Button (ui/button)
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-ui/src/button/button
The button interface. Implemented by, among others, ButtonView
,
SplitButtonView
and
DropdownButtonView
.
Filtering
Properties
-
(Optional) The ARIA property reflected by the
aria-label
DOM attribute used by assistive technologies. -
(Optional) The ARIA property reflected by the
aria-ariaLabelledBy
DOM attribute used by assistive technologies. -
(Optional) The additional CSS class set on the button.
-
(Optional) An XML content of the icon. When defined, an
iconView
should be added to the button.The user must provide the entire XML string, not just the path. See the UI library guide for details.
-
Controls whether the button view is enabled, i.e. it can be clicked and execute an action.
To change the "on" state of the button, use
isOn
instead.Defaults to
true
-
Controls whether the button view is "on". It makes sense when a feature it represents is currently active, e.g. a bold button is "on" when the selection is in the bold text.
To disable the button, use
isEnabled
instead.Defaults to
true
-
Controls whether the button view is a toggle button (two–state) for assistive technologies.
Defaults to
false
-
Controls whether the button view is visible. Visible by default, buttons are hidden using a CSS class.
Defaults to
true
-
(Optional) The keystroke associated with the button, i.e. CTRL+B, in the string format compatible with
keyboard
.Note: Use
withKeystroke
if you want to display the keystroke information next to the label. -
(Optional) The value of the
style
attribute of the label. -
(Optional) The property reflected by the
role
DOM attribute to be used by assistive technologies. -
(Optional) Controls the
tabindex
HTML attribute of the button. By default, the button is focusable but does not included in the Tab order.Defaults to
-1
-
tooltip : string | boolean | ( string, undefined | string ) => string
module:ui/button/button~Button#tooltip
(Optional) Tooltip of the button, i.e. displayed when hovering the button with the mouse cursor.
- If defined as a
Boolean
(e.g.true
), then combination oflabel
andkeystroke
will be set as a tooltip. - If defined as a
String
, tooltip will equal the exact text of thatString
. - If defined as a
Function
,label
andkeystroke
will be passed to that function, which is to return a string with the tooltip text.
const view = new ButtonView( locale ); view.tooltip = ( label, keystroke ) => `A tooltip for ${ label } and ${ keystroke }.`
Defaults to
false
- If defined as a
-
(Optional) The position of the tooltip. See
TooltipManager
to learn more about the tooltip system.Note: It makes sense only when the
tooltip
attribute is defined.Defaults to
's'
-
-
(Optional) Controls whether the label of the button is hidden (e.g. an icon–only button).
Defaults to
false
Events
-
change:ariaLabel( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:ariaLabel
Fired when the
ariaLabel
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
ariaLabel
).value : string
New value of the
ariaLabel
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string
Old value of the
ariaLabel
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:ariaLabelledBy( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:ariaLabelledBy
Fired when the
ariaLabelledBy
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
ariaLabelledBy
).value : string
New value of the
ariaLabelledBy
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string
Old value of the
ariaLabelledBy
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:class( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:class
Fired when the
class
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
class
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
class
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
class
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:icon( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:icon
Fired when the
icon
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
icon
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
icon
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
icon
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:isEnabled( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:isEnabled
Fired when the
isEnabled
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isEnabled
).value : boolean
New value of the
isEnabled
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isEnabled
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:isOn( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:isOn
Fired when the
isOn
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isOn
).value : boolean
New value of the
isOn
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isOn
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:isToggleable( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:isToggleable
Fired when the
isToggleable
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isToggleable
).value : boolean
New value of the
isToggleable
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isToggleable
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:isVisible( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:isVisible
Fired when the
isVisible
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isVisible
).value : boolean
New value of the
isVisible
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isVisible
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:keystroke( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:keystroke
Fired when the
keystroke
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
keystroke
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
keystroke
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
keystroke
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:label( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:label
Fired when the
label
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
label
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
label
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
label
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:labelStyle( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:labelStyle
Fired when the
labelStyle
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
labelStyle
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
labelStyle
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
labelStyle
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:role( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:role
Fired when the
role
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
role
).value : string
New value of the
role
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string
Old value of the
role
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:tabindex( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:tabindex
Fired when the
tabindex
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
tabindex
).value : number
New value of the
tabindex
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : number
Old value of the
tabindex
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:tooltip( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:tooltip
Fired when the
tooltip
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
tooltip
).value : string | boolean | ( string, undefined | string ) => string
New value of the
tooltip
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string | boolean | ( string, undefined | string ) => string
Old value of the
tooltip
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:tooltipPosition( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:tooltipPosition
Fired when the
tooltipPosition
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
tooltipPosition
).value : 'e' | 's' | 'n' | 'w' | 'sw' | 'se'
New value of the
tooltipPosition
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : 'e' | 's' | 'n' | 'w' | 'sw' | 'se'
Old value of the
tooltipPosition
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:type( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:type
Fired when the
type
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
type
).value : 'button' | 'menu' | 'reset' | 'submit'
New value of the
type
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : 'button' | 'menu' | 'reset' | 'submit'
Old value of the
type
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:withKeystroke( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:withKeystroke
Fired when the
withKeystroke
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
withKeystroke
).value : boolean
New value of the
withKeystroke
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
withKeystroke
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:withText( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:change:withText
Fired when the
withText
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
withText
).value : boolean
New value of the
withText
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
withText
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
execute( eventInfo )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:execute
-
set:ariaLabel( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:ariaLabel
Fired when the
ariaLabel
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
ariaLabel
).value : string
New value of the
ariaLabel
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string
Old value of the
ariaLabel
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:ariaLabelledBy( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:ariaLabelledBy
Fired when the
ariaLabelledBy
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
ariaLabelledBy
).value : string
New value of the
ariaLabelledBy
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string
Old value of the
ariaLabelledBy
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:class( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:class
Fired when the
class
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
class
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
class
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
class
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:icon( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:icon
Fired when the
icon
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
icon
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
icon
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
icon
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:isEnabled( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:isEnabled
Fired when the
isEnabled
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isEnabled
).value : boolean
New value of the
isEnabled
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isEnabled
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:isOn( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:isOn
Fired when the
isOn
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isOn
).value : boolean
New value of the
isOn
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isOn
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:isToggleable( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:isToggleable
Fired when the
isToggleable
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isToggleable
).value : boolean
New value of the
isToggleable
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isToggleable
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:isVisible( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:isVisible
Fired when the
isVisible
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isVisible
).value : boolean
New value of the
isVisible
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isVisible
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:keystroke( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:keystroke
Fired when the
keystroke
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
keystroke
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
keystroke
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
keystroke
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:label( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:label
Fired when the
label
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
label
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
label
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
label
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:labelStyle( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:labelStyle
Fired when the
labelStyle
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
labelStyle
).value : undefined | string
New value of the
labelStyle
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : undefined | string
Old value of the
labelStyle
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:role( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:role
Fired when the
role
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
role
).value : string
New value of the
role
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string
Old value of the
role
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:tabindex( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:tabindex
Fired when the
tabindex
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
tabindex
).value : number
New value of the
tabindex
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : number
Old value of the
tabindex
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:tooltip( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:tooltip
Fired when the
tooltip
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
tooltip
).value : string | boolean | ( string, undefined | string ) => string
New value of the
tooltip
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : string | boolean | ( string, undefined | string ) => string
Old value of the
tooltip
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:tooltipPosition( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:tooltipPosition
Fired when the
tooltipPosition
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
tooltipPosition
).value : 'e' | 's' | 'n' | 'w' | 'sw' | 'se'
New value of the
tooltipPosition
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : 'e' | 's' | 'n' | 'w' | 'sw' | 'se'
Old value of the
tooltipPosition
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:type( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:type
Fired when the
type
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
type
).value : 'button' | 'menu' | 'reset' | 'submit'
New value of the
type
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : 'button' | 'menu' | 'reset' | 'submit'
Old value of the
type
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:withKeystroke( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:withKeystroke
Fired when the
withKeystroke
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
withKeystroke
).value : boolean
New value of the
withKeystroke
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
withKeystroke
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:withText( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:ui/button/button~Button#event:set:withText
Fired when the
withText
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
withText
).value : boolean
New value of the
withText
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
withText
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
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