Uses of Interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleAction (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Interface
javax.accessibility.AccessibleAction

- Packages that use AccessibleAction
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  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.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.

- - ### Uses of AccessibleAction in java.awt

    Classes in java.awt that implement AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `Button.AccessibleAWTButton` This class implements accessibility support for the `Button` class.
    `protected class` | `Checkbox.AccessibleAWTCheckbox` This class implements accessibility support for the `Checkbox` class.
    `protected class` | `CheckboxMenuItem.AccessibleAWTCheckboxMenuItem` Inner class of CheckboxMenuItem used to provide default support for accessibility.
    `protected class` | `Choice.AccessibleAWTChoice` This class implements accessibility support for the `Choice` class.
    `protected class` | `Menu.AccessibleAWTMenu` Inner class of Menu used to provide default support for accessibility.
    `protected class` | `MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem` Inner class of MenuItem used to provide default support for accessibility.
    `protected class` | `PopupMenu.AccessibleAWTPopupMenu` Inner class of PopupMenu used to provide default support for accessibility.

    Methods in java.awt that return AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AccessibleAction` | Choice.AccessibleAWTChoice.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.
    `AccessibleAction` | MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.
    `AccessibleAction` | Checkbox.AccessibleAWTCheckbox.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.
    `AccessibleAction` | CheckboxMenuItem.AccessibleAWTCheckboxMenuItem.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.
    `AccessibleAction` | Button.AccessibleAWTButton.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.

  - ### Uses of AccessibleAction in javax.accessibility

    Classes in javax.accessibility that implement AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AccessibleHyperlink` Encapsulation of a link, or set of links (e.g.

    Methods in javax.accessibility that return AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AccessibleAction` | AccessibleContext.`getAccessibleAction()` Gets the AccessibleAction associated with this object that supports one or more actions.

  - ### Uses of AccessibleAction in javax.swing

    Classes in javax.swing that implement AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton` This class implements accessibility support for the `AbstractButton` class.
    `protected class` | `JButton.AccessibleJButton` This class implements accessibility support for the `JButton` class.
    `protected class` | `JCheckBox.AccessibleJCheckBox` This class implements accessibility support for the `JCheckBox` class.
    `protected class` | `JCheckBoxMenuItem.AccessibleJCheckBoxMenuItem` This class implements accessibility support for the `JCheckBoxMenuItem` class.
    `protected class` | `JComboBox.AccessibleJComboBox` This class implements accessibility support for the `JComboBox` class.
    `protected class` | `JEditorPane.AccessibleJEditorPane` This class implements accessibility support for the `JEditorPane` class.
    `protected class` | `JEditorPane.AccessibleJEditorPaneHTML` This class provides support for `AccessibleHypertext`, and is used in instances where the `EditorKit` installed in this `JEditorPane` is an instance of `HTMLEditorKit`.
    `protected class` | `JEditorPane.JEditorPaneAccessibleHypertextSupport` What's returned by `AccessibleJEditorPaneHTML.getAccessibleText`.
    `class` | `JEditorPane.JEditorPaneAccessibleHypertextSupport.HTMLLink`
    `protected class` | `JMenu.AccessibleJMenu` This class implements accessibility support for the `JMenu` class.
    `protected class` | `JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem` This class implements accessibility support for the `JMenuItem` class.
    `protected class` | `JPasswordField.AccessibleJPasswordField` This class implements accessibility support for the `JPasswordField` class.
    `protected class` | `JRadioButton.AccessibleJRadioButton` This class implements accessibility support for the `JRadioButton` class.
    `protected class` | `JRadioButtonMenuItem.AccessibleJRadioButtonMenuItem` This class implements accessibility support for the `JRadioButtonMenuItem` class.
    `protected class` | `JSpinner.AccessibleJSpinner` `AccessibleJSpinner` implements accessibility support for the `JSpinner` class.
    `protected class` | `JTextArea.AccessibleJTextArea` This class implements accessibility support for the `JTextArea` class.
    `protected class` | `JTextField.AccessibleJTextField` This class implements accessibility support for the `JTextField` class.
    `protected class` | `JToggleButton.AccessibleJToggleButton` This class implements accessibility support for the `JToggleButton` class.
    `protected class` | `JTree.AccessibleJTree.AccessibleJTreeNode` This class implements accessibility support for the `JTree` child.

    Methods in javax.swing that return AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AccessibleAction` | JComboBox.AccessibleJComboBox.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.
    `AccessibleAction` | JTable.AccessibleJTable.AccessibleJTableCell.`getAccessibleAction()` Gets the `AccessibleAction` associated with this object if one exists.
    `AccessibleAction` | AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.
    `AccessibleAction` | JTree.AccessibleJTree.AccessibleJTreeNode.`getAccessibleAction()` Get the AccessibleAction associated with this object.
    `AccessibleAction` | JSpinner.AccessibleJSpinner.`getAccessibleAction()` Gets the AccessibleAction associated with this object that supports one or more actions.

  - ### Uses of AccessibleAction in javax.swing.table

    Methods in javax.swing.table that return AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AccessibleAction` | JTableHeader.AccessibleJTableHeader.AccessibleJTableHeaderEntry.`getAccessibleAction()`

  - ### Uses of AccessibleAction in javax.swing.text

    Classes in javax.swing.text that implement AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent` This class implements accessibility support for the `JTextComponent` class.

    Methods in javax.swing.text that return AccessibleAction
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AccessibleAction` | JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent.`getAccessibleAction()`

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