Tab Control

This page describes how to set up and configure the Tab Control component .

A Tab Control is a container of displays selected by a tab menu. A tab can hold a single component or a Layout panel with multiple components.

The following example shows a Tab Control with five tabs. The first Tab, Trade Performance, is selected and visible.

 

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Set up a Tab Control

To set up a Tab Control component, click-and-drag the component into the workspace and configure the following:

  1. Define the number of tabs you require.

  2. Within each tab element, add a single component, layout panel, or flex panel for multiple components.

Refer to Tab Controlproperties described in the next section for details on additional properties.

Tab Control properties

The following sections provides details on how to configure the properties of the Tab Control component.

Basics

Open the Basics properties on the right and configure the property described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the component.

View State

Configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Selected Tab

The Tab visible at launch.

Tip

Linking Tab controls

To link Tabs in two separate Tab Controls (so that clicking on Tab 1 of Tab Control 1 opens Tab 1 of Tab Control 2), create a View State Parameter and assign it to Selected Tab of Tab Control 1 and Tab Control 2.

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Unload Inactive Tabs

When enabled, uploaded tab content will be removed on tab switch.

Set View State on Tab Change

In addition to linking different tab components, switching tabs can be used to assign a value to a View State Parameter. For example, if looking to reset a default value on tab switch.

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Tabs

Configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Name

Name displayed in tab

Tooltip

Description of tab on mouse rollover

Hide

A Tab can be hidden by checking this checkbox. Hiding a Tab does not remove it, it only disables the ability to click on it.

 

Navigation to the hidden tab content can be achieved using a Button.

Style

Refer to Style for common settings.

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