On Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:49:10 GMT, Abhishek Kumar <abhis...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/com/apple/laf/AquaComboBoxButton.java line
>> 162:
>>
>>> 160: AccessibleContext ac = this.getAccessibleContext();
>>> 161: if (ac != null && (comboBox.getSelectedItem() != null)) {
>>> 162:
>>> ac.setAccessibleName(comboBox.getSelectedItem().toString());
>>
>> Are you sure that the toString() method always provides a valid string, and
>> not a descriptive JSON or some other character set that is useless for a
>> blind user?
>
> I tested several times, didn't get such kind of result and as per java docs
> toString method returns `a string representation of the object.` So, I think
> it will be a valid string.
An interesting question… it depends on the object.
At the same time, if I'm not mistaken, the renderer also uses `.toString()` to
display an object. However, it's possible to set a custom renderer which may
display an arbitrary property from an object.
Did you try to populate combo box with anything but `String` objects?
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/14497#discussion_r1246636688
