### Class

# Atspi Accessible

#### Description [src]

    class Atspi.Accessible : Atspi.Object
      implements Atspi.Action, Atspi.Collection, Atspi.Component, Atspi.Document, Atspi.EditableText, Atspi.Hypertext, Atspi.Image, Atspi.Selection, Atspi.Table, Atspi.TableCell, Atspi.Text, Atspi.Value {
      accessible_parent: AtspiAccessible*,
      children: GPtrArray*,
      role: AtspiRole,
      interfaces: gint,
      name: char*,
      description: char*,
      states: AtspiStateSet*,
      attributes: GHashTable*,
      cached_properties: guint,
      priv: AtspiAccessiblePrivate*
    }

The base interface which is implemented by all accessible objects.

All objects support interfaces for querying their contained ‘children’ and position in the accessible-object hierarchy, whether or not they actually have children.

#### Ancestors

- AtspiObject
- GObject

#### Implements

- AtspiAction
- AtspiCollection
- AtspiComponent
- AtspiDocument
- AtspiEditableText
- AtspiHypertext
- AtspiImage
- AtspiSelection
- AtspiTable
- AtspiTableCell
- AtspiText
- AtspiValue

#### Instance methods

###### atspi_accessible_clear_cache

Clears the cached information for the given accessible and all of its descendants.

###### atspi_accessible_clear_cache_single

Clears the cached information only for the given accessible.

###### atspi_accessible_get_accessible_id

Gets the accessible id of the accessible. This is not meant to be presented to the user, but to be an id which is stable over application development. Typically, this is the gtkbuilder id.

since: 2.34

###### atspi_accessible_get_action

Gets the `AtspiAction` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_action_iface

Gets the `AtspiAction` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_application

Gets the containing `AtspiApplication` for an object.

###### atspi_accessible_get_atspi_version

Gets the AT-SPI IPC specification version supported by the application pointed to by the `AtspiAccessible` object. Only works on application root objects.

###### atspi_accessible_get_attributes

Gets the `AttributeSet` representing any assigned name-value pair attributes or annotations for this object. For typographic, textual, or textually-semantic attributes, see atspi_text_get_attributes instead.

###### atspi_accessible_get_attributes_as_array

Gets a `GArray` representing any assigned name-value pair attributes or annotations for this object. For typographic, textual, or textually-semantic attributes, see atspi_text_get_attributes_as_array instead.

###### atspi_accessible_get_child_at_index

Gets the `AtspiAccessible` child of an `AtspiAccessible` object at a given index.

###### atspi_accessible_get_child_count

Gets the number of children contained by an `AtspiAccessible` object.

###### atspi_accessible_get_collection

Gets the `AtspiCollection` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_collection_iface

Gets the `AtspiCollection` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_component

Gets the `AtspiComponent` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_component_iface

Gets the `AtspiComponent` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_description

Gets the description of an `AtspiAccessible` object.

###### atspi_accessible_get_document

Gets the `AtspiDocument` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_document_iface

Gets the `AtspiDocument` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_editable_text

Gets the `AtspiEditableText` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_editable_text_iface

Gets the `AtspiEditableText` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_help_text

Gets the help text associated with the accessible, if set. When this is present, it provides information that a screen reader can relay to the user to explain how to interact with the object.

since: 2.52

###### atspi_accessible_get_hyperlink

Gets the `AtspiHyperlink` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_hypertext

Gets the `AtspiHypertext` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_hypertext_iface

Gets the `AtspiHypertext` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_id

Gets the application id for a `AtspiAccessible` object. Only works on application root objects.

###### atspi_accessible_get_image

Gets the `AtspiImage` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_image_iface

Gets the `AtspiImage` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_index_in_parent

Gets the index of an `AtspiAccessible` object within its parent’s `AtspiAccessible` children list.

###### atspi_accessible_get_interfaces

A set of pointers to all interfaces supported by an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_localized_role_name

Gets a UTF-8 string corresponding to the name of the role played by an object, translated to the current locale. This method will return useful values for roles that fall outside the enumeration used in atspi_accessible_getRole ().

###### atspi_accessible_get_name

Gets the name of an `AtspiAccessible` object.

###### atspi_accessible_get_object_locale

No description available.

###### atspi_accessible_get_parent

Gets an `AtspiAccessible` object’s parent container.

###### atspi_accessible_get_process_id

Returns the process id associated with the given accessible. Mainly added for debugging; it is a shortcut to explicitly querying the accessible’s app->bus_name and then calling GetConnectionUnixProcessID.

###### atspi_accessible_get_relation_set

Gets the set of `AtspiRelation` objects which describes this `AtspiAccessible` object’s relationships with other `AtspiAccessible` objects.

###### atspi_accessible_get_role

Gets the UI role played by an `AtspiAccessible` object. This role’s name can be obtained via atspi_accessible_get_role_name ().

###### atspi_accessible_get_role_name

Gets a UTF-8 string corresponding to the name of the role played by an object. This method will return useful values for roles that fall outside the enumeration used in atspi_accessible_get_role ().

###### atspi_accessible_get_selection

Gets the `AtspiSelection` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_selection_iface

Gets the `AtspiSelection` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_state_set

Gets the states currently held by an object.

###### atspi_accessible_get_table

Gets the `AtspiTable` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_table_cell

Gets the `AtspiTableCell` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_table_iface

Gets the `AtspiTable` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_text

Gets the `AtspiTable` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_text_iface

Gets the `AtspiTable` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_name

Gets the toolkit name for an `AtspiAccessible` object. Only works on application root objects.

###### atspi_accessible_get_toolkit_version

Gets the toolkit version for an `AtspiAccessible` object. Only works on application root objects.

###### atspi_accessible_get_value

Gets the `AtspiTable` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_accessible_get_value_iface

Gets the `AtspiTable` interface for an `AtspiAccessible`.

###### atspi_accessible_is_action

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiAction` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_application

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiApplication` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_collection

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiCollection` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_component

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements `AtspiComponent`.

###### atspi_accessible_is_document

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiDocument` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_editable_text

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiEditableText` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_hyperlink

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiHyperlink` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_hypertext

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiHypertext` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_image

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiImage` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_selection

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiSelection` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_table

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiTable` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_table_cell

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiTableCell` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_text

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiText` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_is_value

Query whether the specified `AtspiAccessible` implements the `AtspiValue` interface.

###### atspi_accessible_set_cache_mask

Sets the type of data to cache for accessibles. If this is not set for an application or is reset to ATSPI_CACHE_UNDEFINED, then the desktop’s cache flag will be used. If the desktop’s cache flag is also undefined, then all possible data will be cached. This function is intended to work around bugs in toolkits where the proper events are not raised / to aid in testing for such bugs.

##### Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiAction (8)

###### atspi_action_do_action

Invoke the action indicated by #index.

###### atspi_action_get_action_description

Get the description of ‘`i`-th’ action invocable on an object implementing `AtspiAction`.

###### atspi_action_get_action_name

Get the name of the ‘`i`-th’ action invocable on an object implementing `AtspiAction`.

###### atspi_action_get_description

Get the description of ‘`i`-th’ action invocable on an object implementing `AtspiAction`.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_action_get_key_binding

Get the keybindings for the `i`-th action invocable on an object implementing `AtspiAction`, if any are defined. The keybindings string format is as follows: there are multiple parts to a keybinding string (typically 3). They are delimited with “;”. The first is the action’s keybinding which is usable if the object implementing the action is currently posted to the screen, e.g. if a menu is posted then these keybindings for the corresponding menu-items are available. The second keybinding substring is the full key sequence necessary to post the action’s widget and activate it, e.g. for a menu item such as “File->Open” it would both post the menu and activate the item. Thus the second keybinding string is available during the lifetime of the containing toplevel window as a whole, whereas the first keybinding string only works while the object implementing AtkAction is posted. The third (and optional) keybinding string is the “keyboard shortcut” which invokes the action without posting any menus. Meta-keys are indicated by the conventional strings “<Control>”, “<Alt>”, “<Shift>”, “<Mod2>”, etc. (we use the same string as `gtk_accelerator_name()` in gtk+-2.X.

###### atspi_action_get_localized_name

Get the name of the ‘`i`-th’ action invocable on an object implementing `AtspiAction`.

###### atspi_action_get_n_actions

Get the number of actions invokable on an `AtspiAction` implementor.

###### atspi_action_get_name

Get the name of the ‘`i`-th’ action invocable on an object implementing `AtspiAction`.

deprecated: 2.10

##### Methods inherited from AtspiCollection (5)

###### atspi_collection_get_active_descendant

No description available.

###### atspi_collection_get_matches

Gets all `AtspiAccessible` objects from the `collection` matching a given `rule`.

###### atspi_collection_get_matches_from

Gets all `AtspiAccessible` objects from the `collection`, before `current_object`, matching a given `rule`.

###### atspi_collection_get_matches_to

Gets all `AtspiAccessible` objects from the `collection`, after `current_object`, matching a given `rule`.

###### atspi_collection_is_ancestor_of

Not yet implemented.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiComponent (14)

###### atspi_component_contains

Queries whether a given `AtspiComponent` contains a particular point.

###### atspi_component_get_accessible_at_point

Gets the accessible child at a given coordinate within an `AtspiComponent`.

###### atspi_component_get_alpha

Gets the opacity/alpha value of a component, if alpha blending is in use.

###### atspi_component_get_extents

Gets the bounding box of the specified `AtspiComponent`. The returned values are meaningful only if the Component has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_component_get_layer

Queries which layer the component is painted into, to help determine its visibility in terms of stacking order.

###### atspi_component_get_mdi_z_order

Queries the z stacking order of a component which is in the MDI or window layer. (Bigger z-order numbers mean nearer the top).

###### atspi_component_get_position

Gets the minimum x and y coordinates of the specified `AtspiComponent`. The returned values are meaningful only if the Component has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_component_get_size

Gets the size of the specified `AtspiComponent`. The returned values are meaningful only if the Component has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_component_grab_focus

Attempts to set the keyboard input focus to the specified `AtspiComponent`.

###### atspi_component_scroll_to

Scrolls whatever container of the `AtspiComponent` object so it becomes visible on the screen.

###### atspi_component_scroll_to_point

Scrolls whatever container of the `AtspiComponent` object so it becomes visible on the screen at a given position.

###### atspi_component_set_extents

Moves and resizes the specified component.

###### atspi_component_set_position

Moves the component to the specified position.

###### atspi_component_set_size

Resizes the specified component to the given pixel dimensions.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiDocument (9)

###### atspi_document_get_attribute_value

Gets the value of a single attribute, if specified for the document as a whole.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_document_get_attributes

Gets all constant attributes for the document as a whole. For attributes that change within the document content, see `atspi_text_get_attribute_run` instead.

deprecated: 2.10

###### atspi_document_get_current_page_number

Gets the current page number of an `AccessibleDocument` object.

###### atspi_document_get_document_attribute_value

Gets the value of a single attribute, if specified for the document as a whole.

###### atspi_document_get_document_attributes

Gets all constant attributes for the document as a whole. For attributes that change within the document content, see `atspi_text_get_attribute_run` instead.

###### atspi_document_get_locale

Gets the locale associated with the document’s content, e.g. the locale for LOCALE_TYPE_MESSAGES.

###### atspi_document_get_page_count

Gets the page count of an `AccessibleDocument` object.

###### atspi_document_get_text_selections

Returns an array of AtspiTextSelections within this document.

since: 2.52

###### atspi_document_set_text_selections

Makes 1 or more selections within this document denoted by the given array of AtspiTextSelections. Any existing physical selection (inside or outside this document) is replaced by the new selections. All objects within the given selection ranges must be descendants of this document. Otherwise FALSE will be returned.

since: 2.52

##### Methods inherited from AtspiEditableText (6)

###### atspi_editable_text_copy_text

Copies text from an `AtspiEditableText` object into the system clipboard.

###### atspi_editable_text_cut_text

Deletes text from an `AtspiEditableText` object, copying the excised portion into the system clipboard.

###### atspi_editable_text_delete_text

Deletes text from an `AtspiEditableText` object, without copying the excised portion into the system clipboard.

###### atspi_editable_text_insert_text

Inserts text into an `AtspiEditableText` object. As with all character offsets, the specified `position` may not be the same as the resulting byte offset, since the text is in a variable-width encoding.

###### atspi_editable_text_paste_text

Inserts text from the system clipboard into an `AtspiEditableText` object. As with all character offsets, the specified `position` may not be the same as the resulting byte offset, since the text is in a variable-width encoding.

###### atspi_editable_text_set_text_contents

Replace the entire text contents of an `AtspiEditableText` object.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiHypertext (3)

###### atspi_hypertext_get_link

Gets the `AtspiHyperlink` object at a specified index.

###### atspi_hypertext_get_link_index

Gets the index of the `AtspiHyperlink` object at a specified character offset.

###### atspi_hypertext_get_n_links

Gets the total number of `AtspiHyperlink` objects that an `AtspiHypertext` implementor has.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiImage (5)

###### atspi_image_get_image_description

Gets the description of the image displayed in an `AtspiImage` object.

###### atspi_image_get_image_extents

Gets the bounding box of the image displayed in a specified `AtspiImage` implementor. The returned values are meaningful only if the Image has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_image_get_image_locale

Gets the locale associated with an image and its textual representation.

###### atspi_image_get_image_position

Gets the minimum x and y coordinates of the image displayed in a specified `AtspiImage` implementor. The returned values are meaningful only if the Image has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_image_get_image_size

Gets the size of the image displayed in a specified `AtspiImage` object. The returned values are meaningful only if the Image has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiSelection (8)

###### atspi_selection_clear_selection

Clears the current selection, removing all selected children from the specified `AtspiSelection` implementor’s selection list.

###### atspi_selection_deselect_child

Deselects a specific child of an `AtspiSelection`. Note that `child_index` is the index of the child in the parent container.

###### atspi_selection_deselect_selected_child

Removes a child from the selected children list of an `AtspiSelection`. Note that `child_index` is the index in the selected-children list, not the index in the parent container. `selectedChildIndex` in this method, and `child_index` in #atspi_selection_select_child are asymmetric.

###### atspi_selection_get_n_selected_children

Gets the number of children of an `AtspiSelection` implementor which are currently selected.

###### atspi_selection_get_selected_child

Gets the i-th selected `AtspiAccessible` child of an `AtspiSelection`. Note that `selected_child_index` refers to the index in the list of ‘selected’ children and generally differs from that used in #atspi_accessible_get_child_at_index or returned by #atspi_accessible_get_index_in_parent. `selected_child_index` must lie between 0 and #atspi_selection_get_n_selected_children - 1, inclusive.

###### atspi_selection_is_child_selected

Determines whether a particular child of an `AtspiSelection` implementor is currently selected. Note that `child_index` is the index into the standard `AtspiAccessible` container’s list of children.

###### atspi_selection_select_all

Attempts to select all of the children of an `AtspiSelection` implementor. Not all `AtspiSelection` implementors support this operation.

###### atspi_selection_select_child

Adds a child to the selected children list of an `AtspiSelection`. For `AtspiSelection` implementors that only allow single selections, this may replace the (single) current selection.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiTable (26)

Please see AtspiTable for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiTableCell (8)

###### atspi_table_cell_get_column_header_cells

Returns the column headers as an array of cell accessibles.

###### atspi_table_cell_get_column_index

No description available.

###### atspi_table_cell_get_column_span

Returns the number of columns occupied by this cell accessible. The returned values are meaningful only if the table cell has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_table_cell_get_position

Retrieves the tabular position of this cell.

###### atspi_table_cell_get_row_column_span

Gets the row and column indexes and extents of this cell accessible. The returned values are meaningful only if the table cell has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_table_cell_get_row_header_cells

Returns the row headers as an array of cell accessibles.

###### atspi_table_cell_get_row_span

Returns the number of rows occupied by this cell accessible. The returned values are meaningful only if the table cell has both STATE_VISIBLE and STATE_SHOWING.

###### atspi_table_cell_get_table

Returns a reference to the accessible of the containing table.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiText (26)

Please see AtspiText for a full list of methods.

##### Methods inherited from AtspiValue (6)

###### atspi_value_get_current_value

Gets the current value for an `AtspiValue`.

###### atspi_value_get_maximum_value

Gets the maximum allowed value for an `AtspiValue`.

###### atspi_value_get_minimum_increment

Gets the minimum increment by which an `AtspiValue` can be adjusted.

###### atspi_value_get_minimum_value

Gets the minimum allowed value for an `AtspiValue`.

###### atspi_value_get_text

Gets the human readable text alternative associated with the value. `text` is a newly created string, that must be freed by the caller. Can be NULL if no descriptor is available.

since: 2.46

###### atspi_value_set_current_value

Sets the current value of an `AtspiValue`.

#### Signals

###### Atspi.Accessible::mode-changed

The signal “mode-changed” is emitted by a screen reader to indicate that its mode has changed. This signal supports the following details: focus-tracking flat-review mouse-review say-all caret-tracking.

###### Atspi.Accessible::region-changed

The signal “region-changed” is emitted by a screen reader to indicate that it is now reading or tracking a new object, or, a new piece of text within an object. This allows a magnifier to gain the information needed to highlight the object that the screen reader is reading.

##### Signals inherited from GObject (1)

###### GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.

#### Class structure

    struct AtspiAccessibleClass {
      AtspiObjectClass parent_class;
      void (* region_changed) (
        AtspiAccessible* accessible,
        gint current_offset,
        gint last_offset
      );
      void (* mode_changed) (
        AtspiAccessible* accessible,
        gboolean enabled
      );

    }

No description available.

###### Class members

`parent_class: AtspiObjectClass`

  No description available.

`region_changed: void (* region_changed) ( AtspiAccessible* accessible, gint current_offset, gint last_offset )`

  No description available.

`mode_changed: void (* mode_changed) ( AtspiAccessible* accessible, gboolean enabled )`

  No description available.

#### Virtual methods

###### Atspi.AccessibleClass.mode_changed

No description available.

###### Atspi.AccessibleClass.region_changed

No description available.