Framework7 - Show Tab using JavaScript

Description

You can switch or show the tab using the following JavaScript method.

myApp.showTab(tab)
  • tab − It's a required HTML element or string used to open the tab.

This method returns true if the tab has been changed, otherwise it returns false.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the show tab using JavaScript in Framework7 −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

   <head>
      <meta name = "viewport" content = "width = device-width, initial-scale = 1, 
         maximum-scale = 1, minimum-scale = 1, user-scalable = no, minimal-ui" />
      <meta name = "apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content = "yes" />
      <meta name = "apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content = "black" />
      <title>Show Tabs Events </title>
      <link rel = "stylesheet" 
         href = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/framework7/1.4.2/css/framework7.ios.min.css" />
      <link rel = "stylesheet" 
         href = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/framework7/1.4.2/css/framework7.ios.colors.min.css" />
   </head>

   <body>
      <div class = "views">
         <div class = "view view-main">
            <div class = "pages">
               <div data-page = "home" class = "page navbar-fixed">
                  
                  <div class = "navbar">
                     <div class = "navbar-inner">
                        <div class = "left"> </div>
                        <div class = "center">Tabs Events</div>
                        <div class = "right"> </div>
                     </div>
                  </div>
                  
                  <div class = "page-content">
                     <div class = "content-block">
                        <div class = "buttons-row">
                           <a href = "#tab1" class = "tab-link active button">Tab 1</a>
                           <a href = "#tab2" class = "tab-link button">Tab 2</a>
                           <a href = "#tab3" class = "tab-link button">Tab 3</a>
                        </div>
                     </div>
                     
                     <div class = "tabs">
                        <div id = "tab1" class = "tab active">
                           <div class = "content-block">
                              <p>This is tab 1 content</p>
                              
                              <p> <a href = "#" class = "show-tab-2">Show Tab 2</a></p>
                              
                              <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 
                                 Pellentesque elementum mi quis felis scelerisque faucibus. Aliquam 
                                 ut commodo justo. Mauris vitae pharetra arcu. Sed tincidunt dui et 
                                 nibh auctor pretium. Nam accumsan fermentum sem. Suspendisse potenti. 
                                 Nulla sed orci malesuada, pellentesque elit vitae, cursus lorem. Praesent 
                                 et vehicula sapien, ut rhoncus quam. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur 
                                 adipiscing elit. In vitae mi nec lorem aliquet venenatis quis nec nibh. 
                                 Aenean sit amet leo ligula. Fusce in massa et nisl dictum ultricies et 
                                 vitaedui. Sed sagittis quis diam sed lobortis. Donec in massa pharetra, 
                                 tristique purus vitae, consequat mauris. Aliquam tellus ante, pharetra 
                                 in mattis ut, dictum quis erat.</p>
                           </div>
                        </div>
                        
                        <div id = "tab2" class = "tab">
                           <div class = "content-block">
                              <p>This is tab 2 content</p>
                              
                              <p> <a href = "#" class = "show-tab-3">Show Tab 3</a></p>
                              
                              <p>Ut ac lobortis lacus, non pellentesque arcu. Quisque sodales 
                                 sapien malesuada, condimentum nunc at, viverra lacus. Class aptent 
                                 taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos 
                                 himenaeos. Vivamus eu pulvinar turpis, id tristique quam.  Aenean 
                                 venenatis molestie diam, sit amet condimentum nisl pretium id. Donec 
                                 diam tortor, mollis in vehicula id, vehicula consectetur nulla. Quisque 
                                 posuere rutrum mauris, eu  rutrum turpis blandit at. Proin volutpat 
                                 tortor sit amet metus porttitor accumsan. Class  aptent taciti sociosqu 
                                 ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Ut dapibus 
                                 posuere dictum.</p>
                           </div>
                        </div>
                        
                        <div id = "tab3" class = "tab">
                           <div class = "content-block">
                              <p>This is tab 3 content</p>
                              
                              <p> <a href = "#" class = "show-tab-1">Show Tab 1</a></p>
                              
                              <p>Nulla gravida libero eget lobortis iaculis. In sed elit 
                                 eu nibh adipiscing faucibus. Sed ac accumsan lacus. In ut diam quis 
                                 turpis fringilla volutpat. In ultrices  dignissim consequat. Cras 
                                 pretium tortor et lorem condimentum posuere. Nulla facilisi. Suspendisse 
                                 pretium egestas lacus ac laoreet. Mauris rhoncus quis ipsum quis tristique. 
                                 Vivamus ultricies urna quis nunc egestas, in euismod turpis fringilla. Nam 
                                 tellus massa, vehicula eu sapien non, dapibus tempor lorem. Fusce placerat 
                                 orci arcu, eu dignissim  enim porttitor vel. Nullam porttitor vel dolor sed 
                                 feugiat. Suspendisse potenti.  Maecenas ac mattis odio. Sed vel ultricies 
                                 lacus, sed posuere libero.</p>
                           </div>
                        </div>
                        
                     </div>
                  </div>
               </div>
            </div>
         </div>
      </div>
      
      <script type = "text/javascript" 
         src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/framework7/1.4.2/js/framework7.min.js"></script>
         
      <script>
         // here initialize the app
         var myApp = new Framework7();

         // If your using custom DOM library, then save it to $$ variable
         var $$ = Dom7;

         // Add the view
         var mainView = myApp.addView('.view-main', {
            // enable the dynamic navbar for this view:
            dynamicNavbar: true
         });


         $$('.show-tab-1').on('click', function () {
            myApp.showTab('#tab1');
         });
         
         $$('.show-tab-2').on('click', function () {
            myApp.showTab('#tab2');
         });
         
         $$('.show-tab-3').on('click', function () {
            myApp.showTab('#tab3');
         });
      </script>
   </body>

</html>

Output

Let us carry out the following steps to see how the above given code works −

  • Save the above given HTML code as show_tab_using_js.html file in your server root folder.

  • Open this HTML file as http://localhost/show_tab_using_js.html and the output is displayed as shown below.

  • This example can switch or show the content of another tab inside the tab.

framework7_tabs.htm
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