Vue ButtonGroup API
The ButtonGroup is a UI component that contains a set of toggle buttons and can be used as a mode switcher.
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jQuery
Angular
Vue
React
Props
This section describes properties that configure the ButtonGroup UI component's contents, behavior and appearance.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| accessKey | Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.  | 
            
| activeStateEnabled | Specifies whether the UI component changes its visual state as a result of user interaction.  | 
            
| buttonComponent | An alias for the buttonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.  | 
            
| buttonRender | An alias for the buttonTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.  | 
            
| buttonTemplate | Specifies a template for all the buttons in the group.  | 
            
| disabled | Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.  | 
            
| elementAttr | Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.  | 
            
| 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.  | 
            
| items | Configures buttons in the group.  | 
            
| keyExpr | Specifies which data field provides keys used to distinguish between the selected buttons.  | 
            
| onContentReady | A function that is executed when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted.  | 
            
| onDisposing | A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.  | 
            
| onInitialized | A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.  | 
            
| onItemClick | A function that is executed when a button is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| onOptionChanged | A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.  | 
            
| onSelectionChanged | A function that is executed when a button is selected or selection is canceled.  | 
            
| rtlEnabled | Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.  | 
            
| selectedItemKeys | Contains keys of selected buttons and allows you to specify initial button selection state.  | 
            
| selectedItems | Contains the data objects that correspond to the selected buttons. The data objects are taken from the items array.  | 
            
| selectionMode | Specifies the button selection mode.  | 
            
| stylingMode | Specifies how buttons in the group are styled.  | 
            
| tabIndex | Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.  | 
            
| visible | Specifies whether the UI component is visible.  | 
            
| width | Specifies the UI component's width.  | 
            
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Methods
This section describes members used to manipulate the UI component.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| beginUpdate() | Postpones rendering that can negatively affect performance until the endUpdate() method is called.  | 
            
| defaultOptions(rule) | Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.  | 
            
| dispose() | Disposes of all the resources allocated to the ButtonGroup instance.  | 
            
| element() | Gets the root UI component element.  | 
            
| endUpdate() | Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.  | 
            
| focus() | Sets focus on the UI component.  | 
            
| 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.  | 
            
| 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() | Renders the component again without reloading data. Use the method to update the component's markup and appearance dynamically.  | 
            
| resetOption(optionName) | Resets a property to its default value.  | 
            
Events
This section describes events that the ButtonGroup UI component raises.
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| contentReady | Raised when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted.  | 
            
| disposing | Raised before the UI component is disposed of.  | 
            
| initialized | Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized.  | 
            
| itemClick | Raised when a button is clicked or tapped.  | 
            
| optionChanged | Raised after a UI component property is changed.  | 
            
| selectionChanged | Raised when a button is selected or selection is canceled.  | 
            
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Types
| Name | Description | 
|---|---|
| ContentReadyEvent | The type of the contentReady event handler's argument.  | 
            
| DisposingEvent | The type of the disposing event handler's argument.  | 
            
| InitializedEvent | The type of the initialized event handler's argument.  | 
            
| ItemClickEvent | The type of the itemClick event handler's argument.  | 
            
| OptionChangedEvent | The type of the optionChanged event handler's argument.  | 
            
| SelectionChangedEvent | The type of the selectionChanged event handler's argument.  | 
            
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