Qt Quick Examples - Accessibility
This example demonstrates the implementation of accessible buttons.
Accessibility demonstrates QML types that are augmented with meta-data for accessibility systems. For more information, visit the Accessibility page.
Running the Example
You can run the example from:
- Qt Creator
Open the Welcome mode and select the example from Examples. For more information, see Qt Creator: Tutorial: Build and run.
- Qt Extension for Visual Studio Code
Run the Qt: Open Qt examples command from the Command Palette, and select the example from the list. For more information, see Qt Extension for Visual Studio Code: Tutorial: Build and run.
Implementing Accessible Buttons
The button identifies itself and its functionality to the accessibility system:
Accessible.name: text
Accessible.description: "This button does " + text
Accessible.role: Accessible.Button
Accessible.onPressAction: {
button.clicked()
}Similarly, Text types inside the example also identify themselves:
Accessible.role: Accessible.StaticText
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