TabControl

The TabControl component is a control that contains several elements using the same workspace.

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Example

The component can contain several tabs. New tabs are added on clicking the tab with the + sign. The AfterAddItem and BeforeAddItem events occur when new tabs are being added.

The tab opens on clicking the heading. The ItemSelected and ItemDeselected events are related to tab opening and closing.

Using the TabControl.EnableDelete property, you can show the

icon in the tabs. Clicking the icon deletes the tab.

Depending on value of the DragDropEnabled property, the tabs can be dragged using the Drag&Drop method:

Constructor

Properties

	Property name	Brief description
	AddTabButtonTemplate	The AddTabButtonTemplate property determines a tab template on adding it to the panel.
	Background	The Background property sets background for the component panel. that houses tabs' headings.
	BlockUpdateSize	The BlockUpdateSize property determines whether locking of component resizing is enabled.
	Buttons	The Buttons property contains an object with arrays of buttons for each side of the control.
	ContentAutoFit	The ContentAutoFit property determines autofit of the control contents to the parent element.
	DragDropEnabled	The DragDropEnabled property determines whether tabs can be moved using the Drag&Drop mechanism.
	EnableDelete	The EnableDelete property determines whether tabs can be deleted.
	EnableDragOutside	The EnableDragOutside property determines whether a tab can be dragged out from the control.
	EnableDropFromOutside	The EnableDropFromOutside property determines whether a tab can be inserted from another control.
	EnableEdit	The EnableEdit property determines whether tab headers can be edited.
	EnableGroupSeparator	The EnableGroupSeparator property determines whether there is a separator between groups of tabs.
	ImagePath	The ImagePath property sets the path to the folder with component images.
	IsAddTabButtonVisible	The IsAddTabButtonVisible property determines whether a tab for adding new tabs is displayed.
	Items	The Items property contains an array of control tabs.
	MenuAddItems	The MenuAddItems property determines the menu for adding tabs.
	PaddingLeft	The PaddingLeft property determines value of the left padding of control tabs panel.
	SelectedIndex	The SelectedIndex property sets index of the selected tab.
	SelectedItem	The SelectedItem property sets, which of the tabs is selected.
	SelectOnStartEditing	The SelectOnStartEditing property determines whether tab header is selected on double-click.
	TabsHeight	The TabsHeight property determines height of control tabs.
	UseToolBarSwitch	The UseToolBarSwitch property determines the same style of tabs as the toolbar has.

Methods

	Method name	Brief description
	addButton	The addButton method adds a button to the TabControl component.
	addItem	The addItem method adds a tab to the component.
	beginUpdate	The beginUpdate method disables rerendering of control until the endUpdate method is called.
	clear	The clear method removes all tabs of a component.
	endUpdate	The endUpdate method enables rerendering of control and refreshes it.
	getActiveItem	The getActiveItem method returns the selected control tab.
	getContentPanel	The getContentPanel method returns the DOM node that stores tabs contents.
	getItemByPoint	The getItemByPoint method returns control tab by the specified coordinates.
	getItemsList	The getItemsList method returns the list of tabs in the drop-down component panel.
	getLayoutItems	The getLayoutItems method returns an array of control tabs.
	getPanel	The getPanel method returns the panel of control tabs.
	getToolBarButtonByTabItem	The getToolBarButtonByTabItem method returns a button of control tab toolbar.
	getToolBarButtonTemplate	The getToolBarButtonTemplate method returns a template of toolbar buttons.
	getVisibleTabItemsAtPanel	The getVisibleTabItemsAtPanel method returns array of visible tabs of control toolbar.
	hideContent	The hideContent method hides tabs contents.
	insertButton	The insertButton inserts a button to the TabControl component.
	insertItem	The insertItem method inserts a tab to the specified position.
	isElementVisible	The isElementVisible method returns whether the element is visible.
	removeItem	The removeItem method removes a tab from the component by its index.
	removeItemByIndex	The removeItemByIndex method removes a tab by its index.
	scrollToItem	The scrollToItem method scrolls the tabs panel up to the specified tab.
	showContent	The showContent method displays tabs contents.

Events

	Event name	Brief description
	AddButton	The AddButton event occurs on adding a button to the tab control.
	AddingItemFromMenu	The AddingItemFromMenu event occurs on adding a tab from tab adding menu.
	AddMenuShowing	The AddMenuShowing event occurs on opening the tab adding menu.
	AfterAddItem	The AfterAddItem event occurs after a new tab is added to the component.
	BeforeAddItem	The BeforeAddItem event occurs before adding a new tab.
	BeforeShowGroupSeparator	The BeforeShowGroupSeparator event occurs before showing a separator between groups of tabs.
	DropedAfterGroupSeparator	The DropedAfterGroupSeparator event occurs after showing a separator between groups of tabs.
	ItemDeselected	The ItemDeselected event occurs on closing a tab.
	ItemMoved	The ItemMoved event occurs after moving a tab.
	ItemSelected	The ItemSelected event occurs on selecting a tab.
	SelectableSelected	The SelectableSelected event occurs on the mouse click on the element.
	TabDeleted	The TabDeleted event occurs after deleting a tab.
	TabDragIn	The TabDragIn event occurs on dragging a tab to the control area.
	TabDragOut	The TabDragOut event occurs on dragging a tab out of the control area.
	TabEdited	The TabEdited event occurs after exiting the edit mode.
	TabEditing	The TabEditing event occurs on switching to edit mode.
	TabMenuShowing	The TabMenuShowing event occurs on opening the tab menu.
	TextEdited	The TextEdited event occurs on exiting the edit mode if the header text has been changed.
	TextEditing	The TextEditing event occurs on exiting the tab header edit mode, even if the header has not been changed.

Properties inherited from the Control class

	Property name	Brief description
	Anchors	The Anchors property determines position of the component placed within container.
	Animation	The Animation property sets animation parameters for component.
	Bottom	The Bottom property sets bottom offset on placing the component within the LayoutPanel.
	Content	The Content property sets the component contents.
	ContextMenu	The ContextMenu property sets the context menu for the component.
	Data	The Data property is used to store any custom data.
	DataContext	The DataContext property contains an object with data.
	Enabled	The Enabled property sets whether the component is enabled.
	Height	The Height property determines the component height.
	IsResizable	The IsResizable property determines whether the component can be resized.
	IsRTL	The lsRTL property sets right to left text direction.
	IsVisible	The IsVisible property determines whether the component is displayed.
	Left	The Left property sets left offset on placing the component within the GridPanel.
	Offset	The Offset property determines coordinates of root DOM node of a control.
	Opacity	The Opacity property determines component transparency.
	Parent	The Parent property determines a parent component of a control.
	ParentNode	The ParentNode property sets parent DOM node.
	ResourceKey	The ResourceKey property sets the resource key for the component.
	Right	The Right property sets right offset on placing the component within the LayoutPanel.
	Rotate	The Rotate property sets component rotation angle.
	ShowToolTip	The ShowToolTip property determines whether the tooltip of the component can be displayed.
	Style	The Style property sets component style.
	TabIndex	The TabIndex property sets the order of the control element passing inside the container.
	Tag	The Tag property sets JSON object associated with the component.
	ToolTip	The ToolTip property determines text of component tooltip.
	Top	The Top property sets top offset on placing the component within the GridPanel.
	Value	The Value property sets the value to the component.
	Width	The Width property sets the component width.

Methods inherited from the Control class

	Method name	Brief description
	addClass	The addClass method adds a CSS class to the component.
	addEvent	The addEvent method adds an event handler to a DOM node.
	addEventHandler	The addEventHandler method adds an event handler to a DOM node.
	addEvents	The addEvents method adds an array of event handlers to a DOM node.
	addStateClass	The addStateClass method adds a CSS class to the component and removes the previous CSS class.
	addStyleBySelector	The addStyleBySelector method creates a block that contains a style with the specified CSS selector.
	addToNode	The addToNode method adds a component to the specified node.
	bindEvents	The bindEvents method subscribes an element to all available events.
	clearStylesCache	The clearStylesCache method clears cache of component styles.
	getAnchorFlags	The getAnchorFlags method returns JSON object that contains settings of the current component's position.
	getClass	The getClass method returns the current CSS classes of the component.
	getCssStyle	The getCssStyle method returns style for the specified node.
	getDomNode	The getDomNode method returns main DOM node of the component.
	getFocused	The getFocused method determines whether the component is focused.
	getFunctionByName	The getFunctionByName method returns function by name.
	getIsBinded	The getIsBinded method returns whether an element is subscribed to all DOM node events.
	hasClass	The hasClass method determines whether the specified CSS class is set for root DOM node of the control.
	hide	The hide method hides a control.
	hideToolTip	The hideToolTip method clears tooltip timeout and hides the tooltip if it is displayed.
	isResingNow	The isResingNow method determines whether the component is being resized.
	refreshBindingProperty	The refreshBindingProperty method refreshes the bound property by name.
	refreshItemsStyle	The refreshItemsStyle method refreshes CSS styles of child elements.
	refreshStyle	The refreshStyle method refreshes element CSS styles.
	removeClass	The removeClass method removes CSS class from the component.
	removeEvent	The removeEvent method removes event handler from DOM node.
	removeEventHandler	The removeEventHandler method removes event handler from DOM node.
	removeFromDOM	The removeFromDOM method removes node from the DOM structure.
	removeStateClasses	The removeStateClasses method removes CSS classes of the component.
	setDraggable	The setDraggable method determines whether it is possible to drag component on the HTML page.
	setFocus	The setFocus method sets the component focus.
	setIsHovered	The setIsHovered method displays the component as on hover.
	setIsPressed	The setIsPressed method displays the component as if clicked upon.
	setOpacityIE8	The setOpacityIE8 method sets component transparency value in Internet Explorer 8.
	setSize	The setSize method establishes the sizes of the component.
	show	The show method displays a control.
	unBindEvents	The unBindEvents method unsubscribes an element from all standard events.
	updatePosition	The updatePosition method updates size and position when absolute positioning based on the current parameters is used.
	updateSize	The updateSize method updates the component size on changing the size of the container that contains the component.

Events inherited from the Control class

Properties inherited from the class Object

Methods inherited from the class Object

	Method name	Brief description
	clone	The clone method creates an object copy.
	dispose	The dispose method deletes the component.
	getHashCode	The getHashCode method returns hash code of repository object.
	getSettings	The getSettings method returns repository object settings.
	getTypeName	The getTypeName method returns the name of the object type without the namespace, to which it belongs.
	isEqual	The isEqual method determines whether the specified object is equal to the current repository object.
	isLive	The isLive method determines validity of repository object.
	removeAllEvents	The removeAllEvents method removes all object event handlers by the specified context.
	setSettings	The setSettings method determines repository object settings.
	defineProps	The defineProps method creates get and set methods from name array for the specified class.
	keys	The keys method returns array of methods and properties names for the specified object.

	Event name	Brief description
	Drag	The Drag event occurs on clicking and holding the left mouse button.
	DragEnd	The DragEnd event occurs when dragging the component finishes.
	DragStart	The DragStart event occurs when dragging the component starts.
	OnContextMenu	The OnContextMenu event occurs on calling context menu of the component.
	SizeChanged	The SizeChanged event occurs after the component is resized.
	SizeChanging	The SizeChanging event occurs during component resize.

	Constructor name	Brief description
	TabControl	The TabControl constructor creates an instance of the TabControl component.

	Property name	Brief description
	Id	The Id property determines a repository object identifier.