Can't seem to get .accessibilityRotor(_:, textRanges:) working

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ARandomDev OP

Created Jun ’23

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When I run the following code:

struct ContentView: View {

    let mdText = LocalizedStringKey("some text [link](https://apple.com) more text")
    let text = "some text link more text"
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text(mdText)
//                .accessibilityRotor(.links, textRanges: [String.Index(utf16Offset: 10, in: text)..<String.Index(utf16Offset: 14, in: text)])
//                .accessibilityIdentifier("identifier")
        }
    }
}

It works as expected. Specifically in voiceOver I'm able to use the rotor, select "Links" and select the link described in the markdown text.

However if I uncomment the .accessibilityIdentifier modifier, "Links" is no longer present in the Rotor.

To work around this, I would like to add an accessibilityRotor modifier to restore the Links Rotor item. When I uncomment the rotor modifier in the above code, Links is present in the Rotor, however there are no items in the list (ie swiping down just generates a 'klunk' noise)

I think I have two separate questions:

Is there any way to restore Links to the VO Rotor for a Text() using text Ranges?
Is there some way to add an accessibilityIdentifier that doesn't clobber the Links setting in the VO rotor?

thanks in advance :-)

Answered by ARandomDev in 756980022

Problem solved.

Adding the children: contain modifier before the identifier seems to prevent the identifier modifier from clobbering the Links Rotor.

struct ContentView: View {

    let mdText = LocalizedStringKey("some text [link](https://apple.com) more text")
    let text = "some text link more text"
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text(mdText)
                .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
                .accessibilityIdentifier("identifier")
        }
    }
}

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ARandomDev OP

Jun ’23

Accepted Answer

Problem solved.

Adding the children: contain modifier before the identifier seems to prevent the identifier modifier from clobbering the Links Rotor.

struct ContentView: View {

    let mdText = LocalizedStringKey("some text [link](https://apple.com) more text")
    let text = "some text link more text"
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            Text(mdText)
                .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
                .accessibilityIdentifier("identifier")
        }
    }
}

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