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#include "nsISupports.idl"

interface nsIAccessible;
interface nsIAccessibleEvent;

[uuid(817ae493-b238-4fbc-a623-d20ed81eebcd)]
interface nsPIAccessible : nsISupports
{
  /**
   * Set accessible parent.
   */
  void setParent(in nsIAccessible aAccParent);

  /**
   * Set first accessible child.
   */
  void setFirstChild(in nsIAccessible aAccFirstChild);

  /**
   * Set next sibling accessible.
   */
  void setNextSibling(in nsIAccessible aAccNextSibling);

  /**
   * Return parent accessible only if cached.
   */
  void getCachedParent(out nsIAccessible aAccParent);

  /**
   * Set the child count to -1 (unknown) and null out cached child pointers
   */
  void invalidateChildren();

  /**
   * Fire accessible event.
   *
   * @param aEvent - DOM event
   * @param aTarget - target of DOM event
   * @param aData - additional information for accessible event.
   *
   * XXX: eventually this method will be removed (see bug 377022)
   */
  void fireToolkitEvent(in unsigned long aEvent, in nsIAccessible aTarget,
                        in voidPtr aData);

  /**
   * Fire accessible event.
   */
  void fireAccessibleEvent(in nsIAccessibleEvent aAccEvent);

  /**
   * Return true if there are accessible children in anonymous content
   */
  readonly attribute boolean allowsAnonChildAccessibles;

  /**
   * Assert if child not in parent's cache.
   */
  void testChildCache(in nsIAccessible aCachedChild);

  /**
   * Returns text of accessible if accessible has text role otherwise empty
   * string.
   */
  AString getContentText();
};