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SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names

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This test belongs to 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) and 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value.

Status

Version 0.2: For review

Version 0.1: For review

Description

This test checks that all links have a name.

Background

Assumptions

This test assumes that all image elements have alt attributes (see SC1-1-1-img-alt).

Test properties

Property Values
Test name Anchor elements have a name
Success Criterion
Test mode Automatic
Test environment rendered page
Test subject single web page

Test procedure

Selector

Test mode: earl:automatic


Select the following elements: a[href].

Step 1

Test mode: earl:automatic


If the link contains rendered text that is non-empty, return:

Property Value
TestCase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
Identifier SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-passed1
Outcome passed
Pointer position
Info Link contains text


Else continue to #Step 2

Step 2

Test mode: earl:automatic


Concatenate the link's title and aria-label attribute, and the text content of an element referred to with the aria-labeledby attribute, in variable T1.

If T1 contains non-empty text, return:

Property Value
TestCase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
Identifier SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-passed2
Outcome passed
Pointer position
Info The link has a name



Else continue to #Step 3

Open question: Is the title ignored with aria-label

Step 3

Test mode: earl:automatic


Take all img elements from the selected element (if any), that do not have [role=presentation] and are not hidden through display:none or visibility:hidden.

Concatenate the results of Text Alternative Computation Algorithm run on the img elements and assign it to variable T1.

If T1 contains non-empty text, return:

Property Value
TestCase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
Identifier SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-passed3
Outcome passed
Pointer position
Info The link contains images with a text alternative


Else return:

Property Value
TestCase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
Identifier SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-failed
Outcome failed
ErrorMessage An image is the only content of this anchor and so it should have a text alternative to give a name to the link.
Pointer position
Info