| Title | Label for group of checkboxes [new] |
|---|---|
| Description | Document containing a form with a group of checkboxes. The group of checkboxes is labelled by a fieldset element with a legend. |
| Creator | BenToWeb (johannes.koch@…) |
| Rights | Copyright BenToWeb 2004-2007 |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2007-11-27 |
| Status | validated |
Technologies are markup languages or data formats. If the technology is a markup language, “features” refers to elements and attributes.
XHTML™ 1.0 The Extensible HyperText Markup Language (Second Edition)
Feature: fieldset
(namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml)
.
Technical specification:
The fieldset element
.
Feature: legend
(namespace: http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml)
.
Technical specification:
The legend element
.
The document is intended to pass, because the group of checkboxes is labelled by a fieldset element with a legend.
Accessibility expert.
“Rules” refer to success criteria in WCAG 2.0, checkpoints in WCAG 1.0 and similar requirements.
The test case passes (line 16, column 11) the following success criterion: http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-WCAG20-20070517/Overview.html#minimize-error-cues.
The test case passes (line 17, column 9) the following success criterion: http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-WCAG20-20070517/Overview.html#minimize-error-cues.
The user gets a label for the group of checkboxes.
This test case maps to technique H71: Providing a description for groups of form controls using fieldset and legend elements.