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package javax.accessibility;

/**
 * The relation between one accessible object and one or more other objects.
 * For example, a button may control an action. An AccessibleRelationSet
 * summarizes all relations of the object. This strongly typed "enumeration"
 * supports localized strings. If the constants of this class are not
 * adequate, new ones may be added in a similar matter.
 * 
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @since 1.2
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public class AccessibleRelation extends AccessibleBundle
{
  /**
   * Indicates the object labels other objects.
   *
   * @see #getTarget()
   * @see #CONTROLLER_FOR
   * @see #CONTROLLED_BY
   * @see #LABELED_BY
   * @see #MEMBER_OF
   */
  public static final String LABEL_FOR = "labelFor";

  /**
   * Indicates the object is labeled by other objects.
   *
   * @see #getTarget()
   * @see #CONTROLLER_FOR
   * @see #CONTROLLED_BY
   * @see #LABEL_FOR
   * @see #MEMBER_OF
   */
  public static final String LABELED_BY = "labeledBy";

  /**
   * Indicates an object is a member of a group of target objects.
   *
   * @see #getTarget()
   * @see #CONTROLLER_FOR
   * @see #CONTROLLED_BY
   * @see #LABEL_FOR
   * @see #LABELED_BY
   */
  public static final String MEMBER_OF = "memberOf";

  /**
   * Indicates an object is a controller for other objects.
   *
   * @see #getTarget()
   * @see #CONTROLLED_BY
   * @see #LABEL_FOR
   * @see #LABELED_BY
   * @see #MEMBER_OF
   */
  public static final String CONTROLLER_FOR = "controllerFor";

  /**
   * Indicates an object is controlled by other objects.
   *
   * @see #getTarget()
   * @see #CONTROLLER_FOR
   * @see #LABEL_FOR
   * @see #LABELED_BY
   * @see #MEMBER_OF
   */
  public static final String CONTROLLED_BY = "controlledBy";

  /** Indicates that the label target group has changed. */
  public static final String LABEL_FOR_PROPERTY = "labelForProperty";

  /** Indicates that the labelling objects have changed. */
  public static final String LABELED_BY_PROPERTY = "labeledByProperty";

  /** Indicates that group membership has changed. */
  public static final String MEMBER_OF_PROPERTY = "memberOfProperty";

  /** Indicates that the controller target group has changed. */
  public static final String CONTROLLER_FOR_PROPERTY = "controllerForProperty";

  /** Indicates that the controlling objects have changed. */
  public static final String CONTROLLED_BY_PROPERTY = "controlledByProperty";

  /** An empty set of targets. */
  private static final Object[] EMPTY_TARGETS = { };

  /**
   * The related objects.
   *
   * @see #getTarget()
   * @see #setTarget(Object)
   * @see #setTarget(Object[])
   */
  Object[] targets;

  /**
   * Create a new relation with a locale independent key, and no related
   * objects.
   *
   * @param key the name of the role
   * @see #toDisplayString(String, Locale)
   */
  public AccessibleRelation(String key)
  {
    this.key = key;
    targets = EMPTY_TARGETS;
  }

  /**
   * Create a new relation with a locale independent key, and a single related
   * object.
   *
   * @param key the name of the role
   * @param target the related object
   * @see #toDisplayString(String, Locale)
   */
  public AccessibleRelation(String key, Object target)
  {
    this.key = key;
    targets = new Object[] { target };
  }

  /**
   * Create a new relation with a locale independent key, and the given
   * related objects.
   *
   * @param key the name of the role
   * @param targets the related objects
   * @see #toDisplayString(String, Locale)
   */
  public AccessibleRelation(String key, Object[] targets)
  {
    this.key = key;
    this.targets = targets == null ? EMPTY_TARGETS : targets;
  }

  /**
   * Return the key for this relation.
   *
   * @return the key
   * @see #CONTROLLER_FOR
   * @see #CONTROLLED_BY
   * @see #LABEL_FOR
   * @see #LABELED_BY
   * @see #MEMBER_OF
   */
  public String getKey()
  {
    return key;
  }

  /**
   * Return the targets of this relation.
   *
   * @return the targets, may be empty, but never null
   */
  public Object[] getTarget()
  {
    return targets;
  }

  /**
   * Set the target to a single object.
   *
   * @param target the new target
   */
  public void setTarget(Object target)
  {
    targets = new Object[] { target };
  }

  /**
   * Set the target to an array of objects.
   *
   * @param targets the new targets
   */
  public void setTarget(Object[] targets)
  {
    this.targets = targets == null ? EMPTY_TARGETS : targets;
  }
} // class AccessibleRelation