Tabs.md

Blazor Tabs Components

About

Blazor component that renders customizable Tabs element panel with many tabs and custom content. All components work with WebAssembly and Server hosted models. For code examples see usage.

You can try it out by using the demo app.

Components

• TabsPanel: Renders HTML <div> container for TabItem components also customizable size, color, etc. for Tab Items.
• TabItem: Renders HTML <button> styled as Tab with custom header and content. Must be placed inside a TabsPanel component.

TabsPanel component

Properties

• TabItems: RenderFragment HTML content - Required
  Required HTML content to set TabItems as RenderFragment.
• ActiveColor: string { get; set; } (default: "white") - Required
  Sets the style of the HTML <button> background-color when Tab is Active (selected). Use HTML specified: Color Names, RGB, HEX or with HSL values.
• InactiveColor: string { get; set; } (default: "lightgray") - Required
  Sets the style of the HTML <button> background-color when Tab is Inactive (not selected). Use HTML specified: Color Names, RGB, HEX or with HSL values.
• HoverColor: string { get; set; } (default: "whitesmoke") - Required
  Sets the style of the HTML <button> background-color when Tab is hovered over with mouse. Use HTML specified: Color Names, RGB, HEX or with HSL values.
• TabItemsHeight: int { get; set; } (default: 40) - Required
  Sets all TabItem elements height in px.
• TabItemsWidth: int { get; set; } (default: 100) - Required
  Sets all TabItem elements element width in px.
• Disabled: bool { get; set; } (default: false)
  Determines whether all the rendered HTML elements should be disabled or not.
• Animate: bool { get; set; } (default: true)
  Determines to apply CSS animation and transion on Tab changes or not.
• TabPositon: TabPositons { get; set; } (default: TabPositons.Left)
  Determines TabItems vertical positon, values: {Left, Center, Right }
• Tabs: IEnumerable<TabItem> { get; } Returns all the TabItem reference added to the group. It can be used for activating any of the tabs.
• TabCount: int { get; } Returns the number of TabItems int the given TabsPanel.
• ActiveTab: TabItem { get; set; } (default: NULL or first added TabItem ref) Returns currently active TabItem element ref also can be used to set which Tab should be active "selected".
• InnerElementReference: ElementReference { get; }
  Exposes a Blazor ElementReference of the wrapped around HTML element. It can be used e.g. for JS interop, etc.

Arbitrary HTML attributes e.g.: tabindex="1" will be passed to the corresponding rendered HTML element <input>.

Events

• OnTabChanged: EventCallback<TabItem> delegate
  Callback function called when other tab activated. Active TabItem is the callback parameter.

TabItem component

Properties

• Header: RenderFragment HTML content - Required Required HTML content to show Header content of current TabItem.
• Content: RenderFragment HTML content - Required Required HTML content to show content of current TabItem.
• Disabled: bool { get; set; } (default: false)
  Determines whether the current rendered TabItem should be disabled or not.
• Hidden: bool { get; set; } (default: false)
  Determines whether the current rendered TabItem should be hidden or not.

Arbitrary HTML attributes e.g.: tabindex="1" will be passed to the corresponding rendered HTML element <input>.

Configuration

Installation

Majorsoft.Blazor.Components.Tabs is available on NuGet.

dotnet add package Majorsoft.Blazor.Components.Tabs

Use the --version option to specify a preview version to install.

Usage

Add using statement to your Blazor <component/page>.razor file. Or globally reference it into _Imports.razor file.

@using Majorsoft.Blazor.Components.Tabs

TabsPanel and TabItem usage

Following code example shows how to use TabsPanel with TabItem component in your Blazor App.

<TabsPanel @ref="_tabs"
		ActiveColor="@_activeColor"
		InactiveColor="@_inactiveColor"
		HoverColor="@_hoverColor"
		ActiveTab="@_activeTab"
		TabItemsHeight="@_height"
		TabItemsWidth="@_width"
		Disabled="@_allTabsDisabled"
		TabPositon="@_tabPositon"
		Animate="@_isAnimated"
		OnTabChanged="OnTabChanged">
	<TabItems>
		<TabItem id="tab1" @ref="_tab1">
			<Header><strong>Tab 1</strong></Header>
			<Content>
				<h1>The first tab</h1>
			</Content>
		</TabItem>
		<TabItem @ref="_tab2">
			<Header><i>Tab 2</i></Header>
			<Content>
				<h1>The second tab</h1>
			</Content>
		</TabItem>
		<TabItem id="tab3" @ref="_tab3" Disabled="@_isTabDisabled" Hidden="@_isTabHidden">
			<Header><u>Can disable</u></Header>
			<Content>
				<h1>This tab can be disabled</h1>
				<p>And also any <code>TabItem</code> can be disabled by using <code>Disabled</code> property.</p>
			</Content>
		</TabItem>
		<TabItem id="tab4" @ref="_tab4">
			<Header>Header icon <i class="fa fa-home"></i></Header>
			<Content>
				<h1>Tab with icon in header</h1>
			</Content>
		</TabItem>
	</TabItems>
</TabsPanel>

@using System.Linq;

@code {
	protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
	{
		if (firstRender)
		{
			await _tabs.InnerElementReference.FocusAsync();

			//Group
			_activeTab = _tab2;
			_tabsCount = _tabs.TabCount;
			StateHasChanged();
		}
	}

	private string _activeColor = "DodgerBlue";
	private string _inactiveColor = "White";
	private string _hoverColor = "WhiteSmoke";
	private int _width = 135;
	private int _height = 40;
	private TabPositons _tabPositon = TabPositons.Left;
	private bool _isAnimated = false;
	private bool _allTabsDisabled = false;
	private bool _isTabDisabled = false;
	private bool _isTabHidden = false;

	private int _tabsCount;

	private TabsPanel _tabs;
	private TabItem _activeTab;
	private TabItem _tab1;
	private TabItem _tab2;
	private TabItem _tab3;
	private TabItem _tab4;

	private async Task OnTabChanged(TabItem tab)
	{
		_activeTab = tab;
		var index = _tabs.Tabs.ToList().IndexOf(tab);
	}