aria-multiselectable attribute | ariaMultiselectable property (Internet Explorer)

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

Sets or retrieves the multiple-selection state of this element.

Syntax

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

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

Property values

Type: String

The multiple-selection state.

(true)

More than one item can be selected.

(false)

Default. Only one item can be selected at a time.

Remarks

This property indicates whether a user may select more then one item from the current list. Lists, trees, and grids may allow users to select more than one item.

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-Multiselect

Build date: 2/13/2012