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public abstract class

AccessibilityNodeProvider

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeProvider

Class Overview

This class is the contract a client should implement to enable support of a virtual view hierarchy rooted at a given view for accessibility purposes. A virtual view hierarchy is a tree of imaginary Views that is reported as a part of the view hierarchy when an AccessibilityService explores the window content. Since the virtual View tree does not exist this class is responsible for managing the AccessibilityNodeInfos describing that tree to accessibility services.

The main use case of these APIs is to enable a custom view that draws complex content, for example a monthly calendar grid, to be presented as a tree of logical nodes, for example month days each containing events, thus conveying its logical structure.

A typical use case is to override getAccessibilityNodeProvider() of the View that is a root of a virtual View hierarchy to return an instance of this class. In such a case this instance is responsible for managing AccessibilityNodeInfos describing the virtual sub-tree rooted at the View including the one representing the View itself. Similarly the returned instance is responsible for performing accessibility actions on any virtual view or the root view itself. For example:

     getAccessibilityNodeProvider(
         if (mAccessibilityNodeProvider == null) {
             mAccessibilityNodeProvider = new AccessibilityNodeProvider() {
                 public boolean performAction(int action, int virtualDescendantId) {
                     // Implementation.
                     return false;
                 }

                 public List findAccessibilityNodeInfosByText(String text,
                         int virtualDescendantId) {
                     // Implementation.
                     return null;
                 }

                 public AccessibilityNodeInfo createAccessibilityNodeInfo(int virtualDescendantId) {
                     // Implementation.
                     return null;
                 }
             });
     return mAccessibilityNodeProvider;
 

Summary

Public Constructors
AccessibilityNodeProvider()
Public Methods
AccessibilityNodeInfo createAccessibilityNodeInfo(int virtualViewId)
Returns an AccessibilityNodeInfo representing a virtual view, i.e.
List<AccessibilityNodeInfo> findAccessibilityNodeInfosByText(String text, int virtualViewId)
Finds AccessibilityNodeInfos by text.
AccessibilityNodeInfo findFocus(int focus)
Find the virtual view, i.e.
boolean performAction(int virtualViewId, int action, Bundle arguments)
Performs an accessibility action on a virtual view, i.e.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Public Constructors

public AccessibilityNodeProvider ()

Added in API level 16

Public Methods

public AccessibilityNodeInfo createAccessibilityNodeInfo (int virtualViewId)

Added in API level 16

Returns an AccessibilityNodeInfo representing a virtual view, i.e. a descendant of the host View, with the given virtualViewId or the host View itself if virtualViewId equals to NO_ID.

A virtual descendant is an imaginary View that is reported as a part of the view hierarchy for accessibility purposes. This enables custom views that draw complex content to report them selves as a tree of virtual views, thus conveying their logical structure.

The implementer is responsible for obtaining an accessibility node info from the pool of reusable instances and setting the desired properties of the node info before returning it.

Parameters
virtualViewId A client defined virtual view id.
Returns

public List<AccessibilityNodeInfo> findAccessibilityNodeInfosByText (String text, int virtualViewId)

Added in API level 16

Finds AccessibilityNodeInfos by text. The match is case insensitive containment. The search is relative to the virtual view, i.e. a descendant of the host View, with the given virtualViewId or the host View itself virtualViewId equals to NO_ID.

Parameters
text The searched text.
virtualViewId A client defined virtual view id which defined the root of the tree in which to perform the search.
Returns
  • A list of node info.

public AccessibilityNodeInfo findFocus (int focus)

Added in API level 19

Find the virtual view, i.e. a descendant of the host View, that has the specified focus type.

Parameters
focus The focus to find. One of FOCUS_INPUT or FOCUS_ACCESSIBILITY.
Returns
  • The node info of the focused view or null.

public boolean performAction (int virtualViewId, int action, Bundle arguments)

Added in API level 16

Performs an accessibility action on a virtual view, i.e. a descendant of the host View, with the given virtualViewId or the host View itself if virtualViewId equals to NO_ID.

Parameters
virtualViewId A client defined virtual view id.
action The action to perform.
arguments Optional action arguments.
Returns
  • True if the action was performed.