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| title: 'JABSWITCH(1) JDK @@VERSION_SHORT@@ | JDK Commands' | |
| date: @@COPYRIGHT_YEAR@@ | |
| lang: en | |
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| ## Name | |
| jabswitch - enable or disable the Java Access Bridge | |
| ## Synopsis | |
| `jabswitch` \[ -enable|/enable | -disable|/disable | -version|/version | -?|/? \] | |
| ## Options | |
| `-enable` | |
| or | |
| `/enable` | |
| : Enables the Java Access Bridge | |
| `-disable` | |
| or | |
| `/disable` | |
| : Disables the Java Access Bridge | |
| `-version` | |
| or | |
| `/version` | |
| : Displays version information for the `jabswitch` command. | |
| `-?` | |
| or | |
| `/?` | |
| : Displays usage information for the `jabswitch` command. | |
| ## Description | |
| The `jabswitch` command is a utility program that enables the | |
| Java Access Bridge to be loaded by the JDK on Windows platforms. | |
| The Java Access Bridge is used by Assistive Technologies | |
| to interact with Java Accessibility APIs of the Java SE platform. | |
| To have any effect, the assistive technology must support the Java Access Bridge. | |
| This command creates or updates a file named `.accessibility.properties`, | |
| in the user's home directory. When selecting the `-enable` option, the file | |
| is populated with the information needed to load the Java Access Bridge. | |
| This file is then read and used in accordance with the specification of the | |
| Java SE | |
| [`java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit()`](../../api/java.desktop/java/awt/Toolkit.html#getDefaultToolkit()) | |
| API, on initialization. | |
| Note: This command is only provided with JDK for Windows. |