WAI-ARIA: Role=Composite

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WAI-ARIA: Role=Composite
WAI-ARIA: Role=Composite

A widget that may contain navigable descendants or owned children.

Description

A widget that may contain navigable descendants or owned children

Authors SHOULD ensure that a composite widget exists as a single navigation stop within the larger navigation system of the web page. Once the composite widget has focus, authors SHOULD provide a separate navigation mechanism for users to navigate to elements that are descendants or owned children of the composite element.

Note: composite is an abstract role. Authors should not use this role in content.

Characteristics

Is Abstract

  • True

Superclass Role

  • widget

Subclass Roles

  • grid
  • select
  • spinbutton
  • tablist

Supported States and Properties

  • aria-activedescendant

Inherited States and Properties

Name From

  • author

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