JavaScript/jQuery ColorBox Options

An object defining configuration properties for the ColorBox UI component.

See Also

acceptCustomValue

Specifies whether or not the UI component allows an end-user to enter a custom value.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

accessKey

Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

The value of this property will be passed to the accesskey attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.

activeStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component changes its state as a result of user interaction.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

The UI component switches to the active state when users press down the primary mouse button. When this property is set to true, the CSS rules for the active state apply. You can change these rules to customize the component.

Use this property when you display the component on a platform whose guidelines include the active state change for UI components. See the following GitHub repository for an example of this type of platform: MUI.

applyButtonText

Specifies the text displayed on the button that applies changes and closes the drop-down editor.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'OK'

applyValueMode

Specifies the way an end-user applies the selected value.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'useButtons'
Accepted Values: 'instantly' | 'useButtons'

The property accepts the following values.

  • "useButtons"
    Enables an end-user to apply the selected value or cancel the selection using the Apply and Cancel buttons respectively.

  • "instantly"
    Applies the selected value immediately after a user clicks the required value in the drop-down menu. To cancel the selection, click outside the drop-down menu.

buttons[]

Allows you to add custom buttons to the input text field.

Type:

Array<String | Object>

Default Value: undefined
Accepted Values: 'clear' | 'dropDown'

Built-in buttons should also be declared in this array. You can find an example in the following demo:

View Demo

cancelButtonText

Specifies the text displayed on the button that cancels changes and closes the drop-down editor.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'Cancel'

deferRendering

Specifies whether to render the drop-down field's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

disabled

Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

dropDownButtonTemplate

Specifies a custom template for the drop-down button.

Type:

template

Template Data:
Name Type Description
icon

String

The button's icon.

text

String

The button's text.

Default Name: 'dropDownButton'

dropDownOptions

Configures the drop-down field which holds the content.

Default Value: {}

See Popup Configuration for properties that you can specify in this object.

NOTE
In Angular and Vue, the nested component that configures the dropDownOptions property does not support event bindings and two-way property bindings.

editAlphaChannel

Specifies whether or not the UI component value includes the alpha channel component.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

elementAttr

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

Type: any
Default Value: {}

jQuery
$(function(){
    $("#colorBoxContainer").dxColorBox({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-color-box ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-color-box>
import { DxColorBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxColorBoxModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxColorBox ...
        :element-attr="colorBoxAttributes">
    </DxColorBox>
</template>

<script>
import DxColorBox from 'devextreme-vue/color-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxColorBox
    },
    data() {
        return {
            colorBoxAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import ColorBox from 'devextreme-react/color-box';

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

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

fieldTemplate

Specifies a custom template for the input field. Must contain the TextBox UI component.

Type:

template

Template Data:

String

The selected value.

Default Name: null

See Also

focusStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

height

Specifies the UI component's height.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

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:

String

Default Value: undefined

hoverStateEnabled

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

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

inputAttr

Specifies the attributes to be passed on to the underlying HTML element.

Type: any
Default Value: {}

jQuery
$(function(){
    $("#colorBoxContainer").dxColorBox({
        // ...
        inputAttr: {
            id: "inputId"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-color-box ...
    [inputAttr]="{ id: 'inputId' }">
</dx-color-box>
import { DxColorBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxColorBoxModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxColorBox
        :input-attr="inputAttr"
    />
</template>

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

import DxColorBox from 'devextreme-vue/color-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxColorBox
    },
    data() {
        return {
            inputAttr: { id: 'inputId' }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import ColorBox from 'devextreme-react/color-box';

const inputAttr = { id: 'inputId' };

export default function App() {
    return (
        <ColorBox
            inputAttr={inputAttr}
        />
    );
}
ASP.NET MVC Controls
Razor C#
Razor VB
@(Html.DevExtreme().ColorBox()
    .InputAttr("id", "inputId")
    // ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(new {
        @id = "inputId"
    })
    // ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(new Dictionary<string, object>() {
        { "id", "inputId" }
    })
)
@(Html.DevExtreme().ColorBox() _
    .InputAttr("id", "inputId")
    ' ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(New With {
        .id = "inputId"
    })
    ' ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From {
        { "id", "inputId" }
    })
)

isValid

Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

NOTE
When you use async rules, isValid is true if the status is "pending" or "valid".
See Also

keyStep

Specifies the size of a step by which a handle is moved using a keyboard shortcut.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 1

name

The value to be assigned to the name attribute of the underlying HTML element.

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

Specify this property if the UI component lies within an HTML form that will be submitted.

onChange

A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onClosed

A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is closed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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 any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onCopy

A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been copied.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onCut

A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been cut.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onDisposing

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

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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 any

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onEnterKey

A function that is executed when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

NOTE
This function is executed after the onKeyUp, onKeyDown, and onKeyPress functions.

onFocusIn

A function that is executed when the UI component gets focus.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

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

component

ColorBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onFocusOut

A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

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

component

ColorBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

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

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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

See Also

onInput

A function that is executed each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onKeyDown

A function that is executed when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onKeyPress Deprecated

IMPORTANT
The keyPress event is removed from the web standards and will be deprecated in modern browsers soon. Refer to the MDN topic for details.

A function that is executed when a user presses a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onKeyUp

A function that is executed when a user releases a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onOpened

A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is opened.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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 any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onOptionChanged

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

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
model any

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

ColorBox

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() {
    $("#colorBoxContainer").dxColorBox({
        // ...
        onOptionChanged: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-color-box ...
    (onOptionChanged)="handlePropertyChange($event)"> 
</dx-color-box>
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 { DxColorBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; 

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

export class AppModule { }  
Vue
App.vue
<template> 
    <DxColorBox ...
        @option-changed="handlePropertyChange"
    />            
</template> 

<script>  
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 
import DxColorBox from 'devextreme-vue/color-box'; 

export default { 
    components: { 
        DxColorBox
    }, 
    // ...
    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.light.css'; 

import ColorBox from 'devextreme-react/color-box'; 

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

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

onPaste

A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been pasted.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onValueChanged

A function that is executed after the UI component's value is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

ColorBox

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.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. This field is undefined if the value is changed programmatically.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

previousValue

Object

The UI component's previous value.

value

Object

The UI component's new value.

Default Value: null

See Also

opened

Specifies whether or not the drop-down editor is displayed.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false
Raised Events: onOpened onClosed

openOnFieldClick

Specifies whether a user can open the drop-down list by clicking a text field.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

placeholder

The text displayed by the UI component when the UI component value is empty.

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

readOnly

Specifies whether the editor is read-only.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

When this property is set to true, the following applies:

  • The editor's value cannot be changed using the UI.
  • Built-in action buttons are invisible.
  • Custom action buttons are visible but disabled. If a button should not be disabled, set its disabled property to false:

    jQuery
    index.js
    $(function() {
        $("#colorBoxContainer").dxColorBox({
            // ...
            buttons: [{
                name: "myCustomButton",
                location: "after",
                options: {
                    onClick: function(e) {
                        // ...
                    },
                    disabled: false
                }
            }]
        });
    });
    Angular
    app.component.html
    app.component.ts
    app.module.ts
    <dx-color-box ... >
        <dxi-button
            name="myCustomButton"
            location="after"
            [options]="myCustomButtonConfig">
        </dxi-button>
    </dx-color-box>
    import { Component } from '@angular/core';
    
    @Component({
        selector: 'app-root',
        templateUrl: './app.component.html',
        styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        myCustomButtonConfig = {
            onClick: (e) => {
                // ...
            },
            disabled: false
        };
    }
    import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
    import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
    import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
    
    import { DxColorBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular';
    
    @NgModule({
        declarations: [
            AppComponent
        ],
        imports: [
            BrowserModule,
            DxColorBoxModule
        ],
        providers: [ ],
        bootstrap: [AppComponent]
    })
    export class AppModule { }
    Vue
    App.vue
    <template>
        <DxColorBox ... >
            <DxColorBoxButton
                name="myCustomButton"
                location="after"
                :options="myCustomButtonConfig"
            />
        </DxColorBox>
    </template>
    
    <script>
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import DxColorBox, {
        DxButton as DxColorBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-vue/color-box';
    
    export default {
        components: {
            DxColorBox,
            DxColorBoxButton
        },
        data() {
            return {
                myCustomButtonConfig: {
                    onClick: (e) => {
                        // ...
                    },
                    disabled: false
                }
            }
        }
    }
    </script>
    React
    App.js
    import React from 'react';
    
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import ColorBox, {
        Button as ColorBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-react/color-box';
    
    class App extends React.Component {
        myCustomButtonConfig = {
            onClick: (e) => {
                // ...
            },
            disabled: false
        };
        render() {
            return (
                <ColorBox>
                    <ColorBoxButton
                        name="myCustomButton"
                        location="after"
                        options={this.myCustomButtonConfig}
                    />
                </ColorBox>
            );
        }
    }
    export default App;

    You can also hide a custom action button when the UI component becomes read-only. Set the button's visible property to false in the onOptionChanged function. To get the button, use the getButton(name) method:

    jQuery
    index.js
    $(function() {
        $("#colorBoxContainer").dxColorBox({
            // ...
            buttons: [{
                name: "myCustomButton",
                // ...
            }],
            onOptionChanged: function(e) {
                if(e.name == "readOnly") {
                    const myButton = e.component.getButton("myCustomButton");
                    myButton.option("visible", !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
                }
            }
        });
    });
    Angular
    app.component.html
    app.component.ts
    app.module.ts
    <dx-color-box ...
        (onOptionChanged)="changeButtonState">
        <dxi-button
            name="myCustomButton"
            ...
        ></dxi-button>
    </dx-color-box>
    import { Component } from '@angular/core';
    
    @Component({
        selector: 'app-root',
        templateUrl: './app.component.html',
        styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        changeButtonState(e) {
            if(e.name == 'readOnly') {
                let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton');
                myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
            }
        }
    }
    import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
    import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
    import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
    
    import { DxColorBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular';
    
    @NgModule({
        declarations: [
            AppComponent
        ],
        imports: [
            BrowserModule,
            DxColorBoxModule
        ],
        providers: [ ],
        bootstrap: [AppComponent]
    })
    export class AppModule { }
    Vue
    App.vue
    <template>
        <DxColorBox ...
            @option-changed="changeButtonState">
            <DxColorBoxButton
                name="myCustomButton"
                ...
            />
        </DxColorBox>
    </template>
    
    <script>
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import DxColorBox, {
        DxButton as DxColorBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-vue/color-box';
    
    export default {
        components: {
            DxColorBox,
            DxColorBoxButton
        },
        data() {
            return {
                // ...
            }
        },
        methods: {
            changeButtonState(e) {
                if(e.name == 'readOnly') {
                    let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton');
                    myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
                }
            }
        }
    }
    </script>
    React
    App.js
    import React from 'react';
    
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import ColorBox, {
        Button as ColorBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-react/color-box';
    
    class App extends React.Component {
        changeButtonState(e) {
            if(e.name == 'readOnly') {
                let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton');
                myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
            }
        }
        render() {
            return (
                <ColorBox ...
                    onOptionChanged={this.changeButtonState}>
                    <ColorBoxButton
                        name="myCustomButton"
                        ...
                    />
                </ColorBox>
            );
        }
    }
    export default App;

rtlEnabled

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

Type:

Boolean

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
});

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showClearButton

Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the UI component.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

The Clear button calls the reset method.

showDropDownButton

Specifies whether the drop-down button is visible.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

stylingMode

Specifies how the UI component's text field is styled.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'outlined', 'underlined' (Material)
Accepted Values: 'outlined' | 'underlined' | 'filled'

The following styles are available:

Text Editor Styling Modes

You can also use the global editorStylingMode setting to specify how the text fields of all editors in your application are styled.

tabIndex

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

Type:

Number

Default Value: 0

The value of this property will be passed to the tabindex attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.

text

The read-only property that holds the text displayed by the UI component input element.

Type:

String

Read-only

validationError

Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array.

Type: any
Default Value: null

See Also

validationErrors

An array of the validation rules that failed.

Type:

Array<any>

Default Value: null

validationMessageMode

Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'auto'
Accepted Values: 'always' | 'auto'

The following property values are possible:

  • auto
    The tooltip with the message is displayed when the editor is in focus.
  • always
    The tooltip with the message is not hidden when the editor loses focus.

validationStatus

Indicates or specifies the current validation status.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'valid'
Accepted Values: 'valid' | 'invalid' | 'pending'

The following table illustrates the validation status indicators:

validationStatus Indicator
"pending" DevExtreme editor validation status: pending
"valid" DevExtreme editor validation status: valid
"invalid" DevExtreme editor validation status: invalid

When you assign "invalid" to validationStatus, you can also use the validationErrors array to set an error message as shown below:

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    const colorBox = $("#colorBoxContainer").dxColorBox({
        // ...
    }).dxColorBox("instance");

    function setInvalidStatus(message) {
        colorBox.option({
            validationStatus: "invalid",
            validationErrors: [{ message: message }]
        });
    }
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
<dx-color-box
    [validationStatus]="validationStatus"
    [validationErrors]="validationErrors">
</dx-color-box>
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    validationStatus: string = "valid";
    validationErrors: any;
    // ...
    setInvalidStatus(message) {
        this.validationStatus = "invalid";
        this.validationErrors = [{ message: message }];
    }
}
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxColorBox ...
        :validation-status="validationStatus"
        :validation-errors="validationErrors"
    />
</template>

<script>
    // ...
    export default {
        // ...
        data() {
            return {
                validationStatus: "valid",
                validationErrors: []
            }
        },
        methods: {
            setInvalidStatus(message) {
                this.validationStatus = "invalid";
                this.validationErrors = [{ message: message }];
            }
        }
    }
</script>
React
App.js
import React, { useState } from 'react';
// ...

function App() {
    const [validationStatus, setValidationStatus] = useState("valid");
    const [validationErrors, setValidationErrors] = useState([]);

    const setInvalidStatus = message => {
        setValidationStatus("invalid");
        setValidationErrors([{ message: message }]);
    }

    return (
        <ColorBox
            validationStatus={validationStatus}
            validationErrors={validationErrors}
        />
    ); 

};
export default App;

value

Specifies the currently selected value.

Type:

String

Default Value: null
Raised Events: onValueChanged

visible

Specifies whether the UI component is visible.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

width

Specifies the UI component's width.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The UI component's width.

Default Value: undefined

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

  • Number
    The width in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    width: function() {
        return window.innerWidth / 1.5;
    }