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package javax.accessibility;

/**
 * If an object implements this interface then it must be able to perform one
 * or more actions. Accessibility software can use the implementations of this
 * interface to discover and perform actions on an object.
 *
 * <p>The <code>AccessibleContext.getAccessibleAction()</code> method should
 * return <code>null</code> if an object does not implement this interface.
 *
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @see Accessible
 * @see AccessibleContext
 * @see AccessibleContext#getAccessibleAction()
 * @since 1.2
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public interface AccessibleAction
{

  /**
   * The name of an action which decrements a value.
   *
   * @since 1.5
   */
  static final String DECREMENT = "decrement";

  /**
   * The name of an action which increments a value.
   *
   * @since 1.5
   */
  static final String INCREMENT = "increment";

  /**
   * The name of an action which toggles the expansion of a tree node.
   *
   * @since 1.5
   */
  static final String TOGGLE_EXPAND = "toggle expand";

  /**
   * The name of an action which causes a component to perform its default
   * action.
   *
   * @since 1.6
   */
  static final String CLICK = "click";

  /**
   * The name of an action which toggles the state of a popup, causing a
   * hidden popup to be displayed and a visible popup to be hidden.
   *
   * @since 1.6
   */
  static final String TOGGLE_POPUP = "toggle popup";

  /**
   * Get the number possible actions for this object, with the zeroth
   * representing the default action.
   *
   * @return the 0-based number of actions
   */
  int getAccessibleActionCount();

  /**
   * Get a description for the specified action. Returns null if out of
   * bounds.
   *
   * @param i the action to describe, 0-based
   * @return description of the action
   */
  String getAccessibleActionDescription(int i);

  /**
   * Perform the specified action. Does nothing if out of bounds.
   *
   * @param i the action to perform, 0-based
   * @return true if the action was performed
   */
  boolean doAccessibleAction(int i);
} // interface AccessibleAction