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/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2008 IBM Corporation and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.swt.accessibility;


import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;

/**
 * Instances of this class provide a bridge between application
 * code and assistive technology clients. Many platforms provide
 * default accessible behavior for most widgets, and this class
 * allows that default behavior to be overridden. Applications
 * can get the default Accessible object for a control by sending
 * it <code>getAccessible</code>, and then add an accessible listener
 * to override simple items like the name and help string, or they
 * can add an accessible control listener to override complex items.
 * As a rule of thumb, an application would only want to use the
 * accessible control listener to implement accessibility for a
 * custom control.
 * 
 * @see Control#getAccessible
 * @see AccessibleListener
 * @see AccessibleEvent
 * @see AccessibleControlListener
 * @see AccessibleControlEvent
 * @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/snippets/#accessibility">Accessibility snippets</a>
 * @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/">Sample code and further information</a>
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public class Accessible {
	Control control;

	Accessible(Control control) {
		this.control = control;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Invokes platform specific functionality to allocate a new accessible object.
	 * <p>
	 * <b>IMPORTANT:</b> This method is <em>not</em> part of the public
	 * API for <code>Accessible</code>. It is marked public only so that it
	 * can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not
	 * available on all platforms, and should never be called from
	 * application code.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @param control the control to get the accessible object for
	 * @return the platform specific accessible object
	 */
	public static Accessible internal_new_Accessible(Control control) {
		return new Accessible(control);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds the listener to the collection of listeners who will
	 * be notified when an accessible client asks for certain strings,
	 * such as name, description, help, or keyboard shortcut. The
	 * listener is notified by sending it one of the messages defined
	 * in the <code>AccessibleListener</code> interface.
	 *
	 * @param listener the listener that should be notified when the receiver
	 * is asked for a name, description, help, or keyboard shortcut string
	 *
	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @see AccessibleListener
	 * @see #removeAccessibleListener
	 */
	public void addAccessibleListener(AccessibleListener listener) {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Removes the listener from the collection of listeners who will
	 * be notified when an accessible client asks for certain strings,
	 * such as name, description, help, or keyboard shortcut.
	 *
	 * @param listener the listener that should no longer be notified when the receiver
	 * is asked for a name, description, help, or keyboard shortcut string
	 *
	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @see AccessibleListener
	 * @see #addAccessibleListener
	 */
	public void removeAccessibleListener(AccessibleListener listener) {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Adds the listener to the collection of listeners who will
	 * be notified when an accessible client asks for custom control
	 * specific information. The listener is notified by sending it
	 * one of the messages defined in the <code>AccessibleControlListener</code>
	 * interface.
	 *
	 * @param listener the listener that should be notified when the receiver
	 * is asked for custom control specific information
	 *
	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @see AccessibleControlListener
	 * @see #removeAccessibleControlListener
	 */
	public void addAccessibleControlListener(AccessibleControlListener listener) {
	}

	/**
	 * Removes the listener from the collection of listeners who will
	 * be notified when an accessible client asks for custom control
	 * specific information.
	 *
	 * @param listener the listener that should no longer be notified when the receiver
	 * is asked for custom control specific information
	 *
	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @see AccessibleControlListener
	 * @see #addAccessibleControlListener
	 */
	public void removeAccessibleControlListener(AccessibleControlListener listener) {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Adds the listener to the collection of listeners who will
	 * be notified when an accessible client asks for custom text control
	 * specific information. The listener is notified by sending it
	 * one of the messages defined in the <code>AccessibleTextListener</code>
	 * interface.
	 *
	 * @param listener the listener that should be notified when the receiver
	 * is asked for custom text control specific information
	 *
	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @see AccessibleTextListener
	 * @see #removeAccessibleTextListener
	 * 
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public void addAccessibleTextListener (AccessibleTextListener listener) {
	}

	/**
	 * Removes the listener from the collection of listeners who will
	 * be notified when an accessible client asks for custom text control
	 * specific information.
	 *
	 * @param listener the listener that should no longer be notified when the receiver
	 * is asked for custom text control specific information
	 *
	 * @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the listener is null</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @see AccessibleTextListener
	 * @see #addAccessibleTextListener
	 * 
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public void removeAccessibleTextListener (AccessibleTextListener listener) {
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the control for this Accessible object. 
	 *
	 * @return the receiver's control
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public Control getControl() {
		return control;
	}

	/**
	 * Sends a message to accessible clients that the child selection
	 * within a custom container control has changed.
	 *
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * 
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public void selectionChanged () {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Sends a message to accessible clients that the text
	 * caret has moved within a custom control.
	 *
	 * @param index the new caret index within the control
	 * 
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public void textCaretMoved (int index) {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Sends a message to accessible clients that the text
	 * within a custom control has changed.
	 *
	 * @param type the type of change, one of <code>ACC.NOTIFY_TEXT_INSERT</code>
	 * or <code>ACC.NOTIFY_TEXT_DELETE</code>
	 * @param startIndex the text index within the control where the insertion or deletion begins
	 * @param length the non-negative length in characters of the insertion or deletion
	 *
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * 
	 * @see ACC#TEXT_INSERT
	 * @see ACC#TEXT_DELETE
	 * 
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public void textChanged (int type, int startIndex, int length) {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Sends a message to accessible clients that the text
	 * selection has changed within a custom control.
	 *
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public void textSelectionChanged () {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Sends a message to accessible clients indicating that the focus
	 * has changed within a custom control.
	 *
	 * @param childID an identifier specifying a child of the control
	 * 
	 * @exception SWTException <ul>
	 *    <li>ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver's control has been disposed</li>
	 *    <li>ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver's control</li>
	 * </ul>
	 */
	public void setFocus(int childID) {
	}

	/**
	 * Invokes platform specific functionality to dispose an accessible object.
	 * <p>
	 * <b>IMPORTANT:</b> This method is <em>not</em> part of the public
	 * API for <code>Accessible</code>. It is marked public only so that it
	 * can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not
	 * available on all platforms, and should never be called from
	 * application code.
	 * </p>
	 */
	public void internal_dispose_Accessible() {
	}
	
	/**
	 * Invokes platform specific functionality to handle a window message.
	 * <p>
	 * <b>IMPORTANT:</b> This method is <em>not</em> part of the public
	 * API for <code>Accessible</code>. It is marked public only so that it
	 * can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not
	 * available on all platforms, and should never be called from
	 * application code.
	 * </p>
	 */
	public int internal_WM_GETOBJECT (int wParam, int lParam) {
		return 0;
	}	
}

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