AccessibleExtendedText (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.accessibility.AccessibleExtendedText interface
Date: 2026-07-22

javax.accessibility

## Interface AccessibleExtendedText

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    JEditorPane.AccessibleJEditorPane, JEditorPane.AccessibleJEditorPaneHTML, JEditorPane.JEditorPaneAccessibleHypertextSupport, JPasswordField.AccessibleJPasswordField, JTextArea.AccessibleJTextArea, JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent, JTextField.AccessibleJTextField

      public interface AccessibleExtendedText

  The AccessibleExtendedText interface contains additional methods not provided by the AccessibleText interface Applications can determine if an object supports the AccessibleExtendedText interface by first obtaining its AccessibleContext (see `Accessible`) and then calling the `AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()` method of AccessibleContext. If the return value is an instance of AccessibleExtendedText, the object supports this interface.

  Since:
    1.5
  See Also:
    `Accessible`, `Accessible.getAccessibleContext()`, `AccessibleContext`, `AccessibleContext.getAccessibleText()`

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static int` | `ATTRIBUTE_RUN` Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is contiguous text with the same text attributes.
    `static int` | `LINE` Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a line of text.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Rectangle` | `getTextBounds(int startIndex, int endIndex)` Returns the bounding rectangle of the text between two indices.
    `String` | `getTextRange(int startIndex, int endIndex)` Returns the text between two indices
    `AccessibleTextSequence` | `getTextSequenceAfter(int part, int index)` Returns the `AccessibleTextSequence` after a given index.
    `AccessibleTextSequence` | `getTextSequenceAt(int part, int index)` Returns the `AccessibleTextSequence` at a given index.
    `AccessibleTextSequence` | `getTextSequenceBefore(int part, int index)` Returns the `AccessibleTextSequence` before a given index.

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### LINE

          static final int LINE

      Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is a line of text.
      See Also:
        `AccessibleText.getAtIndex(int, int)`, `AccessibleText.getAfterIndex(int, int)`, `AccessibleText.getBeforeIndex(int, int)`, Constant Field Values

    - #### ATTRIBUTE_RUN

          static final int ATTRIBUTE_RUN

      Constant used to indicate that the part of the text that should be retrieved is contiguous text with the same text attributes.
      See Also:
        `AccessibleText.getAtIndex(int, int)`, `AccessibleText.getAfterIndex(int, int)`, `AccessibleText.getBeforeIndex(int, int)`, Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getTextRange

          String getTextRange(int startIndex,
                              int endIndex)

      Returns the text between two indices
      Parameters:
        `startIndex` - the start index in the text
        `endIndex` - the end index in the text
      Returns:
        the text string if the indices are valid. Otherwise, null is returned.

    - #### getTextSequenceAt

          AccessibleTextSequence getTextSequenceAt(int part,
                                                   int index)

      Returns the `AccessibleTextSequence` at a given index.
      Parameters:
        `part` - the `CHARACTER`, `WORD`, `SENTENCE`, `LINE` or `ATTRIBUTE_RUN` to retrieve
        `index` - an index within the text
      Returns:
        an `AccessibleTextSequence` specifying the text if part and index are valid. Otherwise, null is returned.
      See Also:
        `AccessibleText.CHARACTER`, `AccessibleText.WORD`, `AccessibleText.SENTENCE`

    - #### getTextSequenceAfter

          AccessibleTextSequence getTextSequenceAfter(int part,
                                                      int index)

      Returns the `AccessibleTextSequence` after a given index.
      Parameters:
        `part` - the `CHARACTER`, `WORD`, `SENTENCE`, `LINE` or `ATTRIBUTE_RUN` to retrieve
        `index` - an index within the text
      Returns:
        an `AccessibleTextSequence` specifying the text if part and index are valid. Otherwise, null is returned.
      See Also:
        `AccessibleText.CHARACTER`, `AccessibleText.WORD`, `AccessibleText.SENTENCE`

    - #### getTextSequenceBefore

          AccessibleTextSequence getTextSequenceBefore(int part,
                                                       int index)

      Returns the `AccessibleTextSequence` before a given index.
      Parameters:
        `part` - the `CHARACTER`, `WORD`, `SENTENCE`, `LINE` or `ATTRIBUTE_RUN` to retrieve
        `index` - an index within the text
      Returns:
        an `AccessibleTextSequence` specifying the text if part and index are valid. Otherwise, null is returned.
      See Also:
        `AccessibleText.CHARACTER`, `AccessibleText.WORD`, `AccessibleText.SENTENCE`

    - #### getTextBounds

          Rectangle getTextBounds(int startIndex,
                                  int endIndex)

      Returns the bounding rectangle of the text between two indices.
      Parameters:
        `startIndex` - the start index in the text
        `endIndex` - the end index in the text
      Returns:
        the bounding rectangle of the text if the indices are valid. Otherwise, null is returned.

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