Web Accessibility Checker : Check Details

Element

frameset

Error Type

Known

Guidelines

BITV 1.0 (Level 2)
Level 1
6.5 Ensure that dynamic content is accessible or provide an alternative presentation or page.
Section 508
I - frames shall be titled
WCAG 1.0 (Level AA)
Priority 2
6.5 Ensure that dynamic content is accessible or provide an alternative presentation or page.
WCAG 1.0 (Level AAA)
Priority 2
6.5 Ensure that dynamic content is accessible or provide an alternative presentation or page.

Requirement

frameset must have a noframes section.

Error

frameset missing noframes section.

Short Description

frameset element must contain a noframes section.

How To Repair

Add a noframes section within the frameset.

Steps To Check

Procedure

1. Check the contents of each frameset for the presence of a noframes section.

Expected Result

1. Each frameset element is expected to contain a valid noframes section.

Failed Result

1. Add a valid noframes section to the frameset element.

Examples

Pass Examples

FRAMESET has NOFRAMES section.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>OAC Testfile - Check #35 - Negative</title>
</head>
<body>

<frameset>
	<frame src="frame1.html"/>
	<frame src="frame2.html"/>
	<noframes>Content of the frames.</noframes>
</frameset>

</body>
</html>

Fail Examples

FRAMESET missing NOFRAMES section.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>OAC Testfile - Check #35 - Positive</title>
</head>
<body>

<frameset>
	<frame src="frame1.html"/>
	<frame src="frame2.html"/>
</frameset>

</body>
</html>