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package javax.accessibility;

import java.awt.Rectangle;

/**
 * This interface provides extended text functionality, similar
 * to AccessibleText.
 * @see AccessibleText
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface AccessibleExtendedText
{
  /**
   * This constant indicates that the retrieved text should be a
   * complete line.
   */
  int LINE = 4;

  /**
   * This constant indicates that the retrieved text should consist
   * of a run with identical attributes. 
   */
  int ATTRIBUTE_RUN = 5;

  /**
   * Determines the bounding box of some text held by this object.
   * @param start the starting index
   * @param end the ending index
   * @return the bounding box
   * @see AccessibleText#getCharacterBounds(int)
   */
  Rectangle getTextBounds(int start, int end);

  /**
   * Return a range of text from the underlying object.
   * @param start the starting index
   * @param end the ending index
   */
  String getTextRange(int start, int end);

  /**
   * Return a text sequence from the underlying object.  The part
   * parameter describes the type of sequence to return; it is one
   * of the constants from {@link AccessibleText} or from this
   * class.
   * @param part the type of the sequence to return 
   * @param index start of the sequence
   */
  AccessibleTextSequence getTextSequenceAfter(int part, int index);

  /**
   * Return a text sequence from the underlying object.  The part
   * parameter describes the type of sequence to return; it is one
   * of the constants from {@link AccessibleText} or from this
   * class.
   * @param part the type of the sequence to return 
   * @param index start of the sequence
   */
  AccessibleTextSequence getTextSequenceAt(int part, int index);

  /**
   * Return a text sequence from the underlying object.  The part
   * parameter describes the type of sequence to return; it is one
   * of the constants from {@link AccessibleText} or from this
   * class.
   * @param part the type of the sequence to return 
   * @param index end of the sequence
   */
  AccessibleTextSequence getTextSequenceBefore(int part, int index);
}