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package javax.accessibility;

/**
 * The {@code AccessibleIcon} interface should be supported by any object that
 * has an associated icon (e.g., buttons). This interface provides the standard
 * mechanism for an assistive technology to get descriptive information about
 * icons. Applications can determine if an object supports the
 * {@code AccessibleIcon} interface by first obtaining its
 * {@code AccessibleContext} (see {@link Accessible}) and then calling the
 * {@link AccessibleContext#getAccessibleIcon} method. If the return value is
 * not {@code null}, the object supports this interface.
 *
 * @author Lynn Monsanto
 * @see Accessible
 * @see AccessibleContext
 * @since 1.3
 */
public interface AccessibleIcon {

    /**
     * Gets the description of the icon. This is meant to be a brief textual
     * description of the object. For example, it might be presented to a blind
     * user to give an indication of the purpose of the icon.
     *
     * @return the description of the icon
     */
    public String getAccessibleIconDescription();

    /**
     * Sets the description of the icon. This is meant to be a brief textual
     * description of the object. For example, it might be presented to a blind
     * user to give an indication of the purpose of the icon.
     *
     * @param  description the description of the icon
     */
    public void setAccessibleIconDescription(String description);

    /**
     * Gets the width of the icon.
     *
     * @return the width of the icon
     */
    public int getAccessibleIconWidth();

    /**
     * Gets the height of the icon.
     *
     * @return the height of the icon
     */
    public int getAccessibleIconHeight();
}