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Control.AccessibleName Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:
System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications.

public:
 property System::String ^ AccessibleName { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public string AccessibleName { get; set; }
public string? AccessibleName { get; set; }
member this.AccessibleName : string with get, set
Public Property AccessibleName As String

Property Value

String

The name of the control used by accessibility client applications. The default is null.

Examples

The following code example creates an instance of a CheckBox derived class, MyCheckBox, assigns it an Image to its Image property and sets the AccessibleName and AccessibleDescription properties since the Text property is null. This example requires that you have a Form named MyForm.

public:
   MyForm()
   {
      // Create a 'MyCheckBox' control and
      // display an image on it.
      MyCustomControls::MyCheckBox^ myCheckBox = gcnew MyCustomControls::MyCheckBox;
      myCheckBox->Location = Point(5,5);
      myCheckBox->Image = Image::FromFile( String::Concat( Application::CommonAppDataPath, "\\Preview.jpg" ) );
      
      // Set the AccessibleName property
      // since there is no Text displayed.
      myCheckBox->AccessibleName = "Preview";
      myCheckBox->AccessibleDescription = "A toggle button used to show the document preview.";
      this->Controls->Add( myCheckBox );
   }

public MyForm()
{
   // Create a 'MyCheckBox' control and 
   // display an image on it.
   MyCustomControls.MyCheckBox myCheckBox = 
      new MyCustomControls.MyCheckBox();
   myCheckBox.Location = new Point(5,5);
   myCheckBox.Image = Image.FromFile(
     Application.CommonAppDataPath + "\\Preview.jpg");

   // Set the AccessibleName property
   // since there is no Text displayed.
   myCheckBox.AccessibleName = "Preview";
   myCheckBox.AccessibleDescription =
     "A toggle button used to show the document preview.";
   this.Controls.Add(myCheckBox);
}

Public Sub New()
   ' Create a 'MyCheckBox' control and 
   ' display an image on it. 
   Dim myCheckBox As New MyCustomControls.MyCheckBox()
   myCheckBox.Location = New Point(5, 5)
   myCheckBox.Image = Image.FromFile( _
     Application.CommonAppDataPath + "\Preview.jpg")

   ' Set the AccessibleName property
   ' since there is no Text displayed. 
   myCheckBox.AccessibleName = "Preview"

   ' Set the AccessibleDescription text.
   myCheckBox.AccessibleDescription = _
     "A toggle button used to show the document preview."
   Me.Controls.Add(myCheckBox)
End Sub

Remarks

The AccessibleName property is a label that briefly describes and identifies the object within its container, such as the text in a Button, the name of a MenuItem, or a label displayed next to a TextBox control.

For more information about properties of accessible objects, see the "Content of Descriptive Properties.

Applies to

See also