aria-checked attribute | ariaChecked property (Internet Explorer)

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Sets or retrieves the checked state of this element.

Syntax

<element aria-checked="p" ... >

object.setAttribute("aria-checked",value);var value = object.getAttribute("aria-checked");

Property values

Type: String

The checked state.

(true)

The element is selected.

(false)

The element is not selected.

(mixed)

The element indicates both selected and unselected states.

Remarks

This property indicates whether a user has chosen any items.

Note  For cross-browser compatibility, always use the WAI-ARIA attribute syntax to access and modify ARIA properties, for example object.setAttribute("aria-valuenow", newValue).

See also

Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)

W3C ARIA-Checked

Build date: 2/13/2012