Language of Parts - Invalid language subtag

Test Case Summary

Test Case ID

TC15.2-3-fail-1

Test Case Description

Detect the existence of lang attribute for text (part) that differs from the default human language of the page. Determine if the value of the lang attribute is correct for the language of the part. The value must also be identified in the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority’s IANA Language subtag registry.

The code sample provides a page in English with a part in French, with the language of the French part identified with invalid language subtag of “fre” . A successful test should identify a FAIL for Baseline 15.2-LanguagePart.

Applicable ICT Baseline Test

15.2 Test Procedure for Language of Parts

Baseline Test ID: 15.2-LanguagePart

Test Instruction: 3

Test Case Detail

Expected Baseline Result

FAIL

The French part has lang="fre", which is not a valid language subtag. The correct language subtag for French is “fr”.

Test Data

Single-Page URL

https://section508coordinators.github.io/baselinealignment/testfiles/TF15/15.2-3-fail-1.html

Embedded Code

Code

Test Case Instruction

Test Instruction	Instruction Detail	Expected Test Case Result
IC-1	Text content that differs from the default human language of the page including alternative text for non-text content.	Applicable: the English page has a part in French
15.2-1	Identify the human language of the text content that differs from the default human language of the page.	French
15.1-2	Check that the `lang` attribute is specified for any HTML element that contains a content segment that differs from the default human language of the page. [SC 3.1.2]	Pass: `<blockquote lang="fre">`
15.1-3	Check that the value of the `lang` attribute is correctly defined for the content segment. [SC 3.1.2]	Fail: “fr” is the correct language subtag for French, not “fre”.
Result	If any of the above checks fail, then Baseline Test 15.1-LanguagePage fails.	Fail: 15.1-3 fails.