"jaccessinspector" - Accessible Information Examiner

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∟"jaccessinspector" - Accessible Information Examiner

This section provides a tutorial example on how to use 'jaccessinspector' to examine accessible information of objects that trigger events in a Java GUI application on Windows computers.

What Is "jaccessinspector"? - "jaccessinspector" is a Windows GUI tool that allows you to examine accessible information of objects that trigger events in a Java GUI application.

Here is what I did to run "jaccessinspector" on my Windows computer.

1. Run JInternalFrameListenerTest.java and create 2 internal frames. Keep JInternalFrameListenerTest.java running.

herong> java JInternalFrameListenerTest.java

Internal frame opened
Internal frame opened
Internal frame activated
...

2. Run "jaccessinspector" in a separate window. I see the "jaccessinspector" window displayed.

herong> jaccessinspector

3. Click "File > Refresh Tree" menu. I see the "JInternalFrameListener Test" GUI component tree listed.

4. Move mouse back to the JInternalFrameListenerTest application window and perform some actions. I see messages displayed in the "jaccessinspector" window.

Each message contains accessible information of the GUI component where an event is triggered. in JInternalFrameListenerTest application. For example:

Version Information:
  Java virtual machine version: 17.0.1
  Access Bridge Java class version: 17.0.1
  Access Bridge Java DLL version: 17.0.1
  Access Bridge Windows DLL version: 17.0.1

AccessibleContent information at mouse point (0,0)
  Name:
  Virtual Name:
  Description:
  Role: panel
  Role in en_US locale: panel
  State: enabled,focusable,visible,showing,opaque
  Index in parent: 0
  Children count: 0
  Bounding rectangle: [38,271,228,438]
  Top-level window name: Internal Frame Listener Test
  ...