Yahoo! UI Library

tabview  2.2.0

Yahoo! UI Library > tabview > YAHOO.widget.Tab

Class YAHOO.widget.Tab - extends YAHOO.util.Element

A representation of a Tab's label and content.

Constructor

YAHOO.widget.Tab ( element , properties )
Parameters:
element <HTMLElement | String> (optional) The html element that represents the TabView. An element will be created if none provided.
properties <Object> A key map of initial properties

Properties

ACTIVE_CLASSNAME - String

The class name applied to active tabs.
Default Value: "on"

dataConnection - Object

Provides a reference to the connection request object when data is loaded dynamically.

DISABLED_CLASSNAME - String

The class name applied to disabled tabs.
Default Value: "disabled"

LABEL_INNER_TAGNAME - String

The default tag name for a Tab's inner element.
Default Value: "em"

loadHandler - object

Object containing success and failure callbacks for loading data.

LOADING_CLASSNAME - String

The class name applied to dynamic tabs while loading.
Default Value: "disabled"

Properties inherited from YAHOO.util.Element:

DOM_EVENTS

Properties inherited from YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider:

_configs

Properties inherited from YAHOO.util.EventProvider:

__yui_events, __yui_subscribers

Methods

initAttributes

void initAttributes ( attr )
setAttributeConfigs TabView specific properties.
Parameters:
attr <Object> Hash of initial attributes
Returns: void

toString

void toString ( )
Provides a readable name for the tab.
Returns: void
String

Methods inherited from YAHOO.util.Element:

_registerHTMLAttr, addClass, addListener, appendChild, appendTo, fireQueue, getElementsByClassName, getElementsByTagName, getStyle, hasChildNodes, hasClass, initAttributes, insertBefore, on, removeChild, removeClass, removeListener, replaceChild, replaceClass, setStyle

Methods inherited from YAHOO.util.AttributeProvider:

configureAttribute, fireBeforeChangeEvent, fireChangeEvent, get, getAttributeConfig, getAttributeKeys, refresh, register, resetAttributeConfig, resetValue, set, setAttributeConfig, setAttributes

Methods inherited from YAHOO.util.EventProvider:

createEvent, fireEvent, hasEvent, subscribe, unsubscribe, unsubscribeAll

Events

activeChange

activeChange ( )
Fires after the active state is changed.

See: Element.addListener

Event fields:
<String> type activeChange
<Boolean> prevValue the previous value
<Boolean> newValue the updated value

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var previous = e.prevValue};
myTabs.addListener('activeChange', handler);

beforeActiveChange

beforeActiveChange ( )
Fires before the active state is changed.

See: Element.addListener

If handler returns false, the change will be cancelled, and the value will not be set.

Event fields:
<String> type beforeActiveChange
<Boolean> prevValue the current value
<Boolean> newValue the new value

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var previous = e.prevValue};
myTabs.addListener('beforeActiveChange', handler);

beforeContentChange

beforeContentChange ( )
Fires before the tab content is changed.

See: Element.addListener

If handler returns false, the change will be cancelled, and the value will not be set.

Event fields:
<String> type beforeContentChange
<String> prevValue the current value
<String> newValue the new value

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var previous = e.prevValue};
myTabs.addListener('beforeContentChange', handler);

beforeLabelChange

beforeLabelChange ( )
Fires before the tab label is changed.

See: Element.addListener

If handler returns false, the change will be cancelled, and the value will not be set.

Event fields:
<String> type beforeLabelChange
<String> prevValue the current value
<String> newValue the new value

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var previous = e.prevValue};
myTabs.addListener('beforeLabelChange', handler);

contentChange

contentChange ( )
Fires after the tab content is changed.

See: Element.addListener

Event fields:
<String> type contentChange
<String> prevValue the previous value
<Boolean> newValue the updated value

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var previous = e.prevValue};
myTabs.addListener('contentChange', handler);

labelChange

labelChange ( )
Fires after the tab label is changed.

See: Element.addListener

Event fields:
<String> type labelChange
<String> prevValue the previous value
<String> newValue the updated value

Usage:
var handler = function(e) {var previous = e.prevValue};
myTabs.addListener('labelChange', handler);

Events inherited from YAHOO.util.Element:

available, contentReady

Configuration Attributes

activationEvent - String

The event that triggers the tab's activation.

active - Boolean

Whether or not the tab is currently active. If a dataSrc is set for the tab, the content will be loaded from the given source.

cacheData - Boolean

Whether or not content should be reloaded for every view.
Default Value: false

content - String

The tab's content.

contentEl - HTMLElement

The HTMLElement that contains the tab's content.

contentVisible - Boolean

The Whether or not the tab's content is visible.
Default Value: false

dataLoaded - Boolean

Whether or not any data has been loaded from the server.

dataSrc - String

The tab's data source, used for loading content dynamically.

dataTimeout - Number

Number if milliseconds before aborting and calling failure handler.
Default Value: null

disabled - Boolean

Whether or not the tab is disabled.

href - String

The href of the tab's anchor element.
Default Value: '#'

label - String

The tab's label text (or innerHTML).

labelEl - HTMLElement

The element that contains the tab's label.

loadMethod - String

The method to use for the data request.
Default Value: "GET"

Configuration attributes inherited from YAHOO.util.Element:

element

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