# Tab
### Intro
Used to switch between different content areas.
### Install
Register component globally via `app.use`, refer to [Component Registration](#/en-US/advanced-usage#zu-jian-zhu-ce) for more registration ways.
```js
import { createApp } from 'vue';
import { Tab, Tabs } from 'vant';
const app = createApp();
app.use(Tab);
app.use(Tabs);
```
## Usage
### Basic Usage
The first tab is active by default, you can set `v-model:active` to active specified tab.
```html
content of tab {{ index }}
```
```js
import { ref } from 'vue';
export default {
setup() {
const active = ref(2);
return { active };
},
};
```
### Match By Name
```html
content of tab 1
content of tab 2
content of tab 3
```
```js
import { ref } from 'vue';
export default {
setup() {
const activeName = ref('a');
return { activeName };
},
};
```
### Swipe Tabs
By default more than 5 tabs, you can scroll through the tabs. You can set `swipe-threshold` attribute to customize threshold number.
```html
content of tab {{ index }}
```
### Disabled Tab
Use `disabled` prop to disable a tab.
```html
content of tab {{ index }}
```
### Card Style
Tabs styled as cards.
```html
content of tab {{ index }}
```
### Click Tab Event
```html
content of tab {{ index }}
```
```js
import { Toast } from 'vant';
export default {
setup() {
const onClickTab = ({ title }) => Toast(title);
return {
onClickTab,
};
},
};
```
### Sticky
In sticky mode, the tab will be fixed to top when scroll to top.
```html
content {{ index }}
```
### Custom title
Use title slot to custom tab title.
```html
tab
content {{ index }}
```
### Switch Animation
Use `animated` props to change tabs with animation.
```html
content {{ index }}
```
### Swipeable
In swipeable mode, you can switch tabs with swipe gesture in the content.
```html
content {{ index }}
```
### Scrollspy
In scrollspy mode, the list of content will be tiled.
```html
content {{ index }}
```
### Before Change
```html
content {{ index }}
```
```js
import { ref } from 'vue';
export default {
setup() {
const active = ref(0);
const beforeChange = (index) => {
// prevent change
if (index === 1) {
return false;
}
// async
return new Promise((resolve) => {
resolve(index !== 3);
});
};
return {
active,
beforeChange,
};
},
};
```
## API
### Tabs Props
| Attribute | Description | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| v-model:active | Index of active tab | _number \| string_ | `0` |
| type | Can be set to `line` `card` | _string_ | `line` |
| color | Tab color | _string_ | `#ee0a24` |
| background | Background color | _string_ | `white` |
| duration | Toggle tab's animation time | _number \| string_ | `0.3` | - |
| line-width | Width of tab line | _number \| string_ | `40px` |
| line-height | Height of tab line | _number \| string_ | `3px` |
| animated | Whether to change tabs with animation | _boolean_ | `false` |
| border | Whether to show border when `type="line"` | _boolean_ | `false` |
| ellipsis | Whether to ellipsis too long title | _boolean_ | `true` |
| sticky | Whether to use sticky mode | _boolean_ | `false` |
| swipeable | Whether to enable gestures to slide left and right | _boolean_ | `false` |
| lazy-render | Whether to enable tab content lazy render | _boolean_ | `true` |
| scrollspy | Whether to use scrollspy mode | _boolean_ | `false` |
| offset-top | Sticky offset top , supports `px` `vw` `vh` `rem` unit, default `px` | _number \| string_ | `0` |
| swipe-threshold | Set swipe tabs threshold | _number \| string_ | `5` | - |
| title-active-color | Title active color | _string_ | - |
| title-inactive-color | Title inactive color | _string_ | - |
| before-change | Callback function before changing tabs,return `false` to prevent change,support return Promise | _(name: number \| string) => boolean \| Promise\_ | - |
### Tab Props
| Attribute | Description | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| title | Title | _string_ | - |
| disabled | Whether to disable tab | _boolean_ | `false` |
| dot | Whether to show red dot on the title | _boolean_ | `false` |
| badge | Content of the badge on the title | _number \| string_ | - |
| name | Identifier | _number \| string_ | Index of tab |
| url | Link | _string_ | - |
| to | Target route of the link, same as to of vue-router | _string \| object_ | - |
| replace | If true, the navigation will not leave a history record | _boolean_ | `false` |
| title-style | Custom title style | _string \| Array \| object_ | - |
| title-class | Custom title class name | _string \| Array \| object_ | - |
### Tabs Events
| Event | Description | Arguments |
| --- | --- | --- |
| click-tab `v3.1.4` | Emitted when a tab is clicked | _{ name: string \| number, title: string, event: MouseEvent, disabled: boolean }_ |
| change | Emitted when active tab changed | _name: string \| number, title: string_ |
| rendered | Emitted when content first rendered in lazy-render mode | _name: string \| number, title: string_ |
| scroll | Emitted when tab scrolling in sticky mode | _{ scrollTop: number, isFixed: boolean }_ |
> Tips:click and disabled event is deprecated,place use click-tab event instead.
### Tabs Methods
Use [ref](https://v3.vuejs.org/guide/component-template-refs.html) to get Tabs instance and call instance methods.
| Name | Description | Attribute | Return value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| resize | Resize Tabs when container element resized or visibility changed | - | - |
| scrollTo | Go to specified tab in scrollspy mode | _name: string \| number_ | - |
### Types
Get the type definition of the Tabs instance through `TabsInstance`.
```ts
import { ref } from 'vue';
import type { TabsInstance } from 'vant';
const tabsRef = ref();
tabsRef.value?.scrollTo(0);
```
### Tabs Slots
| Name | Description |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- |
| nav-left | Custom nav left content |
| nav-right | Custom nav right content |
| nav-bottom `v3.1.1` | Custom nav bottom content |
### Tab Slots
| Name | Description |
| ------- | ---------------- |
| default | Content of tab |
| title | Custom tab title |
### CSS Variables
The component provides the following CSS variables, which can be used to customize styles. Please refer to [ConfigProvider component](#/en-US/config-provider).
| Name | Default Value | Description |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------- |
| --van-tab-text-color | _var(--van-gray-7)_ | - |
| --van-tab-active-text-color | _var(--van-text-color)_ | - |
| --van-tab-disabled-text-color | _var(--van-gray-5)_ | - |
| --van-tab-font-size | _var(--van-font-size-md)_ | - |
| --van-tab-line-height | _var(--van-line-height-md)_ | - |
| --van-tabs-default-color | _var(--van-danger-color)_ | - |
| --van-tabs-line-height | _44px_ | - |
| --van-tabs-card-height | _30px_ | - |
| --van-tabs-nav-background-color | _var(--van-white)_ | - |
| --van-tabs-bottom-bar-width | _40px_ | - |
| --van-tabs-bottom-bar-height | _3px_ | - |
| --van-tabs-bottom-bar-color | _var(--van-danger-color)_ | - |