Test Case Summary

Test Case ID

TC15.2-3-fail-2

Test Case Description

Detect the existence of lang attribute for text (part) that differs from the default human language of the page. Determine if the value of the lang attribute is correct for the language of the part. The value must also be identified in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority’s IANA Language subtag registry.

The code sample provides a page in English with a part in French, with the language pf the part incorrectly identified as Spanish. A successful test should identify a FAIL for Baseline 15.2-LanguagePart.

Applicable ICT Baseline Test

15.2 Test Procedure for Language of Parts

Baseline Test ID: 15.2-LanguagePart

Test Instruction: 3

Test Case Detail

Expected Baseline Result

FAIL

The French part has incorrect lang="es" attribute.

Test Data

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Test Case Instruction

Test Instruction Instruction Detail Expected Test Case Result
IC-1 Text content that differs from the default human language of the page including alternative text for non-text content. Applicable: the English page has a part in French
15.2-1 Identify the human language of the text content that differs from the default human language of the page. French
15.1-2 Check that the lang attribute is specified for any HTML element that contains a content segment that differs from the default human language of the page. [SC 3.1.2] Pass: <blockquote lang="es">
15.1-3 Check that the value of the lang attribute is correctly defined for the content segment. [SC 3.1.2] Fail: “es” is not the correct language subtag for French
Result If any of the above checks fail, then Baseline Test 15.1-LanguagePage fails. Fail: 15.1-3 fails.