire object state, in an AccessibleStateSet. For example, this could
 * be "active" or "selected". This strongly typed "enumeration" supports
 * localized strings. If the constants of this class are not adequate, new
 * ones may be added in a similar matter, while avoiding a public constructor.
 * 
 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
 * @since 1.2
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public class AccessibleState extends AccessibleBundle
{
  /**
   * Indicates an active window, as well as an active child in a list or other
   * collection.
   *
   * @see AccessibleRole#WINDOW
   * @see AccessibleRole#FRAME
   * @see AccessibleRole#DIALOG
   */
  public static final AccessibleState ACTIVE
    = new AccessibleState("active");

  /**
   * Indicates a pushed button, usually when the mouse has been pressed but
   * not released.
   *
   * @see AccessibleRole#PUSH_BUTTON
   */
  public static final AccessibleState PRESSED
    = new AccessibleState("pressed");

  /**
   * Indicates an armed object, usually a button which has been pushed and
   * the mouse has not left the button area.
   *
   * @see AccessibleRole#PUSH_BUTTON
   */
  public static final AccessibleState ARMED
    = new AccessibleState("armed");

  /**
   * Indicates an object is busy, such as a slider, scroll bar, or progress
   * bar in transition.
   *
   * @see AccessibleRole#PROGRESS_BAR
   * @see AccessibleRole#SCROLL_BAR
   * @see AccessibleRole#SLIDER
   */
  public static final AccessibleState BUSY
    = new AccessibleState("busy");

  /**
   * Indicates an object is checked.
   *
   * @see AccessibleRole#TOGGLE_BUTTON
   * @see AccessibleRole#RADIO_BUTTON
   * @see AccessibleRole#CHECK_BOX
   */
  public static final AccessibleState CHECKED
    = new AccessibleState("checked");

  /**
   * Indicates the user can edit the component contents. This is usually for
   * text, as other objects like scroll bars are automatically editable.
   *
   * @see #ENABLED
   */
  public static final AccessibleState EDITABLE
    = new AccessibleState("editable");

  /**
   * Indicates the object allows progressive disclosure of its children,
   * usually in a collapsible tree or other hierachical object.
   *
   * @see #EXPANDED
   * @see #COLLAPSED
   * @see AccessibleRole#TREE
   */
  public static final AccessibleState EXPANDABLE
    = new AccessibleState("expandable");

  /**
   * Indicates that the object is collapsed, usually in a tree.
   *
   * @see #EXPANDABLE
   * @see #EXPANDED
   * @see AccessibleRole#TREE
   */
  public static final AccessibleState COLLAPSED
    = new AccessibleState("collapsed");

  /**
   * Indicates that the object is expanded, usually in a tree.
   *
   * @see #EXPANDABLE
   * @see #COLLAPSED
   * @see AccessibleRole#TREE
   */
  public static final AccessibleState EXPANDED
    = new AccessibleState("expanded");

  /**
   * Indicates that an object is enabled. In the absence of this state,
   * graphics are often grayed out, and cannot be manipulated.
   */
  public static final AccessibleState ENABLED
    = new AccessibleState("enabled");

  /**
   * Indicates that an object can accept focus, which means it will process
   * keyboard events when focused.
   *
   * @see #FOCUSED
   */
  public static final AccessibleState FOCUSABLE
    = new AccessibleState("focusable");

  /**
   * Indicates that an object has keyboard focus.
   *
   * @see #FOCUSABLE
   */
  public static final AccessibleState FOCUSED
    = new AccessibleState("focused");

  /**
   * Indicates that an object is minimized to an icon.
   *
   * @see AccessibleRole#FRAME
   * @see AccessibleRole#INTERNAL_FRAME
   */
  public static final AccessibleState ICONIFIED
    = new AccessibleState("iconified");

  /**
   * Indicates that something must be done in the current object before
   * interaction is allowed on other windows, usually for dialogs.
   *
   * @see AccessibleRole#DIALOG
   */
  public static final AccessibleState MODAL
    = new AccessibleState("modal");

  /**
   * Indicates that all pixels in the object are painted. If this state is not
   * present, then the object has some degree of transparency, letting lower
   * panes show through.
   *
   * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext()
   * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent()
   * @see AccessibleComponent#getBounds()
   */
  public static final AccessibleState OPAQUE
    = new AccessibleState("opaque");

  /**
   * Indicates the size of this object is not fixed.
   *
   * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext()
   * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent()
   * @see AccessibleComponent#getSize()
   * @see AccessibleComponent#setSize(Dimension)
   */
  public static final AccessibleState RESIZABLE
    = new AccessibleState("resizable");

  /**
   * Indicates that multiple children can be selected at once.
   *
   * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext()
   * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleSelection()
   * @see AccessibleSelection
   */
  public static final AccessibleState MULTISELECTABLE
    = new AccessibleState("multiselectable");

  /**
   * Indicates that this child is one which can be selected from its parent.
   *
   * @see #SELECTED
   * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext()
   * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleSelection()
   * @see AccessibleSelection
   */
  public static final AccessibleState SELECTABLE
    = new AccessibleState("selectable");

  /**
   * Indicates that this child has been selected from its parent.
   *
   * @see #SELECTABLE
   * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext()
   * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleSelection()
   * @see AccessibleSelection
   */
  public static final AccessibleState SELECTED
    = new AccessibleState("selected");

  /**
   * Indicates that this object and all its parents are visible, so that it
   * is on the screen. However, something opaque may be on top of it.
   *
   * @see #VISIBLE
   */
  public static final AccessibleState SHOWING
    = new AccessibleState("showing");

  /**
   * Indicates that this object intends to be visible. However, if its
   * parent is invisible, this object is as well.
   *
   * @see #SHOWING
   */
  public static final AccessibleState VISIBLE
    = new AccessibleState("visible");

  /**
   * Indicates that an object has vertical orientation.
   *
   * @see #HORIZONTAL
   * @see AccessibleRole#SCROLL_BAR
   * @see AccessibleRole#SLIDER
   * @see AccessibleRole#PROGRESS_BAR
   */
  public static final AccessibleState VERTICAL
    = new AccessibleState("vertical");

  /**
   * Indicates that an object has horizontal orientation.
   *
   * @see #VERTICAL
   * @see AccessibleRole#SCROLL_BAR
   * @see AccessibleRole#SLIDER
   * @see AccessibleRole#PROGRESS_BAR
   */
  public static final AccessibleState HORIZONTAL
    = new AccessibleState("horizontal");

  /**
   * Indicates that this text object can only hold a single line.
   *
   * @see #MULTI_LINE
   */
  public static final AccessibleState SINGLE_LINE
    = new AccessibleState("single line");

  /**
   * Indicates that this text object can hold multiple lines.
   *
   * @see #SINGLE_LINE
   */
  public static final AccessibleState MULTI_LINE
    = new AccessibleState("multiple line");

  /**
   * Indicates that this object is transient. This means the object is
   * generated for method queries, but will never generate events, because
   * its container (such as a tree, list, or table) does all the work.
   */
  public static final AccessibleState TRANSIENT
    = new AccessibleState("transient");

  /**
   * Create a new constant with a locale independent key. Follow the example,
   * keep the constructor private and make public constants instead.
   *
   * @param key the name of the state
   * @see #toDisplayString(String, Locale)
   */
  protected AccessibleState(String key)
  {
    this.key = key;
  }
} // class AccessibleState