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React ColorBox API

The ColorBox is a UI component that allows an end user to enter a color or pick it out from the drop-down editor.

import ColorBox from "devextreme-react/color-box"

Selector: ColorBox

Props

An object defining configuration properties for the ColorBox UI component.

Name	Description
acceptCustomValue	Specifies whether or not the UI component allows an end-user to enter a custom value.
accessKey	Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.
activeStateEnabled	Specifies whether the UI component changes its state as a result of user interaction.
applyButtonText	Specifies the text displayed on the button that applies changes and closes the drop-down editor.
applyValueMode	Specifies the way an end-user applies the selected value.
buttons	Allows you to add custom buttons to the input text field.
cancelButtonText	Specifies the text displayed on the button that cancels changes and closes the drop-down editor.
deferRendering	Specifies whether to render the drop-down field's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.
disabled	Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.
dropDownButtonComponent	An alias for the dropDownButtonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
dropDownButtonRender	An alias for the dropDownButtonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
dropDownButtonTemplate	Specifies a custom template for the drop-down button.
dropDownOptions	Configures the drop-down field which holds the content.
editAlphaChannel	Specifies whether or not the UI component value includes the alpha channel component.
elementAttr	Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.
fieldComponent	An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
fieldRender	An alias for the fieldTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
fieldTemplate	Specifies a custom template for the input field. Must contain the TextBox UI component.
focusStateEnabled	Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.
height	Specifies the UI component's height.
hint	Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component.
hoverStateEnabled	Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it.
inputAttr	Specifies the attributes to be passed on to the underlying HTML element.
isValid	Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid.
keyStep	Specifies the size of a step by which a handle is moved using a keyboard shortcut.
name	The value to be assigned to the `name` attribute of the underlying HTML element.
onChange	A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.
onClosed	A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is closed.
onCopy	A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been copied.
onCut	A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been cut.
onDisposing	A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.
onEnterKey	A function that is executed when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused.
onFocusIn	A function that is executed when the UI component gets focus.
onFocusOut	A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus.
onInitialized	A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.
onInput	A function that is executed each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused.
onKeyDown	A function that is executed when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.
onKeyUp	A function that is executed when a user releases a key on the keyboard.
onOpened	A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is opened.
onOptionChanged	A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.
onPaste	A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been pasted.
onValueChanged	A function that is executed after the UI component's value is changed.
opened	Specifies whether or not the drop-down editor is displayed.
openOnFieldClick	Specifies whether a user can open the drop-down list by clicking a text field.
placeholder	The text displayed by the UI component when the UI component value is empty.
readOnly	Specifies whether the editor is read-only.
rtlEnabled	Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.
showClearButton	Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the UI component.
showDropDownButton	Specifies whether the drop-down button is visible.
stylingMode	Specifies how the UI component's text field is styled.
tabIndex	Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.
text	The read-only property that holds the text displayed by the UI component input element.
validationError	Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array.
validationErrors	An array of the validation rules that failed.
validationMessageMode	Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.
validationStatus	Indicates or specifies the current validation status.
value	Specifies the currently selected value.
visible	Specifies whether the UI component is visible.
width	Specifies the UI component's width.

Methods

This section describes members used to manipulate the UI component.

Name	Description
beginUpdate()	Prevents the UI component from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.
blur()	Removes focus from the input element.
close()	Closes the drop-down editor.
content()	Gets the popup window's content.
defaultOptions(rule)	Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.
dispose()	Disposes of all the resources allocated to the ColorBox instance.
element()	Gets the root UI component element.
endUpdate()	Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.
field()	Gets the UI component's `<input>` element.
focus()	Sets focus to the input element representing the UI component.
getButton(name)	Gets an instance of a custom action button.
getInstance(element)	Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node.
instance()	Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component.
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.
open()	Opens the drop-down editor.
option()	Gets all UI component properties.
option(optionName)	Gets the value of a single property.
option(optionName, optionValue)	Updates the value of a single property.
option(options)	Updates the values of several properties.
registerKeyHandler(key, handler)	Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.
repaint()	Repaints the UI component without reloading data. Call it to update the UI component's markup.
reset()	Resets the value property to the default value.
resetOption(optionName)	Resets a property to its default value.

Events

This section describes events that this UI component raises.

Name	Description
change	Raised when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.
closed	Raised once the drop-down editor is closed.
copy	Raised when the UI component's input has been copied.
cut	Raised when the UI component's input has been cut.
disposing	Raised before the UI component is disposed of.
enterKey	Raised when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused.
focusIn	Raised when the UI component gets focus.
focusOut	Raised when the UI component loses focus.
initialized	Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized.
input	Raised each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused.
keyDown	Raised when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.
keyUp	Raised when a user releases a key on the keyboard.
opened	Raised once the drop-down editor is opened.
optionChanged	Raised after a UI component property is changed.
paste	Raised when the UI component's input has been pasted.
valueChanged	Raised after the UI component's value is changed.

React ColorBox API

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Props

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Methods

Events

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