Element.ariaRoleDescription

The ariaRoleDescription property of the Element interface reflects the value of the aria-roledescription attribute, which defines a human-readable, author-localized description for the role of an element.

Syntax

var ariaRoleDescription = element.ariaRoleDescription;
element.ariaRoleDescription = ariaRoleDescription

Value

A DOMString.

Examples

In this example the aria-roledescription attribute on the element with an ID of myApplication has been set. Using ariaRoleDescription we can update the value.

<div id="myApplication" role="application" aria-roledescription="a description of this widget">...</div>

let el = document.getElementById('myApplication');
console.log(el.ariaRoleDescription); // "a description of this widget"
el.ariaRoleDescription = "an updated description of this widget"
console.log(el.ariaRoleDescription); // "an updated description of this widget"

Specifications

Browser compatibility

• ARIA: application role