I have created an instance of UIAccessibilityElement in order to provide a set of custom actions together with some additional information (i.e. accessibilityLabel + accessibilityHint)
The problem is that VoiceOver doesn't announce the existence of custom actions. They are there, they work, but don't get announced. Also, custom actions' hint is not being announced as well.
Any ideas?
Code to generate the element is below:
private lazy var accessibilityOverviewElement: UIAccessibilityElement = {
let element = UIAccessibilityElement(accessibilityContainer: self)
element.accessibilityLabel = viewModel.accessibilityOverviewTitle
element.accessibilityHint = viewModel.accessibilityOverviewHint
element.isAccessibilityElement = true
let close = UIAccessibilityCustomAction(
name: viewModel.accessibilityCloseActionTitle,
target: self,
selector: #selector(self.accessibilityDidClose))
close.accessibilityHint = viewModel.accessibilityCloseActionHint
let expand = UIAccessibilityCustomAction(
name: viewModel.accessibilityExpandActionTitle,
target: self,
selector: #selector(self.accessibilityDidExpand))
expand.accessibilityHint = viewModel.accessibilityExpandActionHint
element.accessibilityCustomActions = [close, expand]
return element
}()
I compute the element's frame in viewDidLayoutSubviews()
override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
super.viewDidLayoutSubviews()
var frame = view.bounds
frame.size.height = SleepAidMinifiedPlayerViewController.defaultHeight
accessibilityOverviewElement.accessibilityFrameInContainerSpace = frame
}
Finally, I need to be able to enable/disable accessibility since this view controller slides from the bottom and hides, but it's not completely removed from the view hierarchy (so VoiceOver still focuses on its elements)
func setAccessibility(enabled isEnabled: Bool) {
view.accessibilityElements = isEnabled ? [accessibilityOverviewElement, /* + other accessible elements*/].compactMap { $0 } : []
}
Thanks!
