RGAA 3.0 - Rule 5.7.2

Summary

The test consists in detecting data or complex tables on the page.

Checking whether each header of a data table applied to the whole row or to the whole column uses an appropriate scope attribute has to be done manually.

Business description

Criterion

5.7

Test

5.7.2

Description

Does each header cell (th tag) applied to the whole row or the whole column and having a scope attribute meet one of the following conditions? The header has a scope attribute with the value “row” for row headers

Level

A

Technical description

Scope

Page

Decision level

Semi-Decidable

Algorithm

Selection

Set1 (table tags identified as data or complex table from html markers)

All the <table> tags with an “id” attribute or a “class” attribute or a “role” attribute that matches one of the values set by the user through the “DATA_TABLE_MARKER” parameter or the “COMPLEX_TABLE_MARKER” parameter AND with <th> child tags.

Set2 (table tags not identified as data table from html markers)

All the <table> tags that don’t have an “id” attribute or a “class” attribute or a “role” attribute that matches one the values set by the user through the “PRESENTATION_TABLE_MARKER” parameter or the “DATA_TABLE_MARKER” parameter or the “COMPLEX_TABLE_MARKER” parameter AND with <th> child tags.

That means select all the <table> tags of the page when these parameters are empty.

Process

Test1

For each occurence of Set1, raise a MessageA

Test2

For each occurence of Set2, raise a MessageB

MessageA : Check the definition of headers for data tables

• code :CheckDefinitionOfHeaderForDataTable
• status: Pre-Qualified
• parameter : snippet
• present in source : yes

MessageB : Check the nature of table and the definition of headers for data tables

• code :CheckNatureOfTableAndHeadersDefinition
• status: Pre-Qualified
• parameter : snippet
• present in source : yes

Analysis

 Not Applicable

The page has no <table> tag with <th> child tags or only tables identified as presentation table (Set1 AND Set2 are empty)

Pre-Qualified

In all other cases

Notes

We only detect the elements of the scope of the test to determine whether the test is applicable.

Complex tables are seen as a subset of data tables. That’s tables identified as complex tables are added to the set of identified data tables.

TestCases

TestCases files for rule 5.7.2