JavaScript/jQuery TabPanel API
The TabPanel is a widget consisting of the Tabs and MultiView widgets. It automatically synchronizes the selected tab with the currently displayed view and vice versa.
See Also
- Set Up DevExtreme: Angular | Vue | React | jQuery | AngularJS | Knockout | ASP.NET MVC 5 | ASP.NET Core
 - Configure a Widget: Angular | Vue | React | jQuery | AngularJS | Knockout | ASP.NET MVC 5 | ASP.NET Core
 
Options
An object defining configuration options for the TabPanel widget.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| accessKey | Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the widget.  | 
            
| activeStateEnabled | Specifies whether or not the widget changes its state when interacting with a user.  | 
            
| animationEnabled | Specifies whether or not to animate the displayed item change.  | 
            
| dataSource | Binds the widget to data.  | 
            
| deferRendering | Specifies whether to render the view's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.  | 
            
| 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 property 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 property 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.  | 
            
| itemTitleComponent | An alias for the itemTitleTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.  | 
            
| itemTitleRender | An alias for the itemTitleTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.  | 
            
| itemTitleTemplate | Specifies a custom template for item titles.  | 
            
| loop | A Boolean value specifying whether or not to scroll back to the first item after the last item is swiped.  | 
            
| 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.  | 
            
| onTitleClick | A function that is executed when a tab is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| onTitleHold | A function that is executed when a tab has been held for a specified period.  | 
            
| onTitleRendered | A function that is executed after a tab is rendered.  | 
            
| repaintChangesOnly | Specifies whether to repaint only those elements whose data changed.  | 
            
| rtlEnabled | Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.  | 
            
| scrollByContent | A Boolean value specifying if tabs in the title are scrolled by content.  | 
            
| scrollingEnabled | A Boolean indicating whether or not to add scrolling support for tabs in the title.  | 
            
| selectedIndex | The index of the currently displayed item.  | 
            
| selectedItem | The selected item object.  | 
            
| showNavButtons | Specifies whether navigation buttons should be available when tabs exceed the widget's width.  | 
            
| swipeEnabled | A Boolean value specifying whether or not to allow users to change the selected index by swiping.  | 
            
| 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
- Configure a Widget: Angular | Vue | React | jQuery | AngularJS | Knockout | ASP.NET MVC 5 | ASP.NET Core
 
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 TabPanel 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.  | 
            
| resetOption(optionName) | Resets an option to its default value.  | 
            
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.  | 
            
| titleClick | Raised when a tab is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| titleHold | Raised when a tab has been held for a specified period.  | 
            
| titleRendered | Raised after a tab is rendered.  | 
            
See Also
- Handle Events: Angular | Vue | React | jQuery | AngularJS | Knockout | ASP.NET MVC 5 | ASP.NET Core
 
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