/ionic2-super-tabs

Swipeable Tabs for Ionic 3

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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.



Example






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.




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() {
  
    // must wait for AfterViewInit if you want to modify the tabs instantly
    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>



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