Swipeable tabs for Ionic 2
Swipeable tabs that can be your main navigation, or just a part of your page.
To see this in action, checkout the example project here.
Compatibility
Due to the way this module is designed, some versions of the module might not work with all versios of the Ionic Framework. Refer to the following table to use the appropriate version. Also, some features in the later versions might not be available in the older versions of this module. This page only contains the latest documentation. For older documentation, look up the previous versions of the README.md
file using Github.
Ionic Framework Version | ionic2-super-tabs version |
---|
3.5.2 - 3.6.x | ^4.0.1 |
3.5.0 | 3.0.2 |
3.4.x | 2.6.3 |
3.0.0 - 3.3.x | 2.0.0 - 2.6.3 |
2.x.x | 1.x.x |
Quick Example
<super-tabs>
<super-tab [root]="page1" title="First page"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page2" title="Second page"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page3" title="Third page"></super-tab>
</super-tabs>
Installation
Install the module via NPM
npm i --save ionic2-super-tabs
Import it in your app's module(s)
Import SuperTabsModule.forRoot()
in your app's main module
import { SuperTabsModule } from 'ionic2-super-tabs';
@NgModule({
...
imports: [
...
SuperTabsModule.forRoot()
],
...
})
export class AppModule {}
If your app uses lazy loading, you need to import SuperTabsModule
in your shared module or child modules:
import { SuperTabsModule } from 'ionic2-super-tabs';
@NgModule({
...
imports: [
...
SuperTabsModule
],
...
})
export class SharedModule {}
Usage
super-tabs
Component
Inputs
selectedTabIndex
(optional) The index of the tab that is selected when the component is initialized. Defaults to 0
.
toolbarBackground
(optional) The background color of the toolbar that contains the tab buttons. See colors for more information.
toolbarColor
(optional) The color of the text and icons inside the toolbar. See colors for more information.
indicatorColor
(optional) The color of the tab indicator. See colors for more information. Defaults to primary
.
badgeColor
(optional) The color of the badge. See colors for more information. Defaults to primary
.
tabsPlacement
(optional) Placement of the tabs buttons. Defaults to top
.
scrollTabs
(optional) Set to true
to enable tab bar swiping. Useful if you have lots of tabs.
id
(optional) Unique instance ID. You will need this if you wish to use the SuperTabsController
provider.
config
(optional) Advanced configuration.
Param | Description | Default |
---|
dragThreshold | The number of pixels that the user must swipe through before the drag event triggers. | 20 |
allowElementScroll | Allow elements inside tabs to be dragged before triggering the tab swipe event. | false |
maxDragAngle | The maximum angle that the user can drag at for the drag event to trigger. | 40 |
transitionEase | The transition timing function to use in animations. | 'cubic-bezier(0.35, 0, 0.25, 1)' |
transitionDuration | The duration of animations in milliseconds. | 300 |
sideMenu | Specify if there is a side menu in the parent view. This value can be set to 'left' , 'right' , or 'both' . | N/A |
sideMenuThreshold | The number of pixels from right/left where the side menu events are captured. Drag even will not trigger if the swipe started from these areas. | 50 |
shortSwipeDuration | The user has to swipe faster than the duration specified here for a short swipe event to trigger. Short swipes are quick swipes to change the tabs quickly. Set to 0 to disable this. | 300 |
Outputs
tabSelect
Listen to this event to be notified when the user selects a tab. This event emits an object containing the index of the tab, as well as it's unique ID. See example below for more details.
Methods
All methods documented below under SuperTabsController
can be applied directly to an instance. Here's an example:
export class MyPage {
@ViewChild(SuperTabs) superTabs: SuperTabs;
slideToIndex(index: number) {
this.superTabs.slideTo(index);
}
hideToolbar() {
this.superTabs.showToolbar(false);
}
}
super-tab
Component
Inputs
root
The root page for this tab
rootParams
Note: The Parameter rootNavCtrl
is added automatically to the NavParams, there is no need to add it manually.
(optional) An object containing the params you would like to pass to this tab's root page
title
(optional) The title of the tab to display in the ion-segment-button
.
icon
(optional) The name of the icon to display in the ion-segment-button
. This has to be a valid ion-icon
name.
badge
(optional) The initial badge value. The number can be changed through the SuperTabsController
provider.
id
(optional) A unique ID to be used if you wish to use the SuperTabsController
provider to modify this tab.
SuperTabsController
Provider
setBadge
setBadge(tabId: string, value: number, tabsId?: string): void
Set the badge value for a tab.
- tabId: the unique ID of the tab
- value: the new value for the badge
- tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
clearBadge
clearBadge(tabId: string, tabsId?: string): void
Clears the badge value for a tab.
- tabId: the unique ID of the tab
- tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
increaseBadge
increaseBadge(tabId: string, increaseBy: number = 1, tabsId?: string): void
Increase the badge for a tab by a value.
- tabId: the unique ID of the tab
- increaseBy: the value to increase by. Defaults to
1
. - tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
decreaseBadge
decreaseBadge(tabId: string, increaseBy: number = 1, tabsId?: string): void
Decrease the badge for a tab by a value.
- tabId: the unique ID of the tab
- decreaseBy: the value to decrease by. Defaults to
1
. - tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
enableTabsSwipe
enableTabsSwipe(enable: boolean, tabsId?: string): void
Enable/disable swiping.
- enable: boolean that indicates whether to enable swiping
- tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
enableTabSwipe
enableTabSwipe(enable: boolean, tabId: string, tabsId?: string): void
Enable/disable swiping when the specified tab is the current active one.
- enable: boolean that indicates whether to enable swiping
- tabId: the unique ID of the tab
- tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
showToolbar
showToolbar(show: boolean, tabsId?: string): void
Show/hide toolbar
- show: boolean that indicates whether to show the toolbar
- tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
slideTo
slideTo(tabIndexOrId: string | number, tabsId?: string): void
Slide to a tab.
- tabIndexOrId: the index or the unique ID of the tab
- tabsId: the unique ID for parent
SuperTabs
. Defaults to the first instance registered in memory.
Colors
All color inputs takes color names like any other Ionic 2 component. Your color name must be defined in the $colors
map in your variables.scss
file.
Avoid swipe event
Set avoid-super-tabs="true"
attribute in HTML element for avoid swipe event.
Example when using the horizontal scroll bar inner super-tab
Component
Examples
Basic example
export class MyPage {
page1: any = Page1Page;
page2: any = Page2Page;
page3: any = Page3Page;
}
<super-tabs>
<super-tab [root]="page1" title="First page"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page2" title="Second page"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page3" title="Third page"></super-tab>
</super-tabs>
Example with icons
<super-tabs>
<super-tab [root]="page1" title="First page" icon="home"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page2" title="Second page" icon="pin"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page3" title="Third page" icon="heart"></super-tab>
</super-tabs>
Example with all options
export class MyPage {
page1: any = Page1Page;
page2: any = Page2Page;
page3: any = Page3Page;
constructor(private superTabsCtrl: SuperTabsController) { }
ngAfterViewInit() {
this.superTabsCtrl.setBadge('homeTab', 5);
}
hideToolbar() {
this.superTabsCtrl.showToolbar(false);
}
showToolbar() {
this.superTabsCtrl.showToolbar(true);
}
onTabSelect(ev: any) {
console.log('Tab selected', 'Index: ' + ev.index, 'Unique ID: ' + ev.id);
}
}
<super-tabs id="mainTabs" selectedTabIndex="1" toolbarColor="light" toolbarBackground="dark" indicatorColor="light" badgeColor="light" [config]="{ sideMenu: 'left' }" (tabSelect)="onTabSelect($event)">
<super-tab [root]="page1" title="First page" icon="home" id="homeTab"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page2" title="Second page" icon="pin" id="locationTab"></super-tab>
<super-tab [root]="page3" title="Third page" icon="heart" id="favouritesTab"></super-tab>
</super-tabs>
Contribution
- Having an issue? or looking for support? Open an issue and we will get you the help you need.
- Got a new feature or a bug fix? Fork the repo, make your changes, and submit a pull request.
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