jQuery Drawer Options

Default Value: false

elementAttr

Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.

Type:

Default Value: {}

jQuery

$(function(){
    $("#drawerContainer").dxDrawer({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-drawer ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-drawer>

import { DxDrawerModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDrawerModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxDrawer ...
        :element-attr="drawerAttributes">
    </DxDrawer>
</template>

<script>
import DxDrawer from 'devextreme-vue/drawer';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDrawer
    },
    data() {
        return {
            drawerAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';

import Drawer from 'devextreme-react/drawer';

class App extends React.Component {
    drawerAttributes = {
        id: 'elementId',
        class: 'class-name'
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <Drawer ...
                elementAttr={this.drawerAttributes}>
            </Drawer>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

height

Specifies the view's height.

Type:

Return Value:

The UI component's height.

Default Value: undefined

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

Number
The height in pixels.
String
A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "inherit".
Function
A function returning either of the above. For example:
JavaScript
```
height: function() {
    return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
}
```

hint

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

Type:

Default Value: undefined

hoverStateEnabled

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

Type:

Default Value: false

maxSize

Specifies the drawer's width or height (depending on the drawer's position) in the opened state.

Type:

Number

Default Value: null

minSize

Specifies the drawer's width or height (depending on the drawer's position) in the closed state.

Type:

Number

Default Value: null

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	Drawer	The UI component's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Name

Type

Description

component

Drawer

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	Drawer	The UI component's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Name

Type

Description

component

Drawer

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
model	Object	Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
fullName	String	The path to the modified property that includes all parent properties.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component	Drawer	The UI component's instance.
name	String	The modified property if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level property it is nested into.
value	any	The modified property's new value.

Default Value: null

The following example shows how to subscribe to component property changes:

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    $("#drawerContainer").dxDrawer({
        // ...
        onOptionChanged: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    });
});

Angular

app.component.html

app.component.ts

app.module.ts

<dx-drawer ...
    (onOptionChanged)="handlePropertyChange($event)"> 
</dx-drawer>

import { Component } from '@angular/core'; 

@Component({ 
    selector: 'app-root', 
    templateUrl: './app.component.html', 
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] 
}) 

export class AppComponent { 
    // ...
    handlePropertyChange(e) {
        if(e.name === "changedProperty") { 
            // handle the property change here
        }
    }
}

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; 
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; 
import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; 
import { DxDrawerModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; 

@NgModule({ 
    declarations: [ 
        AppComponent 
    ], 
    imports: [ 
        BrowserModule, 
        DxDrawerModule 
    ], 
    providers: [ ], 
    bootstrap: [AppComponent] 
}) 

export class AppModule { }

Vue

App.vue

<template> 
    <DxDrawer ...
        @option-changed="handlePropertyChange"
    />            
</template> 

<script> 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 
import DxDrawer from 'devextreme-vue/drawer'; 

export default { 
    components: { 
        DxDrawer
    }, 
    // ...
    methods: { 
        handlePropertyChange: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    } 
} 
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; 
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 

import Drawer from 'devextreme-react/drawer'; 

const handlePropertyChange = (e) => {
    if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
        // handle the property change here
    }
}

export default function App() { 
    return ( 
        <Drawer ...
            onOptionChanged={handlePropertyChange}
        />        
    ); 
}

opened

Specifies whether the drawer is opened.

Type:

Default Value: false

Raised Events: onOptionChanged

openedStateMode

Specifies how the drawer interacts with the view in the opened state.

Type:

Default Value: 'shrink'

Accepted Values: 'overlap' | 'shrink' | 'push'

The following modes are available:

"overlap"
The drawer overlaps the view.
"shrink"
The view's width decreases to accommodate the drawer.
"push"
The drawer partially displaces the view.

View Demo

position

Specifies the drawer's position in relation to the view.

Type:

Top or Bottom Position Demo Left or Right Position Demo

Default Value: 'left'

Use "before" and "after" if the Drawer should be positioned differently in right-to-left and regular representations. The following table shows the dependency between the rtlEnabled value and "before" and "after" positions:

	"before"	"after"
rtlEnabled: false	left side of the view	right side of the view
rtlEnabled: true	right side of the view	left side of the view

render

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

revealMode

Specifies the drawer's reveal mode.

Type:

Default Value: 'slide'

Accepted Values: 'slide' | 'expand'

The following modes are available:

"slide"
The drawer slides in. The drawer and its content are animated.
"expand"
The drawer expands from the closed position. The drawer's width is animated; its content is not.

View Demo

rtlEnabled

Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

DataGrid Demo Navigation UI Demo Editors Demo

Default Value: false

When this property is set to true, the UI component text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript

DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});

shading

Specifies whether to shade the view when the drawer is opened.

Type:

Default Value: false

target

Specifies a CSS selector for the element in which the drawer should be rendered. Applies only when the openedStateMode is "overlap".

Type:

Element

jQuery

This property accepts one of the following values.

A CSS selector, or a jQuery selector if you use jQuery
```
target: '#targetElement';
```
A jQuery wrapper
```
target: $('#targetElement');
```

A DOM element

target: document.getElementById('#targetElement');

template

Specifies the drawer's content.

Type:

template

Template Data: undefined

Default Name: 'panel'

DevExtreme HTML5 JavaScript Drawer

This property specifies the drawer's content. To specify the view's content, nest it inside the Drawer's markup element as shown in the code below.

IMPORTANT

Always specify a fixed width for the drawer's content. This width is used to calculate the drawer's width.

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    $("#drawerContainer").dxDrawer({
        template: function() {
            const $drawerContent = $("<div>").width(200);
            // ...
            // Specify the drawer's content here
            // ...
            return $drawerContent;
        }
    });
});

index.html

<div id="drawerContainer">
    <!-- Declare the view's content here -->
</div>

Angular

app.component.html

<dx-drawer
    template="drawer-content">
    <div *dxTemplate="let data of 'drawer-content'" style="width:200px;">
        <!-- Declare the drawer's content here -->
    </div>
    <!-- Declare the view's content here -->
</dx-drawer>

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxDrawer
        template="drawer-content">
        <template #drawer-content="{ data }" style="width:200px;">
            <!-- Declare the drawer's content here -->
        </template>
        <!-- Declare the view's content here -->
    </DxDrawer>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxDrawer from 'devextreme-vue/drawer';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDrawer
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';

import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import Drawer from 'devextreme-react/drawer';

function DrawerContent() {
    return (
        <div style={{ width: 200 }}>
            {/* Declare the drawer's content here */}
        </div>
    )
}

export default function App() {
    return (
        <Drawer
            render={DrawerContent}>
            {/* Declare the view's content here */}
        </Drawer>
    );
}

NOTE

The Drawer UI component is not designed to contain another Drawer. Do not use nested Drawers to avoid possible issues in your application.

View Demo

visible

Specifies whether the Drawer UI component (including the view) is visible.

Type: