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MDN ARIA treeitem role

Documents treeitem as a node in a tree, including parent and end-node behavior, group nesting, aria-expanded, aria-selected or aria-checked selection state, aria-multiselectable constraints, selectable versus nonselectable nodes, accessible names, keyboard interactions, and JavaScript focus and selection management requirements.

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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

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Tree selection Choose tree selection when hierarchy is meaningful to the user's selection task and the parent-child relationship changes how options are found or interpreted. The tree container has role tree and a visible label referenced by aria-labelledby or an accessible name. MDN documents treeitem selection with aria-selected or aria-checked, single versus multi-selection constraints, accessible names, group nesting, and JavaScript keyboard requirements.

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