Sc2 4 4+sc4 1 2 Anchors Have Names

Created by: Wilco Fiers

Please note, this is a draft

Description

This rule checks that all links have a name.

Background

Assumptions

Test properties

Property Value
Test name Anchor elements have a name
Success Criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)]], 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
Test mode Automatic
Test environment Rendered page
Test subject Single web page

Test procedure

Selector

Test mode: automatic

Select the following elements: a[href].

Step 1

Test mode: automatic

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

Outcome Passed
Testcase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
ID SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-passed1
Info Link contains text

Else continue to Step 2

Step 2

Test mode: 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:

Outcome Passed
Testcase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
ID SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-passed2
Info The link has a name

Else continue to Step 3

Open question: Is the title ignored with aria-label

Step 3

Test mode: 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:

Outcome Passed
Testcase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
ID SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-passed3
Info The link contains images with a text alternative

Else return:

Outcome Failed
Testcase SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names
ID SC2-4-4+SC4-1-2-anchors-have-names-failed
Error An image is the only content of this anchor and so it should have a text alternative to give a name to the link.