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Status
Draft
Contents
Description
This test checks that there are alt attributes in all area elements where those are needed (applied to a rendered image).
Background
Assumptions
This test makes no assumptions.
Test properties
| Property | Possible values |
|---|---|
| Success Criterion | 1.1.1 Non-text Content |
| Test mode | automatic |
| Test environment | rendered page |
| Test subject | single web page |
Test procedure
Selector
Test mode:
earl:automatic
Select the area element.
Step 1
Test mode:
earl:automatic
- If the map element of the area element is used by an img element.
- Return SC111-area-altpass1
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TestCase | SC111-area-alt |
| Identifier | SC111-area-altpass1 |
| Outcome | passed |
| Pointer | position |
| Info | Area alt not needed for map is not applied to an image. |
Step 2
Test mode:
earl:automatic
- If none of the img elements that uses the map element of the area element is rendered
- Return SC111-area-altpass2
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TestCase | SC111-area-alt |
| Identifier | SC111-area-altpass2 |
| Outcome | passed |
| Pointer | position |
| Info | Area alt not needed for img is not rendered. |
Step 3
Test mode:
earl:automatic
- If area element does not contain alt attribute
- Return SC111-area-altfail1
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TestCase | SC111-area-alt |
| Identifier | SC111-area-altfail1 |
| Outcome | failed |
| ErrorMessage | Area element has no alt attribute. |
| Pointer | position |
| Info |
- Else
- Return SC111-area-altcanttell1
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TestCase | SC111-area-alt |
| id | SC111-area-altcanttell1 |
| Outcome | cantTell |
| ErrorMessage | Human input required |
| Pointer | position |
| Info | Unable to automatically check that the value of the alt attribute properly describes the area |