H35: Providing text alternatives on applet elements

Applicability

HTML Documents that load Java applets where applet is not deprecated.

This technique is referenced from:

Description

Provide a text alternative for an applet by using the alt attribute to label an applet or providing the text alternative in the body of the applet element.

Examples

Example 1
			<applet code="tictactoe.class" width="250" height="250">
				[tic-tac-toe game]
			</applet>
			
Example 2
			<applet code="tictactoe.class" width="250" height="250" alt="tic-tac-toe game">
			</applet>
			

Resources

Tests

Procedure
  1. View the source code of the applet element.

  2. Check that for each applet element one of the following is true:

    1. the applet element contains an alt attribute with a text alternative for the applet
    2. the applet element contains a text alternative for the applet in the body of the applet element

Expected Results
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