Class AccessibilityProvider

java.lang.Object

javax.accessibility.AccessibilityProvider

public abstract class AccessibilityProvider
extends Object

Service Provider Interface (SPI) for Assistive Technology.

This service provider class provides mappings from the platform specific accessibility APIs to the Java Accessibility API.

Each service provider implementation is named and can be activated via the activate() method. Service providers can be loaded when the default toolkit is initialized.

API Note:

There will typically be one provider per platform, such as Windows or Linux, to support accessibility for screen readers and magnifiers. However, more than one service provider can be activated. For example, a test tool which provides visual results obtained by interrogating the Java Accessibility API can be activated along with the activation of the support for screen readers and screen magnifiers.

Since:

9

See Also:

• Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit()
• ServiceLoader

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AccessibilityProvider()	Initializes a new accessibility provider.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract void	activate()	Activates the support provided by this service provider.
abstract String	getName()	Returns the name of this service provider.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AccessibilityProvider

protected AccessibilityProvider()

Initializes a new accessibility provider.

Method Details

getName

public abstract String getName()

Returns the name of this service provider. This name is used to locate a requested service provider.

Returns:

the name of this service provider

activate

public abstract void activate()

Activates the support provided by this service provider.