UIAccessibility is the cornerstone of any accessible UIKit app. Among others, understanding what an accessibility label, value, trait or hint are, is key. This is an example of how they could be configured for a custom rating component. #GAAD2022
Day 1
UIAccessibility: label, value, trait, and hint
19 May 2022
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SwiftUI has equivalent accessibility modifiers for some of UIAccessibility's properties in UIKit. Same basic concepts apply. Label: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/view/accessibilitylabel(_:)-9ek2h Value: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/view/accessibilityvalue(_:)-8esl7 Traits: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/view/accessibilityaddtraits(_:) Hint: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swiftui/view/accessibilityhint(_:)-3i2vu
When implementing the large content viewer, UIKit components will usually have a large content title and image configured for you. But if you are developing a custom component, or you want to add info to a native component, you can do so.
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