Element.ariaRoleDescription
The ariaRoleDescription property of the Element interface reflects the value of the aria-roledescription attribute, which defines a human-readable, author-localized description for the role of an element.
Syntax
var ariaRoleDescription = element.ariaRoleDescription;
element.ariaRoleDescription = ariaRoleDescription
Value
A DOMString.
Examples
In this example the aria-roledescription attribute on the element with an ID of myApplication has been set. Using ariaRoleDescription we can update the value.
<div id="myApplication" role="application" aria-roledescription="a description of this widget">...</div>
let el = document.getElementById('myApplication');
console.log(el.ariaRoleDescription); // "a description of this widget"
el.ariaRoleDescription = "an updated description of this widget"
console.log(el.ariaRoleDescription); // "an updated description of this widget"
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2 (WAI-ARIA 1.2) # dom-ariamixin-ariaorientation |
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