From a4ad49bfb0f3ef4c1a8a985427bf4c4598aaed6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lukas Harbarth <lukas.harbarth@sap.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:14:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs(SelectDialog): add example for announcing search result
 count

---
 .../components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.mdx  | 87 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../SelectDialog/SelectDialog.stories.tsx     | 76 +++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 162 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.mdx b/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.mdx
index a76d0b98145..464adc48d46 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.mdx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.mdx
@@ -172,4 +172,91 @@ const MultiSelectDialog = () => {
 <br />
 <br />
 
+### Announcing search result count
+
+A common a11y requirement is to announce the number of matches when the user filters the list (e.g. _"5 results available"_, _"No results found"_).
+
+The framework's `InvisibleMessage.announce(...)` cannot be used here: its live region (`<ui5-announcement-area>`) is appended to `document.body`, outside the dialog. When the dialog is open, some screen readers do not announce updates from live regions rendered outside it, so the message is silently dropped. See [UI5/webcomponents#13613](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents/issues/13613) for details.
+
+The workaround is to render your own `aria-live="polite"` region **inside** the dialog's DOM via `createPortal`, and write the message into it from your search handler.
+
+<Canvas of={ComponentStories.SearchResultAnnouncement} sourceState="none" />
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>Show Code</summary>
+
+```tsx
+const items = Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_unused, index) => ({
+  id: `P-${index.toString().padStart(3, '0')}`,
+  text: ['Gaming Laptop', 'Business Laptop', 'Gaming PC', 'Business PC'][index % 4],
+}));
+
+const liveRegionStyle: CSSProperties = {
+  position: 'absolute',
+  clip: 'rect(1px,1px,1px,1px)',
+  userSelect: 'none',
+  left: '-1000px',
+  top: '-1000px',
+  pointerEvents: 'none',
+};
+
+const SearchAnnouncementDialog = () => {
+  const [dialogEl, setDialogEl] = useState<DialogDomRef | null>(null);
+  const liveSpanRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState('');
+
+  const filteredItems = useMemo(() => {
+    const query = searchValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!query) {
+      return items;
+    }
+    return items.filter((item) => item.id.toLowerCase().includes(query) || item.text.toLowerCase().includes(query));
+  }, [searchValue]);
+
+  const announceCount = (count: number) => {
+    const span = liveSpanRef.current;
+    if (!span) {
+      return;
+    }
+    span.textContent = count === 0 ? 'No results found' : `${count} results available`;
+  };
+
+  const handleSearch: SelectDialogPropTypes['onSearch'] = (event) => {
+    setSearchValue(event.detail.value);
+    announceCount(filteredItems.length);
+  };
+
+  const handleSearchReset = () => {
+    setSearchValue('');
+    announceCount(items.length);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>Open SelectDialog</Button>
+      <SelectDialog
+        ref={setDialogEl}
+        headerText="Select Product"
+        open={open}
+        onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
+        onSearch={handleSearch}
+        onSearchReset={handleSearchReset}
+      >
+        {filteredItems.map((item) => (
+          <ListItemStandard key={item.id} description={item.id} text={item.text} />
+        ))}
+      </SelectDialog>
+      {dialogEl && createPortal(<span ref={liveSpanRef} aria-live="polite" style={liveRegionStyle} />, dialogEl)}
+    </>
+  );
+};
+```
+
+</details>
+
+<br />
+<br />
+
 <Footer />
diff --git a/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.stories.tsx b/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.stories.tsx
index 6a08e2bd927..1c329718b68 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/components/SelectDialog/SelectDialog.stories.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ import Pc2 from '@sb/demoImages/PC2.jpg';
 import { isChromatic } from '@sb/utils.js';
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react-vite';
 import ListSelectionMode from '@ui5/webcomponents/dist/types/ListSelectionMode.js';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { CSSProperties } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import { Button } from '../../webComponents/Button/index.js';
+import type { DialogDomRef } from '../../webComponents/Dialog/index.js';
 import { Label } from '../../webComponents/Label/index.js';
 import { ListItemStandard } from '../../webComponents/ListItemStandard/index.js';
 import { Text } from '../../webComponents/Text/index.js';
 import { FlexBox } from '../FlexBox/index.js';
 import { SelectDialog } from './index.js';
+import type { SelectDialogPropTypes } from './index.js';
 
 const meta = {
   title: 'Modals & Popovers / SelectDialog',
@@ -178,3 +182,73 @@ export const MultiSelect: Story = {
     );
   },
 };
+
+const announcementItems = Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_unused, index) => ({
+  id: `P-${index.toString().padStart(3, '0')}`,
+  text: ['Gaming Laptop', 'Business Laptop', 'Gaming PC', 'Business PC'][index % 4],
+}));
+
+const liveRegionStyle: CSSProperties = {
+  position: 'absolute',
+  clip: 'rect(1px,1px,1px,1px)',
+  userSelect: 'none',
+  left: '-1000px',
+  top: '-1000px',
+  pointerEvents: 'none',
+};
+
+export const SearchResultAnnouncement: Story = {
+  render: () => {
+    const [dialogEl, setDialogEl] = useState<DialogDomRef | null>(null);
+    const liveSpanRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement | null>(null);
+    const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+    const [searchValue, setSearchValue] = useState('');
+
+    const filteredItems = useMemo(() => {
+      const query = searchValue.trim().toLowerCase();
+      if (!query) {
+        return announcementItems;
+      }
+      return announcementItems.filter(
+        (item) => item.id.toLowerCase().includes(query) || item.text.toLowerCase().includes(query),
+      );
+    }, [searchValue]);
+
+    const announceCount = (count: number) => {
+      const span = liveSpanRef.current;
+      if (!span) {
+        return;
+      }
+      span.textContent = count === 0 ? 'No results found' : `${count} results available`;
+    };
+
+    const handleSearch = (event: Parameters<NonNullable<SelectDialogPropTypes['onSearch']>>[0]) => {
+      setSearchValue(event.detail.value);
+      announceCount(filteredItems.length);
+    };
+
+    const handleSearchReset = () => {
+      setSearchValue('');
+      announceCount(announcementItems.length);
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Button onClick={() => setOpen(true)}>Open SelectDialog</Button>
+        <SelectDialog
+          ref={setDialogEl}
+          headerText="Select Product"
+          open={open}
+          onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
+          onSearch={handleSearch}
+          onSearchReset={handleSearchReset}
+        >
+          {filteredItems.map((item) => (
+            <ListItemStandard key={item.id} description={item.id} text={item.text} />
+          ))}
+        </SelectDialog>
+        {dialogEl && createPortal(<span ref={liveSpanRef} aria-live="polite" style={liveRegionStyle} />, dialogEl)}
+      </>
+    );
+  },
+};