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TabView

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Warning

This control has been removed from the Windows Community Toolkit. Please use the TabView control from WinUI instead.

The TabView displays a set of TabViewItem in a shared container.

Try it in the sample app

Syntax

<controls:TabView x:Name="Tabs">
  <controls:TabViewItem Header="Home">
    <TextBlock Padding="16">The TabView control has multiple uses.</TextBlock>
  </controls:TabViewItem>
  <controls:TabViewItem Header="Tab 2">
    <TextBlock Padding="16">A 2nd Tab.</TextBlock>
  </controls:TabViewItem>
</controls:TabView>

Sample Output

TabView Overview

Properties

TabView Properties

Property Type Description
CanCloseTabs bool Default value for if the TabViewItem doesn't specify a IsClosable value.
IsCloseButtonOverlay bool Changes the behavior of how the Close button effects layout. If True, the close button will overlay itself on top of content if the tab is a fixed size.
ItemHeaderTemplate DataTemplate Default Template for the TabViewItem Header if no template is specified.
SelectedTabWidth double Size to set the Selected Tab Header. Defaults to Auto.
TabActionHeader object Area to the Right of Tab Strip before Padding.
TabActionHeaderTemplate DataTemplate Template for the TabActionHeader.
TabEndHeader object Area to the Right of the Tab Strip after Padding.
TabEndHeaderTemplate DataTemplate Template for the TabEndHeader.
TabStartHeader object Description Area to the Left of the Tab Strip.
TabStartHeaderTemplate DataTemplate Template for the TabStartHeader.
TabWidthBehavior TabWidthMode Actual, Equal, or Compact values specify how Tab Headers should be sized. Defaults to Actual.

Important

Do not use ItemsStackPanel if you override the ItemsPanel. It is suggested to keep the TabWidthBehavior to Actual when using a custom panel.

TabViewItem Properties

Property Type Description
Content object Main Tab Content.
Header object Header Content of the Tab.
HeaderTemplate DataTemplate Template for the Header object.
Icon IconElement Icon of the Tab.
IsClosable bool Set to true for the TabViewItem to show a close button.

Events

TabView Events

Events Description
TabClosing Fires when a Tab is about to be closed, can be intercepted to prevent closure.
TabDraggedOutside Fires when a Tab is dragged outside of the Tab bar.

TabViewItem Events

Events Description
TabClosing Fires when a Tab's closed button is clicked.

Examples

If you want to replicate the behavior of Microsoft Edge with the TabView, you can use the following setup:

<controls:TabView TabWidthBehavior="Equal"
                  CanCloseTabs="True"
                  IsCloseButtonOverlay="True"
                  CanDragItems="True"
                  CanReorderItems="True"
                  AllowDrop="True">
  <controls:TabView.Resources>
    <x:Double x:Key="TabViewItemHeaderMinHeight">32</x:Double>
    <x:Double x:Key="TabViewItemHeaderMinWidth">90</x:Double>
    <x:Double x:Key="TabViewItemHeaderMaxWidth">200</x:Double>
  </controls:TabView.Resources>
  ...
</controls:TabView>

The TabView supports data binding as well. The following example shows binding the TabView to a collection of 'DataItems' which have both 'Value' and 'MyText' properties:

<controls:TabView x:Name="TabItems"
                  ItemsSource="{Binding TabItemCollection}">
  <controls:TabView.ItemHeaderTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
      <TextBlock>
        <Run Text="{Binding Value}"/>
        <Run Text=": "/>
        <Run Text="{Binding MyText}"/>
      </TextBlock>
    </DataTemplate>
  </controls:TabView.ItemHeaderTemplate>
  <controls:TabView.ItemTemplate>
    <DataTemplate>
      <StackPanel>
        <TextBlock Margin="8">
          <Run Text="Tab Value: "/>
          <Run Text="{Binding Value}" />
        </TextBlock>
        <TextBlock Margin="8,0,0,0" Text="Some other shared content..." />
      </StackPanel>
    </DataTemplate>
  </controls:TabView.ItemTemplate>
</controls:TabView>

Note

It's recommended to use an ObservableCollection when working with the TabView.

Sample Project

TabView Sample Page Source. You can see this in action in the Windows Community Toolkit Sample App.

Default Template

TabView XAML File is the XAML template used in the toolkit for the default styling.

Requirements

Device family Universal, 10.0.16299.0 or higher
Namespace Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls
NuGet package Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Controls

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