From 75506ccfc01ec3cadfc0ae0f2e8784dc99d94aa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kiran Varma <Kiran.Varma@digital.homeoffice.gov.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:22:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add aria to textarea

---
 src/word-count/index.jsx | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/word-count/index.jsx b/src/word-count/index.jsx
index e1d5cdf..7c84d76 100644
--- a/src/word-count/index.jsx
+++ b/src/word-count/index.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 export default function WordCount(props) {
 
-    const { value, maxWordCount, error, values } = props;
+    const { value, maxWordCount, error, values, name } = props;
     const getWordCount = text => text?.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
 
     const [{ content, wordCount }, setContent] = useState({
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export default function WordCount(props) {
                 {...props}
                 value={content}
                 onChange={e => handleChange(e.target.value)}
+                aria-describedby={name}
             />
             {wordCountHintMessage(wordCount)}
         </div>