Tabs component is designed by considering WAI-ARIA standard. Tab is supported with ARIA Accessibility which is accessible by on-screen readers, and other assistive technology devices. The following list of attributes are added in the Tab.
| Roles and Attributes | Functionalities |
|---|---|
| tablist | This is set to role attribute in the Tab element that describes actual role of the element. |
| tabpanel | This is set to role attribute for the Tab content that describes the role for viewing the active content. |
| presentation | This is set to role attribute for nested elements in the Tab. |
| aria-orientation | It indicates the Tab header orientation. Default value of this attribute is horizontal. |
| aria-activedescendant | It indicates the current active child of the Tab component. |
| aria-haspopup | It indicates the popup mode in the Tab. The default value of this attribute is false. If popup mode is enabled, the attribute value is set to true. |
| aria-disabled | It indicates the disabled state of the Tab. |
| aria-selected | It indicates the selection state for Tab items. Active Tab is set to true for this attribute. |
| aria-hidden | It indicates the hidden element of the Tab. |
| aria-controls | It indicates the associated tabpanel for the header. |
| aria-labelledby | It indicates the associated Tab header for the content. |
By default, keyboard navigation is enabled. This component implements keyboard navigation support by following the WAI-ARIA practices. Once focused on the active Tab element, you can use the following key combination for interacting with the Tab.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Left | Moves focus to the previous Tab. If focus is on the first Tab, the focus will not move to any Tab. |
| Right | Moves focus to the next Tab. If focus is on the last Tab element, the focus will not move to any Tab. |
| Enter or Space | Selects the Tab if it is not selected. Opens the popup dropdown icon if it is focussed. Select the Tab item as active when popup item is focussed. |
| Esc(Escape) | Closes the popup if popup is in opened state. |
| Down or Up | When the popup is open and focused, it will move to previous/next Tab items of the popup in the vertical direction. |
| Home | Moves focus to the first Tab. |
| End | Moves focus to the last Tab. |
| Shift + F10 | If popup mode is enabled, it opens the popup when the Tab is focused. |
| Delete | Deletes the Tab, if close button is enabled in Tab header. |