F36: Failure of Success Criterion 3.2.2 due to automatically submitting a form and presenting new content without prior warning when the last field in the form is given a value
Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2Level AAutomatable: partial
Summary: automatically submitting a form and presenting new content without prior warning when the last field in the form is given a value
Why it fails: This page reproduces the F36 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 3.2.2.
Failure technique
Understanding
Quickref
Intentional failure — audit this region
F36
<form action="#" method="get">
<label for="f36-ship">Shipping</label>
<select id="f36-ship" name="ship" onchange="this.form.submit()">
<option value="standard">Standard</option>
<option value="express">Express</option>
</select>
</form>Expected audit result
- 3.2.2: fail — Specimen demonstrates failure of 3.2.2.
Manual check: Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F36 failure in isolation.