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package javax.accessibility;

/**

 * The AccessibleExtendedComponent interface should be supported by any object

 * that is rendered on the screen.  This interface provides the standard

 * mechanism for an assistive technology to determine the extended

 * graphical representation of an object.  Applications can determine

 * if an object supports the AccessibleExtendedComponent interface by first

 * obtaining its AccessibleContext

 * and then calling the

 * {@link AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent} method.

 * If the return value is not null and the type of the return value is

 * AccessibleExtendedComponent, the object supports this interface.

 *

 * @see Accessible

 * @see Accessible#getAccessibleContext

 * @see AccessibleContext

 * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleComponent

 *

 * @author      Lynn Monsanto

 * @since 1.4

 */

public interface AccessibleExtendedComponent extends AccessibleComponent {

    /**

     * Returns the tool tip text

     *

     * @return the tool tip text, if supported, of the object;

     * otherwise, null

     */

    public String getToolTipText();

    /**

     * Returns the titled border text

     *

     * @return the titled border text, if supported, of the object;

     * otherwise, null

     */

    public String getTitledBorderText();

    /**

     * Returns key bindings associated with this object

     *

     * @return the key bindings, if supported, of the object;

     * otherwise, null

     * @see AccessibleKeyBinding

     */

    public AccessibleKeyBinding getAccessibleKeyBinding();

}