gecko/accessible/public/nsIAccessible.idl
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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsIArray.idl"
interface nsIPersistentProperties;
interface nsIDOMDOMStringList;
/**
* A cross-platform interface that supports platform-specific
* accessibility APIs like MSAA and ATK. Contains the sum of what's needed
* to support IAccessible as well as ATK's generic accessibility objects.
* Can also be used by in-process accessibility clients to get information
* about objects in the accessible tree. The accessible tree is a subset of
* nodes in the DOM tree -- such as documents, focusable elements and text.
* Mozilla creates the implementations of nsIAccessible on demand.
* See http://www.mozilla.org/projects/ui/accessibility for more information.
*
* @status UNDER_REVIEW
*/
[scriptable, uuid(1f4ab23c-2878-4b26-9679-855f839d4542)]
interface nsIAccessible : nsISupports
{
/**
* Parent node in accessible tree.
*/
readonly attribute nsIAccessible parent;
/**
* Next sibling in accessible tree
*/
readonly attribute nsIAccessible nextSibling;
/**
* Previous sibling in accessible tree
*/
readonly attribute nsIAccessible previousSibling;
/**
* First child in accessible tree
*/
readonly attribute nsIAccessible firstChild;
/**
* Last child in accessible tree
*/
readonly attribute nsIAccessible lastChild;
/**
* Array of all this element's children.
*/
readonly attribute nsIArray children;
/**
* Number of accessible children
*/
readonly attribute long childCount;
/**
* The 0-based index of this accessible in its parent's list of children,
* or -1 if this accessible does not have a parent.
*/
readonly attribute long indexInParent;
/**
* Accessible name -- the main text equivalent for this node
*/
attribute AString name;
/**
* Accessible value -- a number or a secondary text equivalent for this node
* Widgets that use role attribute can force a value using the valuenow attribute
*/
readonly attribute AString value;
/**
* Accessible description -- long text associated with this node
*/
readonly attribute AString description;
/**
* Provides localized string of accesskey name, such as Alt+D.
* The modifier may be affected by user and platform preferences.
* Usually alt+letter, or just the letter alone for menu items.
*/
readonly attribute AString keyboardShortcut;
/**
* Provides localized string of global keyboard accelerator for default
* action, such as Ctrl+O for Open file
*/
readonly attribute AString defaultKeyBinding;
/**
* Provides array of localized string of global keyboard accelerator for
* the given action index supported by accessible.
*
* @param aActionIndex - index of the given action
*/
nsIDOMDOMStringList getKeyBindings(in PRUint8 aActionIndex);
/**
* Natural enumerated accessible role for the associated element.
* The values depend on platform because of variations.
* See the ROLE_* constants defined in nsIAccessibleRole.
* This does not take into account role attribute as the finalRole does.
*/
readonly attribute unsigned long role;
/**
* Enumerated accessible role. The values depend on platform because of variations.
* See the ROLE_* constants defined in nsIAccessibleRole.
* Widgets can use role attribute to force the final role
*/
readonly attribute unsigned long finalRole;
/**
* Accessible states -- bit field which describes boolean properties of node.
* See the STATE_* constants defined later in this file.
* Many states are only valid given a certain role attribute that supports them
*/
readonly attribute unsigned long finalState;
/**
* Extended accessible states -- second bit field describing node
*/
readonly attribute unsigned long extState;
/**
* True if this element is live in an editor.
* False if the content is being displayed but not edited.
*/
readonly attribute boolean isEditable;
/**
* Help text associated with node
*/
readonly attribute AString help;
/**
* Focused accessible child of node
*/
readonly attribute nsIAccessible focusedChild;
/**
* Attributes of accessible
*/
readonly attribute nsIPersistentProperties attributes;
/**
* Returns grouping information. Used for tree items, list items, tab panel
* labels, radio buttons, etc. Also used for collectons of non-text objects.
*
* @param groupLevel - 0-based, similar to ARIA 'level' property
* @param similarItemsInGroup - 1-based, similar to ARIA 'setsize' property
* @param positionInGroup - 0-based, similar to ARIA 'posinset' property
*/
void groupPosition(out long aGroupLevel, out long aSimilarItemsInGroup,
out long aPositionInGroup);
/**
* Accessible child which contains the coordinate at (x, y) in screen pixels.
*/
nsIAccessible getChildAtPoint(in long x, in long y);
/**
* Nth accessible child using zero-based index or last child if index less than zero
*/
nsIAccessible getChildAt(in long aChildIndex);
/**
* Accessible node geometrically to the right of this one
*/
nsIAccessible getAccessibleToRight();
/**
* Accessible node geometrically to the left of this one
*/
nsIAccessible getAccessibleToLeft();
/**
* Accessible node geometrically above this one
*/
nsIAccessible getAccessibleAbove();
/**
* Accessible node geometrically below this one
*/
nsIAccessible getAccessibleBelow();
/**
* Accessible node related to this one
*/
nsIAccessible getAccessibleRelated(in unsigned long aRelationType);
void getBounds(out long x,
out long y,
out long width,
out long height);
/**
* Add or remove this accessible to the current selection
*/
void setSelected(in boolean isSelected);
/**
* Extend the current selection from its current accessible anchor node
* to this accessible
*/
void extendSelection();
/**
* Select this accessible node only
*/
void takeSelection();
/**
* Focus this accessible node,
* The state STATE_FOCUSABLE indicates whether this node is normally focusable.
* It is the callers responsibility to determine whether this node is focusable.
* accTakeFocus on a node that is not normally focusable (such as a table),
* will still set focus on that node, although normally that will not be visually
* indicated in most style sheets.
*/
void takeFocus();
/**
* The number of accessible actions associated with this accessible
*/
readonly attribute PRUint8 numActions;
/**
* The name of the accessible action at the given zero-based index
*/
AString getActionName(in PRUint8 index);
/**
* The description of the accessible action at the given zero-based index
*/
AString getActionDescription(in PRUint8 aIndex);
/**
* Perform the accessible action at the given zero-based index
* Action number 0 is the default action
*/
void doAction(in PRUint8 index);
/**
* Get a pointer to accessibility interface for this node, which is specific
* to the OS/accessibility toolkit we're running on.
*/
[noscript] void getNativeInterface(out voidPtr aOutAccessible);
/**
* API states we map from opposite states
* VISIBLE -- mapped as the opposite of INVISIBLE
* SHOWING -- mapped as the opposite of OFFSCREEN
*
* ATK states we don't have in nsIAccessible:
* ARMED -- no clear use case, used briefly when button is activated
* HAS_TOOLTIP -- no known use case
* ICONIFIED -- Mozilla does not have elements which are collapsable into icons
* TRUNCATED -- need use case. Indicates that an object's onscreen content is truncated, e.g. a text value in a spreadsheet cell. No IA2 state.
*/
/**
* Relation Types -- most of these come from ATK's atkrelationtype.h
* When adding support for relations, make sure to add them to appropriate
* places in nsAccessibleWrap implementations
* RELATION_NULL:
* RELATION_CONTROLLED_BY: Controlled by one or more target objects.
* RELATION_CONTROLLER_FOR: Controller for one or more target objects.
* RELATION_LABEL_FOR: Label for one or more target objects.
* RELATION_LABELLED_BY: Labelled by one or more target objects.
* RELATION_MEMBER_OF: Member of a group of one or more target objects.
* RELATION_NODE_CHILD_OF: Cell in a treetable which is displayed because a
* cell in the same col is expanded & identifies it.
* RELATION_FLOWS_TO: Has content that flows logically to another
* object in a sequential way, e.g. text flow.
* RELATION_FLOWS_FROM: Has content that flows logically from another
* object in a sequential way, e.g. text flow.
* RELATION_SUBWINDOW_OF: Subwindow attached to a component but otherwise
* not connected in the UI hierarchy to that component.
* RELATION_EMBEDS: Visually embeds another object's content, i.e.
* this object's content flows around another's content.
* RELATION_EMBEDDED_BY: Inverse of RELATION_EMBEDS; this object's content
* is visually embedded in another object.
* RELATION_POPUP_FOR: Popup for another object.
* RELATION_PARENT_WINDOW_OF: Parent window of another object.
* RELATION_DEFAULT_BUTTON: Part of a form/dialog with a related default button.
* RELATION_DESCRIBED_BY: Described by one or more target objects.
* RELATION_DESCRIPTION_FOR: Description for one or more target objects.
*/
const unsigned long RELATION_NUL = 0x00; // ATK_RELATION_NUL
const unsigned long RELATION_CONTROLLED_BY = 0x01; // ATK_RELATION_CONTROLLED_BY
const unsigned long RELATION_CONTROLLER_FOR = 0x02; // ATK_RELATION_CONTROLLER_FOR
const unsigned long RELATION_LABEL_FOR = 0x03; // ATK_RELATION_LABEL_FOR
const unsigned long RELATION_LABELLED_BY = 0x04; // ATK_RELATION_LABELLED_BY
const unsigned long RELATION_MEMBER_OF = 0x05; // ATK_RELATION_MEMBER_OF
const unsigned long RELATION_NODE_CHILD_OF = 0x06; // ATK_RELATION_NODE_CHILD_OF
const unsigned long RELATION_FLOWS_TO = 0x07; // ATK_RELATION_FLOWS_TO
const unsigned long RELATION_FLOWS_FROM = 0x08; // ATK_RELATION_FLOWS_FROM
const unsigned long RELATION_SUBWINDOW_OF = 0x09; // ATK_RELATION_SUBWINDOW_OF
const unsigned long RELATION_EMBEDS = 0x0a; // ATK_RELATION_EMBEDS
const unsigned long RELATION_EMBEDDED_BY = 0x0b; // ATK_RELATION_EMBEDDED_BY
const unsigned long RELATION_POPUP_FOR = 0x0c; // ATK_RELATION_POPUP_FOR
const unsigned long RELATION_PARENT_WINDOW_OF = 0x0d; // ATK_RELATION_PARENT_WINDOW_OF
const unsigned long RELATION_DESCRIBED_BY = 0x0e; // ATK_RELATION_DESCRIBED_BY
const unsigned long RELATION_DESCRIPTION_FOR = 0x0f; // ATK_RELATION_DESCRIPTION_FOR
const unsigned long RELATION_DEFAULT_BUTTON = 0x4000; // MSAA only, no ATK relation
// MSAA relationship extensions to accNavigate
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_CONTROLLED_BY = 0x1000;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_CONTROLLER_FOR = 0x1001;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_LABEL_FOR = 0x1002;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_LABELLED_BY = 0x1003;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_MEMBER_OF = 0x1004;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_NODE_CHILD_OF = 0x1005;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_FLOWS_TO = 0x1006;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_FLOWS_FROM = 0x1007;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_SUBWINDOW_OF = 0x1008;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_EMBEDS = 0x1009;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_EMBEDDED_BY = 0x100a;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_POPUP_FOR = 0x100b;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_PARENT_WINDOW_OF = 0x100c;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_DEFAULT_BUTTON = 0x100d;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_DESCRIBED_BY = 0x100e;
const unsigned long NAVRELATION_DESCRIPTION_FOR = 0x100f;
};