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SC3-2-2-form-submit
This test belongs to 3.2.2 On Input.
Status
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Description
This test checks that forms with submit button initiate a change of context only when submit is used. Any other behavior must be explained to the user at the beginning of the form.
Background
- F36: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.2 due to automatically submitting a form and presenting new content without prior warning when the last field in the form is given a value
- F37: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.2 due to launching a new window without prior warning when the selection of a radio button, check box or select list is changed
- G13: Describing what will happen before a change to a form control that causes a change of context to occur is made
- WCAG 2.0 Glossary entry for change of context
Assumptions
Test properties
| Property | Possible values |
|---|---|
| Success Criterion | 3.2.2 On Input |
| Test mode | SemiAuto |
| Test environment | DOM (+ server connection ???) |
| Test subject | single web page |
| User expertise and skills | basic understanding of HTML and WCAG |
| User profile |
Test procedure
Selector
earl:automaticSelect form element with submit button (input[@type='submit'] or input[@type='image'] or button[@type='submit']).
Step 1
earl:manual
User input question
Item presented to the user: selected form including all form controls
Question: Fill in the form. Does any of the form controls cause a change of context when its value is changed?
Answer options: "yes/no"
Help text: Changing a control means checking a checkbox, entering text into a text field, or changing the selected option in a list control or set of radio buttons. Examples for change of context are: Opening a new window, moving focus to a different component, going to a new page (including anything that would look to a user as if they had moved to a new page) or significantly re-arranging the content of a page are examples of changes of context.
Repair suggestion: none
Properties of the test step:
- context-sensitive = no
- user interaction (with the web content) required = yes
if no, return
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TestCase | SC3-2-2-form-submit |
| Identifier | SC3-2-2-form-submit-pass1 |
| Outcome | passed |
| Pointer | position |
| Info |
else continue with #Step 2
Step 2
earl:manualUser input question
Item presented to the user: (same as in Step 1)
Question: Is there an explanation of the change of context before the form?
Answer options: "yes/no"
Help text: If the web page contains an explanation what will happen when the control is changed before the form, please answer "yes". Else, answer "no".
Repair suggestion: none
Properties of the test step:
- context-sensitive = yes
- user interaction (with the web content) required = no
If no, return
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TestCase | SC3-2-2-form-submit |
| Identifier | SC3-2-2-form-no-submit-fail1 |
| Outcome | failed |
| ErrorMessage | Explanation about context change missing. |
| Pointer | position |
| Info |
Else, return
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| TestCase | SC3-2-2-form-submit |
| Identifier | SC3-2-2-form-no-submit-pass2 |
| Outcome | passed |
| Pointer | position |
| Info |