Web Accessibility Checker : Check Details

Element

object

Error Type

Potential

Guidelines

BITV 1.0 (Level 2)
Level 1
6.2 Ensure that equivalents for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content changes.
Section 508
A - text equivalents
WCAG 1.0 (Level A)
Priority 1
6.2 Ensure that equivalents for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content changes.
WCAG 1.0 (Level AA)
Priority 1
6.2 Ensure that equivalents for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content changes.
WCAG 1.0 (Level AAA)
Priority 1
6.2 Ensure that equivalents for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content changes.

Requirement

Text equivalents for object should be updated if object changes - (codebase).

Error

Text equivalent for object may not have been updated when object changed.

Short Description

If an object element contains a codebase attribute then the codebase attribute value must be null or whitespace.

How To Determine

Question	Is the text equivalent appropriate for the `object`
PASS	Text equivalent is appropriate for the `object`.
FAIL	Text equivalent is not appropriate for the `object`.

Steps To Check

Procedure

1. View each object element in the content and its text equivalent.

Expected Result

1. It is expected that the text equivalent is valid for the object.

Failed Result

1. Modify the text equivalent so it is accurate for the object.

Examples

Pass Examples

object element not used

<!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 #74 - Negative</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Fail Examples

object element used.

<!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 #74 - Positive</title>
</head>
<body>
<object codebase="hello"/>
</body>
</html>