AccessibleHypertext (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.accessibility.AccessibleHypertext interface
Date: 2026-04-17

javax.accessibility

## Interface AccessibleHypertext

- All Superinterfaces:
    AccessibleText
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    JEditorPane.JEditorPaneAccessibleHypertextSupport

      public interface AccessibleHypertext
      extends AccessibleText

  The AccessibleHypertext class is the base class for all classes that present hypertext information on the display. This class provides the standard mechanism for an assistive technology to access that text via its content, attributes, and spatial location. It also provides standard mechanisms for manipulating hyperlinks. Applications can determine if an object supports the AccessibleHypertext interface by first obtaining its AccessibleContext (see `Accessible`) and then calling the `AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()` method of AccessibleContext. If the return value is a class which extends AccessibleHypertext, then that object supports AccessibleHypertext.

  See Also:
    `Accessible`, `Accessible.getAccessibleContext()`, `AccessibleContext`, `AccessibleText`, `AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()`

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleText

      `CHARACTER, SENTENCE, WORD`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AccessibleHyperlink` | `getLink(int linkIndex)` Returns the nth Link of this Hypertext document.
    `int` | `getLinkCount()` Returns the number of links within this hypertext document.
    `int` | `getLinkIndex(int charIndex)` Returns the index into an array of hyperlinks that is associated with this character index, or -1 if there is no hyperlink associated with this index.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleText

      `getAfterIndex, getAtIndex, getBeforeIndex, getCaretPosition, getCharacterAttribute, getCharacterBounds, getCharCount, getIndexAtPoint, getSelectedText, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getLinkCount

          int getLinkCount()

      Returns the number of links within this hypertext document.
      Returns:
        number of links in this hypertext doc.

    - #### getLink

          AccessibleHyperlink getLink(int linkIndex)

      Returns the nth Link of this Hypertext document.
      Parameters:
        `linkIndex` - within the links of this Hypertext
      Returns:
        Link object encapsulating the nth link(s)

    - #### getLinkIndex

          int getLinkIndex(int charIndex)

      Returns the index into an array of hyperlinks that is associated with this character index, or -1 if there is no hyperlink associated with this index.
      Parameters:
        `charIndex` - index within the text
      Returns:
        index into the set of hyperlinks for this hypertext doc.

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