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jQuery Tabs API

The Tabs is a tab strip used to switch between pages or views. This widget is included in the TabPanel widget, but you can use the Tabs separately as well.

import Tabs from "devextreme/ui/tabs"
Type:

Object

Configuration

An object defining configuration options for the Tabs widget.

Name Description
accessKey

Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the widget.

dataSource

Binds the widget to data.

disabled

Specifies whether the widget responds to user interaction.

elementAttr

Specifies the attributes to be attached to the widget's root element.

focusStateEnabled

Specifies whether the widget can be focused using keyboard navigation.

height

Specifies the widget's height.

hint

Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the widget.

hoverStateEnabled

Specifies whether the widget changes its state when a user pauses on it.

itemComponent

An alias for the itemTemplate option specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.

itemHoldTimeout

The time period in milliseconds before the onItemHold event is raised.

itemRender

An alias for the itemTemplate option specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.

items

An array of items displayed by the widget.

itemTemplate

Specifies a custom template for items.

keyExpr

Specifies which data field provides keys for widget items.

noDataText

The text or HTML markup displayed by the widget if the item collection is empty.

onContentReady

A function that is executed when the widget's content is ready and each time the content is changed.

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the widget is disposed of.

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the widget instance.

onItemClick

A function that is executed when a collection item is clicked or tapped.

onItemContextMenu

A function that is executed when a collection item is right-clicked or pressed.

onItemHold

A function that is executed when a collection item has been held for a specified period.

onItemRendered

A function that is executed after a collection item is rendered.

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a widget option is changed.

onSelectionChanged

A function that is executed when a collection item is selected or selection is canceled.

repaintChangesOnly

Specifies whether to repaint only those elements whose data changed.

rtlEnabled

Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.

scrollByContent

Specifies whether or not an end-user can scroll tabs by swiping.

scrollingEnabled

Specifies whether or not an end-user can scroll tabs.

selectedIndex

The index of the currently selected widget item.

selectedItem

The selected item object.

selectedItemKeys

Specifies an array of currently selected item keys.

selectedItems

An array of currently selected item objects.

selectionMode

Specifies whether the widget enables an end-user to select only a single item or multiple items.

showNavButtons

Specifies whether navigation buttons should be available when tabs exceed the widget's width.

tabIndex

Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.

visible

Specifies whether the widget is visible.

width

Specifies the widget's width.

See Also

Methods

This section describes members used to manipulate the widget.

Name Description
beginUpdate()

Prevents the widget from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.

defaultOptions(rule)

Specifies the device-dependent default configuration options for this component.

dispose()

Disposes of all the resources allocated to the Tabs instance.

element()

Gets the root widget element.

endUpdate()

Refreshes the widget after a call of the beginUpdate() method.

focus()

Sets focus on the widget.

getDataSource()

Gets the DataSource instance.

getInstance(element)

Gets the instance of a widget found using its DOM node.

instance()

Gets the widget's instance. Use it to access other methods of the widget.

off(eventName)

Detaches all event handlers from a single event.

off(eventName, eventHandler)

Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.

on(eventName, eventHandler)

Subscribes to an event.

on(events)

Subscribes to events.

option()

Gets all widget options.

option(optionName)

Gets the value of a single option.

option(optionName, optionValue)

Updates the value of a single option.

option(options)

Updates the values of several options.

registerKeyHandler(key, handler)

Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.

repaint()

Repaints the widget without reloading data. Call it to update the widget's markup.

Events

This section describes events fired by this widget.

Name Description
contentReady

Raised when the widget's content is ready.

disposing

Raised before the widget is disposed of.

initialized

Raised only once, after the widget is initialized.

itemClick

Raised when a collection item is clicked or tapped.

itemContextMenu

Raised when a collection item is right-clicked or pressed.

itemHold

Raised when a collection item has been held for a specified period.

itemRendered

Raised after a collection item is rendered.

optionChanged

Raised after a widget option is changed.

selectionChanged

Raised when a collection item is selected or selection is canceled.

See Also

Default Item Template

This section lists the data source fields that are used in a default template for tabs.

Type:

Object

By default, a predefined item template is applied to display the items of this widget. This template is based on certain fields of the data source provided for this widget. Below is a list of these fields. If the default item template is not appropriate for your task, implement a custom item template based on these or other fields of your data source.

See Also