# Class JTextArea.AccessibleJTextArea

java.lang.Object
javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext
java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent
java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer
javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent
javax.swing.JTextArea.AccessibleJTextArea

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, EventListener, AccessibleAction, AccessibleComponent, AccessibleEditableText, AccessibleExtendedComponent, AccessibleExtendedText, AccessibleText, CaretListener, DocumentListener`

Enclosing class:
  `JTextArea`

protected class JTextArea.AccessibleJTextArea extends JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent
This class implements accessibility support for the `JTextArea` class. It provides an implementation of the Java Accessibility API appropriate to text area user-interface elements.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

Since:
  1.2

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in class JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

  `JComponent.AccessibleJComponent.AccessibleContainerHandler, JComponent.AccessibleJComponent.AccessibleFocusHandler`

  ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

  `Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.AccessibleAWTComponentHandler, Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.AccessibleAWTFocusHandler`

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields declared in class JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

  `accessibleFocusHandler`

  ### Fields declared in class Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

  `accessibleContainerHandler`

  ### Fields declared in class Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

  `accessibleAWTComponentHandler, accessibleAWTFocusHandler`

  ### Fields declared in class AccessibleContext

  `ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSET, ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDREN, ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY, accessibleDescription, accessibleName, accessibleParent`

  ### Fields declared in interface AccessibleAction

  `CLICK, DECREMENT, INCREMENT, TOGGLE_EXPAND, TOGGLE_POPUP`

  ### Fields declared in interface AccessibleExtendedText

  `ATTRIBUTE_RUN, LINE`

  ### Fields declared in interface AccessibleText

  `CHARACTER, SENTENCE, WORD`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `AccessibleJTextArea()`
  Constructs an `AccessibleJTextArea`.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `AccessibleStateSet`
  `getAccessibleStateSet()`
  Gets the state set of this object.

  ### Methods declared in class JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent

  `caretUpdate, changedUpdate, cut, delete, doAccessibleAction, getAccessibleActionCount, getAccessibleActionDescription, getAccessibleEditableText, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleText, getAfterIndex, getAtIndex, getBeforeIndex, getCaretPosition, getCharacterAttribute, getCharacterBounds, getCharCount, getIndexAtPoint, getSelectedText, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart, getTextBounds, getTextRange, getTextSequenceAfter, getTextSequenceAt, getTextSequenceBefore, insertTextAtIndex, insertUpdate, paste, removeUpdate, replaceText, selectText, setAttributes, setTextContents`

  ### Methods declared in class JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

  `addPropertyChangeListener, getAccessibleChild, getAccessibleChildrenCount, getAccessibleDescription, getAccessibleKeyBinding, getAccessibleName, getBorderTitle, getTitledBorderText, getToolTipText, removePropertyChangeListener`

  ### Methods declared in class Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

  `getAccessibleAt`

  ### Methods declared in class Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

  `addFocusListener, contains, getAccessibleComponent, getAccessibleIndexInParent, getAccessibleParent, getBackground, getBounds, getCursor, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getSize, isEnabled, isFocusTraversable, isShowing, isVisible, removeFocusListener, requestFocus, setBackground, setBounds, setCursor, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setLocation, setSize, setVisible`

  ### Methods declared in class AccessibleContext

  `firePropertyChange, getAccessibleAction, getAccessibleIcon, getAccessibleRelationSet, getAccessibleSelection, getAccessibleTable, getAccessibleValue, setAccessibleDescription, setAccessibleName, setAccessibleParent`

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods declared in interface AccessibleComponent

  `addFocusListener, contains, getAccessibleAt, getBackground, getBounds, getCursor, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getSize, isEnabled, isFocusTraversable, isShowing, isVisible, removeFocusListener, requestFocus, setBackground, setBounds, setCursor, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setLocation, setSize, setVisible`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### AccessibleJTextArea

    protected AccessibleJTextArea()
    Constructs an `AccessibleJTextArea`.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getAccessibleStateSet

    public AccessibleStateSet getAccessibleStateSet()
    Gets the state set of this object.
    Overrides:
      `getAccessibleStateSet` in class `JTextComponent.AccessibleJTextComponent`
    Returns:
      an instance of AccessibleStateSet describing the states of the object
    See Also:
      - `AccessibleStateSet`