Gets or sets the alternate text for a hidden image read by screen readers to provide the ability to skip the list of links.
Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<LocalizableAttribute(True)> _
Public Property SkipLinkText As String
Dim instance As Menu
Dim value As String
value = instance.SkipLinkText
instance.SkipLinkText = value
[LocalizableAttribute(true)]
public string SkipLinkText { get; set; }
[LocalizableAttribute(true)]
public:
property String^ SkipLinkText {
String^ get ();
void set (String^ value);
}
/** @property */
public String get_SkipLinkText ()
/** @property */
public void set_SkipLinkText (String value)
public function get SkipLinkText () : String
public function set SkipLinkText (value : String)
Property Value
The alternate text of a hidden image read by screen readers to provide the ability to skip the list of links. The default is an empty string (""), which indicates that this property is not set.
Remarks
Use the SkipLinkText property to specify the alternate text for a hidden image read by screen readers to provide the ability to skip the list of links. The text that you specify provides assistive technology devices with a description of the hidden skip link image that can be used to make the control more accessible.
The value of this property, when set, can be saved automatically to a resource file by using a designer tool. For more information, see LocalizableAttribute and ASP.NET Globalization and Localization.
The Menu control provides the SkipLinkText property as a way for the entire control to be skipped by screen readers. If the SkipLinkText property is set, an invisible image with alternate text is rendered, giving the user the option to jump to the end of the control. Screen readers read the alternate text aloud, and the image occupies only one pixel space. For pixel-precise control over the rendering of the page, set the SkipLinkText property to an empty string ("") and provide your own mechanism to skip the menu. The SkipLinkText property is set to the empty string by default.
Example
The following code example demonstrates how to use the SkipLinkText property to specify the alternate text for a hidden image read by screen readers to provide the ability to skip the list of links.
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html >
<head runat="server">
<title>Menu SkipLinkText Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Menu SkipLinkText Example</h3>
<asp:menu id="NavigationMenu"
staticdisplaylevels="2"
staticsubmenuindent="10"
orientation="Vertical"
skiplinktext="Skip Menu"
runat="server">
<items>
<asp:menuitem text="Home"
tooltip="Home">
<asp:menuitem text="Music"
tooltip="Music">
<asp:menuitem text="Classical"
tooltip="Classical"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Rock"
tooltip="Rock"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Jazz"
tooltip="Jazz"/>
</asp:menuitem>
<asp:menuitem text="Movies"
tooltip="Movies">
<asp:menuitem text="Action"
tooltip="Action"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Drama"
tooltip="Drama"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Musical"
tooltip="Musical"/>
</asp:menuitem>
</asp:menuitem>
</items>
</asp:menu>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html >
<head runat="server">
<title>Menu SkipLinkText Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3>Menu SkipLinkText Example</h3>
<asp:menu id="NavigationMenu"
staticdisplaylevels="2"
staticsubmenuindent="10"
orientation="Vertical"
skiplinktext="Skip Menu"
runat="server">
<items>
<asp:menuitem text="Home"
tooltip="Home">
<asp:menuitem text="Music"
tooltip="Music">
<asp:menuitem text="Classical"
tooltip="Classical"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Rock"
tooltip="Rock"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Jazz"
tooltip="Jazz"/>
</asp:menuitem>
<asp:menuitem text="Movies"
tooltip="Movies">
<asp:menuitem text="Action"
tooltip="Action"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Drama"
tooltip="Drama"/>
<asp:menuitem text="Musical"
tooltip="Musical"/>
</asp:menuitem>
</asp:menuitem>
</items>
</asp:menu>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Platforms
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.
Version Information
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0
See Also