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Summary

Datepicker is similar to a combobox. It consists of a text field for direct user input next to a button that when activated will 'drop down' a calender widget that the user can also interact with. Datepicker representation is used to show/change data of date type. It is used for XForms input element (see the docs).

Exposed interfaces

• nsIAccessible
• nsIAccessibleText
• nsIAccessibleEditableText
• nsIAccessibleHyperText

Accessibility properties

nsIAccessible

• role - ROLE_DROPLIST
• name - formed from value of underlying XForms label element
• description - formed from value of underlying XForms hint element
• state - formed from MIPs of instance node that XForms element is bound to
• value - current value of checkbox
• action names - activate

Accessible children

• text field - ROLE_ENTRY
• dropmarker - ROLE_PUSHBUTTON
• calendar - ROLE_CALENDAR
• any accessible children of XForms element that this representation is used for