Control.AccessibleName Property

Definition

Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications.

public string AccessibleName { get; set; }
public string? AccessibleName { get; set; }

Property Value

The name of the control used by accessibility client applications. The default is null.

Examples

The following code example creates an instance of a CheckBox derived class, MyCheckBox, assigns it an Image to its Image property and sets the AccessibleName and AccessibleDescription properties since the Text property is null. This example requires that you have a Form named MyForm.

public MyForm()
{
   // Create a 'MyCheckBox' control and 
   // display an image on it.
   MyCustomControls.MyCheckBox myCheckBox = 
      new MyCustomControls.MyCheckBox();
   myCheckBox.Location = new Point(5,5);
   myCheckBox.Image = Image.FromFile(
     Application.CommonAppDataPath + "\\Preview.jpg");

   // Set the AccessibleName property
   // since there is no Text displayed.
   myCheckBox.AccessibleName = "Preview";
   myCheckBox.AccessibleDescription =
     "A toggle button used to show the document preview.";
   this.Controls.Add(myCheckBox);
}

Remarks

The AccessibleName property is a label that briefly describes and identifies the object within its container, such as the text in a Button, the name of a MenuItem, or a label displayed next to a TextBox control.

For more information about properties of accessible objects, see the "Content of Descriptive Properties.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also