aria-activedescendant

Applies to

## Notes

Remarks

Used in Roles	composite group textbox

To simplify keyboard navigation, an element that gains focus may specify the currently active child element by [**id**](/html/attributes/id).

The container element should change the designated descendant during a keypress event. The container should also ensure that the current child has a style that visibly shows it is active, such as an outline or different background color. Note For cross-browser compatibility, always use the WAI-ARIA attribute syntax to access and modify ARIA properties, for example object.setAttribute("aria-valuenow", newValue).

Syntax

Standards information

• Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0, Section 6.6

See also

Related pages

• Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA)

Attributions

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]