Uses of Package javax.accessibility (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-03-16

# Uses of Package
javax.accessibility

- Packages that use javax.accessibility
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.applet | Provides the classes necessary to create an applet and the classes an applet uses to communicate with its applet context.
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  javax.accessibility | Defines a contract between user-interface components and an assistive technology that provides access to those components.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.colorchooser | Contains classes and interfaces used by the `JColorChooser` component.
  javax.swing.plaf | Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
  javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.metal | Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.multi | Provides user interface objects that combine two or more look and feels.
  javax.swing.table | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTable`.
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.
  javax.swing.tree | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTree`.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by java.applet
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleComponent The AccessibleComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.
  AccessibleRole Class AccessibleRole determines the role of a component.
  AccessibleStateSet Class AccessibleStateSet determines a component's state set.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by java.awt
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleAction The AccessibleAction interface should be supported by any object that can perform one or more actions.
  AccessibleComponent The AccessibleComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.
  AccessibleRole Class AccessibleRole determines the role of a component.
  AccessibleSelection This AccessibleSelection interface provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to determine what the current selected children are, as well as modify the selection set.
  AccessibleStateSet Class AccessibleStateSet determines a component's state set.
  AccessibleText The AccessibleText interface should be implemented by all classes that present textual information on the display.
  AccessibleValue The AccessibleValue interface should be supported by any object that supports a numerical value (e.g., a scroll bar).

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.accessibility
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleAction The AccessibleAction interface should be supported by any object that can perform one or more actions.
  AccessibleBundle Base class used to maintain a strongly typed enumeration.
  AccessibleComponent The AccessibleComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.
  AccessibleEditableText The AccessibleEditableText interface should be implemented by all classes that present editable textual information on the display.
  AccessibleHyperlink Encapsulation of a link, or set of links (e.g.
  AccessibleIcon The AccessibleIcon interface should be supported by any object that has an associated icon (e.g., buttons).
  AccessibleKeyBinding The AccessibleKeyBinding interface should be supported by any object that has a keyboard bindings such as a keyboard mnemonic and/or keyboard shortcut which can be used to select the object.
  AccessibleRelation Class AccessibleRelation describes a relation between the object that implements the AccessibleRelation and one or more other objects.
  AccessibleRelationSet Class AccessibleRelationSet determines a component's relation set.
  AccessibleRole Class AccessibleRole determines the role of a component.
  AccessibleSelection This AccessibleSelection interface provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to determine what the current selected children are, as well as modify the selection set.
  AccessibleState Class AccessibleState describes a component's particular state.
  AccessibleStateSet Class AccessibleStateSet determines a component's state set.
  AccessibleTable Class AccessibleTable describes a user-interface component that presents data in a two-dimensional table format.
  AccessibleText The AccessibleText interface should be implemented by all classes that present textual information on the display.
  AccessibleTextSequence This class collects together key details of a span of text.
  AccessibleValue The AccessibleValue interface should be supported by any object that supports a numerical value (e.g., a scroll bar).

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleAction The AccessibleAction interface should be supported by any object that can perform one or more actions.
  AccessibleComponent The AccessibleComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.
  AccessibleEditableText The AccessibleEditableText interface should be implemented by all classes that present editable textual information on the display.
  AccessibleExtendedComponent The AccessibleExtendedComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleExtendedTable Class AccessibleExtendedTable provides extended information about a user-interface component that presents data in a two-dimensional table format.
  AccessibleExtendedText The AccessibleExtendedText interface contains additional methods not provided by the AccessibleText interface Applications can determine if an object supports the AccessibleExtendedText interface by first obtaining its AccessibleContext (see `Accessible`) and then calling the `AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()` method of AccessibleContext.
  AccessibleHyperlink Encapsulation of a link, or set of links (e.g.
  AccessibleHypertext The AccessibleHypertext class is the base class for all classes that present hypertext information on the display.
  AccessibleIcon The AccessibleIcon interface should be supported by any object that has an associated icon (e.g., buttons).
  AccessibleKeyBinding The AccessibleKeyBinding interface should be supported by any object that has a keyboard bindings such as a keyboard mnemonic and/or keyboard shortcut which can be used to select the object.
  AccessibleRelationSet Class AccessibleRelationSet determines a component's relation set.
  AccessibleRole Class AccessibleRole determines the role of a component.
  AccessibleSelection This AccessibleSelection interface provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to determine what the current selected children are, as well as modify the selection set.
  AccessibleStateSet Class AccessibleStateSet determines a component's state set.
  AccessibleTable Class AccessibleTable describes a user-interface component that presents data in a two-dimensional table format.
  AccessibleTableModelChange The AccessibleTableModelChange interface describes a change to the table model.
  AccessibleText The AccessibleText interface should be implemented by all classes that present textual information on the display.
  AccessibleTextSequence This class collects together key details of a span of text.
  AccessibleValue The AccessibleValue interface should be supported by any object that supports a numerical value (e.g., a scroll bar).

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.colorchooser
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.plaf
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.plaf.basic
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.plaf.metal
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.plaf.multi
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.table
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleAction The AccessibleAction interface should be supported by any object that can perform one or more actions.
  AccessibleComponent The AccessibleComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.
  AccessibleExtendedComponent The AccessibleExtendedComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleRole Class AccessibleRole determines the role of a component.
  AccessibleSelection This AccessibleSelection interface provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to determine what the current selected children are, as well as modify the selection set.
  AccessibleStateSet Class AccessibleStateSet determines a component's state set.
  AccessibleText The AccessibleText interface should be implemented by all classes that present textual information on the display.
  AccessibleValue The AccessibleValue interface should be supported by any object that supports a numerical value (e.g., a scroll bar).

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.text
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleAction The AccessibleAction interface should be supported by any object that can perform one or more actions.
  AccessibleComponent The AccessibleComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.
  AccessibleEditableText The AccessibleEditableText interface should be implemented by all classes that present editable textual information on the display.
  AccessibleExtendedComponent The AccessibleExtendedComponent interface should be supported by any object that is rendered on the screen.
  AccessibleExtendedText The AccessibleExtendedText interface contains additional methods not provided by the AccessibleText interface Applications can determine if an object supports the AccessibleExtendedText interface by first obtaining its AccessibleContext (see `Accessible`) and then calling the `AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()` method of AccessibleContext.
  AccessibleRole Class AccessibleRole determines the role of a component.
  AccessibleStateSet Class AccessibleStateSet determines a component's state set.
  AccessibleText The AccessibleText interface should be implemented by all classes that present textual information on the display.
  AccessibleTextSequence This class collects together key details of a span of text.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.text.html
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.
  AccessibleContext AccessibleContext represents the minimum information all accessible objects return.

- Classes in javax.accessibility used by javax.swing.tree
  Class and Description
  Accessible Interface Accessible is the main interface for the accessibility package.

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