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Tooltip: Not accessible because aria-describedby is not set.

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Description

Describe the bug

The tooltip documentation states:

Tooltip component uses tooltip role and when it becomes visible the generated id of the tooltip is defined as the aria-describedby of the target.

This does not actually happen.

Reproducer

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vitejs-vite-wjimyrsw?file=src%2FApp.tsx

System Information
PrimeReact 10.9.7, you can see it on the Primereact demo site: https://primereact.org/tooltip/#delay
Steps to reproduce the behavior
  1. Go to the stackblitz.
  2. Use the inspector to select either button or the input.
  3. Hover over the element, showing the tooltip.
  4. Note that aria-describedby is not set on either the button or the input.

This happens both with the standalone and the integrated tooltip.

Expected behavior

Expected aria-describedby of the target to be set.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the App.tsx reproducer and compare the standalone and integrated Tooltip behavior described in the issue. Verify how the target is handled when the tooltip becomes visible; done means the target receives the generated tooltip id through aria-describedby in both cases.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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