RFR: 8366278: Form control element <select> has no associated label

[Pasam Soujanya]

On Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:23:29 GMT, Hannes Wallnöfer <hannesw at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Associating a meaningful label with every UI control allows the browser and assistive technology to expose and announce the control to a user. Associating a visible label also provides a larger clickable area.
>> 
>> `<select id="search-modules">` should contain a label or title to describe it's purpose.
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> src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/SearchWriter.java line 111:
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>> 109:         var select = HtmlTree.of(HtmlTag.SELECT)
>> 110:                 .setId(HtmlId.of("search-modules"))
>> 111:                 .put(HtmlAttr.TITLE, "search in modules")
> 
> Should there be an `aria-label` attribute in addition to (or instead of) the `title` attribute? 
> 
> The value of the attribute shoudl be localized, using `contents.getContent("doclet...")` with an appropriate new entry in `standard.properties`.

Sure, will make the changes as suggested. Thank you.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26982#discussion_r2330316123