Rule 5.5.1

Summary

This test consists in checking the relevancy of the caption of data tables.

Business description

Criterion

5.5

Test

5.5.1

Description

Pour chaque tableau de données (balise table) ayant une balise caption, le contenu de cette balise donne-t-il le titre du tableau ?

Level

A

Technical description

Scope

page

Decision level

semidecidable

Algorithm

Selection

Set1 (table tags identified as data table from html markers)

All the <table> tags with an "id" attribute or a "class" attribute or a "role" attribute that matches one of the values set by the user through the "DATA_TABLE_MARKER" parameter AND with a <caption> child tag.

Set2 (table tags not identified as data table from html markers)

All the <table> tags that don't have an "id" attribute or a "class" attribute or a "role" attribute that matches one the values set by the use through the "PRESENTATION_TABLE_MARKER" parameter or the "DATA_TABLE_MARKER" parameter or the "COMPLEX_TABLE_MARKER" parameter AND with a <caption> child tag. That means select all the <table> tags of the page when these parameters are empty.

Set3

The <caption> child tag of each element of Set1.

Set4

The <caption> child tag of each element of Set2.

Process

Test1

For all elements of Set3 (caption of data tables identified by a html marker), check whether the content of the <caption> tag is not relevant (see Notes for details about relevancy test).

For each occurence of false-result of Test1, raise a MessageA. Raise a MessageB instead.

Test2

For all elements of Set4 (tables not identified by a html marker), check whether the content of the <caption> tag is not relevant (see Notes for details about relevancy test).

For each occurence of false-result of Test2, raise a MessageC. Raise a MessageD instead.

MessageA : Not Pertinent caption of data table
  • code : NotPertinentCaptionForDataTable
  • status: Failed
  • parameter : tag text, snippet
  • present in source : yes
MessageB : Check the pertinence of caption of data table
  • code : CheckCaptionPertinenceForDataTable
  • status: Pre-Qualified
  • parameter : tag text, snippet
  • present in source : yes
MessageC : Check the nature of table with not pertinent caption child tag
  • code : CheckNatureOfTableForNotPertinentCaption
  • status: Pre-Qualified
  • parameter : tag text, snippet
  • present in source : yes
MessageD : Check the nature of table and the pertinenceof the caption child tag
  • code : CheckNatureOfTableAndCaptionPertinence
  • status: Pre-Qualified
  • parameter : title attribute, snippet
  • present in source : yes

Analysis

Failed

At least one table identified as data table has a not pertinent caption (Test1 return false for at least one element)

Not Applicable

The page has no <table> tag or only table identified as presentation table (Set1 AND Set2 are empty)

Pre-Qualified

In all other cases

Notes

The content of the <caption> tag is seen as not relevant if :

  • empty
  • only composed of non-alphanumerical characters