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TabView

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TabView[{lbl1expr1, lbl2expr2, …}]

represents an object in which clicking the tab with label lbli displays expri.

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TabView[{lbl1expr1,lbl2expr2,…},i]

makes the i^(th) tab be the one currently selected.

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TabView[{{v1,lbl1expr1},{v2,lbl2expr2},…},v]

associates values vi with successive tabs, and makes the tab with value v be the one currently selected.

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TabView[{expr1,expr2,…}]

takes the tab labels to be successive integers.

Details and Options

  • TabView[list,Dynamic[s]] takes the selected tab to be specified by the dynamically updated current value of s, with the value of s being reset if a different tab is selected.
  • The following options can be given:
  • Alignment {Automatic,Automatic}how to align objects in the display area
    AppearanceAutomaticthe overall appearance of the TabView
    BaselinePosition Automatichow to align with a surrounding text baseline
    BaseStyle{}base style specifications for the TabView
    ContentPaddingTruewhether to shrink the margins tightly around the contents
    ControlPlacement {Automatic,Automatic}where to place the tabs
    Enabled Automaticwhether the tabs are enabled or grayed out
    FrameMargins Automaticmargins inside the overall frame
    ImageMargins 0margins around the display area
    ImageSize Allthe overall image size for the display area
    LabelStyle {}style specifications for the tab area
  • With the default option setting ImageSize->All, TabView always leaves space for the largest of the expri to be displayed, so that its overall size does not change. »
  • With ImageSize->Automatic, TabView leaves space only for the expri currently being displayed.
  • If any of the lbli are Null, the corresponding tabs are left blank. »
  • Appearance->"Limited" specifies that only a limited number of tabs should be displayed at a time, with controls to navigate through different "pages" of tabs.
  • Appearance->{"Limited",n} specifies that only up to n tabs should be displayed at a time.
  • TabView by default displays the lbli in "TabViewLabel" style, which typically uses the system button font.
  • The settings for BaseStyle and LabelStyle are appended to the default styles typically given by the "TabView" and "TabViewLabel" styles in the current stylesheet.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (2)Summary of the most common use cases

Use default labels for tabs:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-csfi4n
Out[1]=1

Insert labels for each element:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-dq5h71
Out[1]=1

Scope  (11)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

TabView Content  (7)

Use graphics as content in TabView:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-d5wgg0
Out[1]=1

TabView can contain any expression, including Manipulate:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-fkteun
Out[1]=1

TabView can be nested:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-m1q22
Out[1]=1

Use any expression as a label:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-gmecc
Out[1]=1

Use strings as labels:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-jlz7vp
Out[1]=1

Put the labels into text style:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-9fa96
Out[2]=2

Use Null to indicate a blank tab label:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-lx49i3
Out[1]=1

By default, a TabView leaves enough space to display without ever resizing:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-08vcs
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-ckd43j
Out[2]=2

With ImageSize->Automatic, TabView resizes for each pane:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-pbcfsf
Out[3]=3

TabView Control  (4)

Start with tab 2 selected:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-gvfye
Out[1]=1

Select the tab with value v:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-2nx6e
Out[2]=2

By default, the setting is based on position:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-b73o13
Out[1]=1
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-damdpv
Out[2]=2

Use the {u,lbl->expr} to have u be the setting:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-lwxrr8
Out[3]=3

Connect a TabView to a slider:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-jrn8w7
Out[1]=1

Use With to replace dynamically scoped variables:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-bf97wh
Out[1]=1

Options  (9)Common values & functionality for each option

Alignment  (1)

A list of objects:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-h0z1
Out[1]=1

Default alignments:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-d0dc4
Out[2]=2

Control horizontal alignment only:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-ed66g3
Out[3]=3

Control horizontal and vertical alignments:

In[4]:=4
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-c49w8w
Out[4]=4

BaselinePosition  (1)

Align with text:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-ef9cai
Out[1]=1

ControlPlacement  (1)

Position the controls:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-bq89jg
Out[1]=1

Enabled  (2)

By default, TabView is enabled:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-c07rvh
Out[1]=1

By setting Enabled->False, TabView is disabled, but visible in its current state:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-j59pmo
Out[1]=1

FrameMargins  (1)

Add margins within the view:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-fc1sp3
Out[1]=1

ImageMargins  (1)

Add margins outside the view:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-50p87
Out[1]=1

ImageSize  (1)

Control the overall size of TabView:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-nzhrsf
Out[1]=1

LabelStyle  (1)

Change the style of the labels:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-ipvn8q
Out[1]=1

Applications  (4)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

Make a TabView with pictures of Bessel functions:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-zt6g2
Out[1]=1

Show some famous cellular automata in a TabView:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-xas4w
Out[1]=1

Tab through a list of formulas:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-g69pff
Out[1]=1

Show the GDP of several countries between 1970-2005:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-8bz9bp
Out[1]=1

Properties & Relations  (2)Properties of the function, and connections to other functions

Use Pane to force linebreaking in the content of TabView:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-ctjkqk
Out[1]=1

Dynamic variables will only start updating when displayed:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-engkg3
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In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-fj8ohu
Out[2]=2

Possible Issues  (2)Common pitfalls and unexpected behavior

Rules are used to specify labels for tabs:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-nj6
Out[1]=1

Give labels explicitly to display rules in the content area:

In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-v5y
Out[2]=2

By default, the entire contents are generated before displaying the output:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-0r5pc0
In[2]:=2
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-u2ee88
Out[2]=2

Use Dynamic and ImageSize->Automatic to generate the contents only when displayed:

In[3]:=3
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-7mdsne
Out[3]=3

Neat Examples  (2)Surprising or curious use cases

Successively nest TabView objects:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-0qkbg
Out[1]=1

View images of knots retrieved from KnotData:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0bdpcisb2-qq9cuj
Out[1]=1
Wolfram Research (2007), TabView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html (updated 2008).
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Wolfram Research (2007), TabView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html (updated 2008).

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Wolfram Research (2007), TabView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html (updated 2008).

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Wolfram Research (2007), TabView, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html (updated 2008).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2007. "TabView." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2008. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2007. "TabView." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2008. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). TabView. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html

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Wolfram Language. (2007). TabView. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_tabview, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TabView}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_tabview, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TabView}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html}", note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_tabview, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TabView}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_tabview, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TabView}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TabView.html}, note=[Accessed: 01-April-2025 ]}