[Bug 27294] DOM needs a way to get element's computed ARIA role and computed label string

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=27294

--- Comment #10 from James Craig <jcraig@apple.com> ---
(In reply to Alice Boxhall from comment #2)
> I'm slightly unconvinced about the name 'computedLabel' as to me it sounds
> like it might return an HTMLLabelElement. Would 'computedName' work?

"name" is ambiguous because it means different things across different
accessibility APIs and even in host languages. For example, in HTML @name is
like a non-unique @id. 

ARIA uses the term "label" consistently, so I'm not convinced this would be a
point of confusion for authors. It's consistent with the meaning used in
<label>, @aria-label, @aria-labelledby, and other API uses.

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Received on Thursday, 18 December 2014 11:40:39 UTC