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109 changes: 109 additions & 0 deletions packages/main/cypress/specs/List.cy.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -457,6 +457,115 @@ describe("List - Accessibility", () => {
});
});
});

it("announces 'Selected' when an item is selected in Single mode via mouse click", () => {
cy.mount(
<List selectionMode="Single">
<ListItemStandard>Argentina</ListItemStandard>
<ListItemStandard>Bulgaria</ListItemStandard>
</List>
);

cy.get(".ui5-invisiblemessage-polite").as("liveRegion");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().realClick();
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("contain.text", "Selected");
});

it("announces 'Selected' when an item is selected in Single mode via Space key", () => {
cy.mount(
<List selectionMode="Single">
<ListItemStandard>Argentina</ListItemStandard>
<ListItemStandard>Bulgaria</ListItemStandard>
</List>
);

cy.get(".ui5-invisiblemessage-polite").as("liveRegion");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().shadow().find("li").focus();
cy.realPress("Space");
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("contain.text", "Selected");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").eq(1).shadow().find("li").focus();
cy.realPress("Space");
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("contain.text", "Selected");
});

it("announces 'Selected' and 'Not Selected' when items are toggled in Multiple mode via mouse click", () => {
cy.mount(
<List selectionMode="Multiple">
<ListItemStandard>Argentina</ListItemStandard>
<ListItemStandard>Bulgaria</ListItemStandard>
</List>
);

cy.get(".ui5-invisiblemessage-polite").as("liveRegion");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().realClick();
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("contain.text", "Selected");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().realClick();
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("contain.text", "Not Selected");
});

it("announces 'Selected' and 'Not Selected' when items are toggled in Multiple mode via Space key", () => {
cy.mount(
<List selectionMode="Multiple">
<ListItemStandard>Argentina</ListItemStandard>
<ListItemStandard>Bulgaria</ListItemStandard>
</List>
);

cy.get(".ui5-invisiblemessage-polite").as("liveRegion");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().shadow().find("li").focus();
cy.realPress("Space");
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("contain.text", "Selected");

cy.realPress("Space");
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("contain.text", "Not Selected");
});

it("does not announce selection when selectionMode is None", () => {
cy.mount(
<List selectionMode="None">
<ListItemStandard>Argentina</ListItemStandard>
</List>
);

cy.get(".ui5-invisiblemessage-polite").as("liveRegion").should("have.text", "");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().realClick();
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("have.text", "");
});

it("does not announce selection when selectionMode is Delete", () => {
cy.mount(
<List selectionMode="Delete">
<ListItemStandard>Argentina</ListItemStandard>
</List>
);

cy.get(".ui5-invisiblemessage-polite").as("liveRegion").should("have.text", "");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().click();
cy.realPress("Delete");
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("have.text", "");
});

it("does not announce selection when selection-change event is prevented", () => {
cy.mount(
<List selectionMode="Single" onSelectionChange={(e: CustomEvent) => e.preventDefault()}>
<ListItemStandard>Argentina</ListItemStandard>
<ListItemStandard>Bulgaria</ListItemStandard>
</List>
);

cy.get(".ui5-invisiblemessage-polite").as("liveRegion").should("have.text", "");

cy.get("[ui5-list]").find("[ui5-li]").first().realClick();
cy.get("@liveRegion").should("have.text", "");
});
});

describe("List - Wrapping Behavior", () => {
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions packages/main/src/List.ts
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Expand Up @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
getAllAccessibleNameRefTexts,
} from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/AccessibilityTextsHelper.js";
import getNormalizedTarget from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/getNormalizedTarget.js";
import announce from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/InvisibleMessage.js";
import type I18nBundle from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/i18nBundle.js";
import debounce from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/debounce.js";
import isElementInView from "@ui5/webcomponents-base/dist/util/isElementInView.js";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ import {
LOAD_MORE_TEXT, ARIA_LABEL_LIST_SELECTABLE,
ARIA_LABEL_LIST_MULTISELECTABLE,
ARIA_LABEL_LIST_DELETABLE,
LIST_ITEM_SELECTED,
LIST_ITEM_NOT_SELECTED,
} from "./generated/i18n/i18n-defaults.js";
import type CheckBox from "./CheckBox.js";
import type RadioButton from "./RadioButton.js";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -917,6 +920,12 @@ class List extends UI5Element {
});
if (changePrevented) {
this._revertSelection(previouslySelectedItems);
} else if (this.selectionMode !== ListSelectionMode.Delete) {
const item = e.detail.item;
const selectedText = item.selected
? List.i18nBundle.getText(LIST_ITEM_SELECTED)
: List.i18nBundle.getText(LIST_ITEM_NOT_SELECTED);
announce(selectedText, "Polite");
}
}
}
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