spark.accessibility

# TabBarAccImpl - AS3 Flex

Package | spark.accessibility
Class | public class TabBarAccImpl
Inheritance | TabBarAccImpl ButtonBarBaseAccImpl ListBaseAccImpl AccImpl AccessibilityImplementation Object

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 4

Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

TabBarAccImpl is the accessibility implementation class for spark.components.TabBar.

When a Spark TabBar is created, its `accessibilityImplementation` property is set to an instance of this class. The Flash Player then uses this class to allow MSAA clients such as screen readers to see and manipulate the TabBar. See the mx.accessibility.AccImpl and flash.accessibility.AccessibilityImplementation classes for background information about accessibility implementation classes and MSAA.

Children

The MSAA children of a TabBar are its tabs. As described above, the accessibility of these tabs is managed by the TabBar; their own `accessibilityImplementation` and `accessibilityProperties` are ignored by the Flash Player.

Role

The MSAA Role of a TabBar is ROLE_SYSTEM_PAGETABLIST.

The Role of each tab is ROLE_SYSTEM_PAGETAB.

Name

The MSAA Name of a TabBar is, by default, an empty string. When wrapped in a FormItem element, the Name is the FormItem's label. To override this behavior, set the TabBar's `accessibilityName` property.

The Name of each tab is determined by the TabBar's `itemToLabel()` method.

When the Name of the TabBar or one of its tabs changes, a TabBar dispatches the MSAA event EVENT_OBJECT_NAMECHANGE with the proper childID for the tab or 0 for itself.

Description

The MSAA Description of a TabBar is, by default, an empty string, but you can set the TabBar's `accessibilityDescription` property.

The Description of each tab is the empty string.

State

The MSAA State of a TabBar is a combination of:

- STATE_SYSTEM_UNAVAILABLE (when enabled is false)
- STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSABLE (when enabled is true)
- STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSED (when enabled is true and the TabBar has focus)

The State of a tab in a TabBar is a combination of:

- STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSED
- STATE_SYSTEM_PRESSED

When the State of the TabBar or one of its tabs changes, a TabBar dispatches the MSAA event EVENT_OBJECT_STATECHANGE with the proper childID for the tab or 0 for itself.

Value

A TabBar, or a tab in a TabBar, does not have an MSAA Value.

Location

The MSAA Location of a TabBar, or a tab in a TabBar, is its bounding rectangle.

Default Action

A TabBar does not have an MSAA DefaultAction.

The DefaultAction of a tab in a TabBar is "Switch". When it is performed, the given tab is pressed.

Focus

Both the TabBar and its individual tabs accept focus. When they do so it dispatches the MSAA event EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS. A tab is not automatically pressed when focused through arrow key navigation. To press a focused tab, the user must press the spacebar.

Selection

MSAA Selection will press the tab corresponding to the specified childID. Only one tab can be pressed at a time.

Public Properties
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| Property | Defined By
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|  | constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance. | Object
|  | errno : uint Indicates an error code. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | stub : Boolean Used to create a component accessibility stub. | AccessibilityImplementation

Protected Properties
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| Property | Defined By
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|  | eventsToHandle : Array [read-only] All subclasses must override this function by returning an array of strings of the events to listen for. | AccImpl
|  | master : UIComponent A reference to the UIComponent instance that this AccImpl instance is making accessible. | AccImpl
|  | role : uint Accessibility role of the component being made accessible. | AccImpl

Public Methods
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| Method | Defined By
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|  | TabBarAccImpl(master:UIComponent) Constructor. | TabBarAccImpl
|  | accDoDefaultAction(childID:uint):void An IAccessible method that performs the default action associated with the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents or of one of its child elements. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | accLocation(childID:uint):* MSAA method for returning a DisplayObject or Rectangle specifying the bounding box of a child element in the AccessibilityImplementation. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | accSelect(operation:uint, childID:uint):void IAccessible method for altering the selection in the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | enableAccessibility():void [static] Enables accessibility in the TabBar class. | TabBarAccImpl
|  | get_accDefaultAction(childID:uint):String MSAA method for returning the default action of the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents or of one of its child elements. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_accFocus():uint MSAA method for returning the unsigned integer ID of the child element, if any, that has child focus within the component. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_accName(childID:uint):String MSAA method for returning the name for the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents or for one of its child elements. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_accRole(childID:uint):uint MSAA method for returning the system role for the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents or for one of its child elements. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_accSelection():Array MSAA method for returning an array containing the IDs of all child elements that are selected. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_accState(childID:uint):uint IAccessible method for returning the current runtime state of the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents or of one of its child elements. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_accValue(childID:uint):String MSAA method for returning the runtime value of the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents or of one of its child elements. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_selectionActiveIndex():* | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | get_selectionAnchorIndex():* | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | getChildIDArray():Array Returns an array containing the unsigned integer IDs of all child elements in the AccessibilityImplementation. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | getFormName(component:UIComponent):String [static] Method for supporting Form Accessibility. | AccImpl
|  | hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined. | Object
|  | isAncestorDisabled(component:UIComponent):Boolean [static] Returns true if an ancestor of the component has enabled set to false. | AccImpl
|  | isLabeledBy(labelBounds:Rectangle):Boolean Returns true or false to indicate whether a text object having a bounding box specified by a x, y, width, and height should be considered a label for the component that this AccessibilityImplementation represents. | AccessibilityImplementation
|  | isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter. | Object
|  | propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable. | Object
|  | setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object
|  | toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object
|  | toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object. | Object
|  | valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object. | Object

Protected Methods
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| Method | Defined By
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|  | eventHandler(event:Event):void Generic event handler. | AccImpl
|  | getName(childID:uint):String Returns the name of the accessible component. | AccImpl
|  | getState(childID:uint):uint Utility method to determine state of the accessible component. | AccImpl

Constructor Detail

### TabBarAccImpl

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Constructor

`public function TabBarAccImpl(master:UIComponent)`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 4

Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Constructor.

Parameters

| `master:UIComponent` — The UIComponent instance that this AccImpl instance is making accessible.

Method Detail

### enableAccessibility

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method

`public static function enableAccessibility():void`

Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0

Product Version: | Flex 4

Runtime Versions: | Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Enables accessibility in the TabBar class.

This method is called by application startup code that is autogenerated by the MXML compiler. Afterwards, when instances of TabBar are initialized, their `accessibilityImplementation` property will be set to an instance of this class.

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