AccessibleDescription

Description

A description of the control and/or its purpose for use by accessibility tools such as readers for visually-impaired users.

Applies to

Column, computed field, picture, text, graph, group box, and button controls

Syntax

PowerBuilder dot notation:

dw_control.Object.controlname.AccessibleDescription

Describe and Modify argument:

"controlname.AccessibleDescription { = 'description ' }"

Parameter	Description
columnname	The name of the control for which you want to get or set the accessible description
description	(exp) A string that describes the control’s purpose or appearance

Usage

You do not need to supply a description if the AccessibleName and AccessibleRole properties adequately describe the control, as in the case of a button with the label OK. You should provide a description for a picture or report control.

In the painter

In the Other tab in the Properties view, type a description in the AccessibleDescription text box.

Examples

Example 1

dw1.Object.b_1.AccessibleDescription = 'Scrolls to Next Row'

strData = dw1.Describe("b_1.AccessibleDescription")

dw1.Modify("b_1.AccessibleDescription='Scrolls to next row'")