jverdi/JVFloatLabeledTextField

Float label is not accessible

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#141 opened on Jul 1, 2016

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Description

Is there a way to make the floatLabel accessible? I think since JVFloatLabeledTextField is a subclass of UITextField and UITextField is an accessibilityElement, any subview's accessibility element added to the JVFloatLabeledTextField will be ignored. The only way to make the floatLabel accessible is to make JVFloatLabeledTextField an accessibility container.

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Tech stack
objective c
Domain
accessibilitymobile
Issue type
accessibility
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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stale
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clear
Prerequisites
Objective CiOS development basicsUIKit accessibilityUIAccessibilityContainer protocol
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue suggests making JVFloatLabeledTextField a UIAccessibilityContainer so the float label becomes an accessible element. Investigate the current implementation in JVFloatLabeledTextField.m, specifically how the float label view is added as a subview. To implement, override isAccessibilityElement to return NO, implement accessibilityElements to return an array containing the float label, and ensure the float label is properly configured as an accessibility element. Look at Apple's documentation on UIAccessibilityContainer and existing implementations in open source projects.