Branch: refs/heads/main
  Home:   https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit
  Commit: 2af7030a612173de4c61f50a9d845b41f3ba7551
      
https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/commit/2af7030a612173de4c61f50a9d845b41f3ba7551
  Author: Joshua Hoffman <[email protected]>
  Date:   2026-01-16 (Fri, 16 Jan 2026)

  Changed paths:
    A LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-inputs-expected.txt
    A LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-inputs.html
    A 
LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-nested-input-expected.txt
    A LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-nested-input.html
    M Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXLiveRegionManager.cpp
    M Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXLiveRegionManager.h
    M Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXObjectCache.cpp
    M Source/WebCore/accessibility/AccessibilityObject.cpp
    M Source/WebCore/accessibility/AccessibilityObject.h
    M Source/WebCore/html/BaseButtonInputType.cpp
    M Source/WebCore/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp

  Log Message:
  -----------
  AX: input type=button live regions don't announce changes
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=305542
rdar://168200460

Reviewed by Tyler Wilcock.

Inputs of type "button" that were live regions were not announcing changes. 
There are three
reasons for this:
- Button input types did not call AXObjectCache::valueChanged when the value 
changed.
- AXObjectCache::postLiveRegionChangeNotification was not called by 
AXObjectCache::valueChanged.
- Live region text computation didn't consider the title of an element, which 
is how buttons,
for example, expose their values.

After fixing these three issues, changing the value on a aria-live button will 
result in
an announcement.

Tests: accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-inputs.html
       accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-nested-input.html

* LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-inputs-expected.txt: 
Added.
* LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-inputs.html: Added.
* 
LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-nested-input-expected.txt:
 Added.
* LayoutTests/accessibility/mac/live-regions/live-region-nested-input.html: 
Added.
* Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXLiveRegionManager.cpp:
(WebCore::AXLiveRegionManager::buildLiveRegionSnapshot const):
(WebCore::AXLiveRegionManager::textForObject const):
* Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXLiveRegionManager.h:
* Source/WebCore/accessibility/AXObjectCache.cpp:
(WebCore::AXObjectCache::valueChanged):
* Source/WebCore/accessibility/AccessibilityObject.cpp:
(WebCore::AccessibilityObject::announcementText const):
* Source/WebCore/accessibility/AccessibilityObject.h:
* Source/WebCore/html/BaseButtonInputType.cpp:
(WebCore::BaseButtonInputType::setValue):
* Source/WebCore/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp:
(WebCore::HTMLInputElement::attributeChanged):

Canonical link: https://commits.webkit.org/305757@main



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