# Tabs


> **NOTE**<br>
> This component is supported since API version 7. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.


The **<Tabs\>** component is a container component that allows users to switch between content views through tabs. Each tab page corresponds to a content view.


## Required Permissions

None


## Child Components

A **<Tabs\>** component can contain multiple [TabContent](ts-container-tabcontent.md) components.


## APIs

Tabs(value: {barPosition?: BarPosition, index?: number, controller?: [TabsController](#tabscontroller)})

- Parameters
  | Name | Type | Mandatory | Default Value | Description |
  | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
  | barPosition | BarPosition | No | BarPosition.Start | Tab bar position for creating the **<Tabs\>** container component. |
  | index | number | No | 0 | Initial tab index. |
  | controller | [TabsController](#tabscontroller) | No | - | Tab controller. |

- BarPosition enums
  | Name | Description |
  | -------- | -------- |
  | Start | If the **vertical** attribute is set to **true**, the tab is on the left of the container. If the **vertical** attribute is set to **false**, the tab is on the top of the container. |
  | End | If the **vertical** attribute is set to **true**, the tab is on the right of the container. If the **vertical** attribute is set to **false**, the tab is at the bottom of the container. |


## Attributes

Touch target configuration is not supported.

| Name | Type | Default Value | Description |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| vertical | boolean | false | Whether a tab is a vertical tab. |
| scrollable | boolean | true | Whether page switching can be performed by swiping left or right. |
| barMode | BarMode | - | Tab bar layout mode. |
| barWidth | number | - | Width of the tab bar. If this parameter is not set, the default value in the system theme is used. |
| barHeight | number | - | Height of the tab bar. If this parameter is not set, the default value in the system theme is used. |
| animationDuration | number | 200 | Animation duration of the tab content. |

- BarMode enums
  | Name | Description |
  | -------- | -------- |
  | Scrollable | The actual layout width of the tab bar is used. If the actual width exceeds the total length, the tab bar is scrollable. |
  | Fixed | The widths of all tab bars are evenly allocated. |


## Events

| Name | Description |
| -------- | -------- |
| onChange(callback: (index: number) =&gt; void) | Event triggered when a tab is switched. |

## TabsController

Defines a tab controller, which is used to control switching of tabs.
### Objects to Import

```
controller: TabsController = new TabsController()

```

### changeIndex

changeIndex(value: number): void

Switches to the specified tab.

- Parameters
  | Name | Type | Mandatory | Default Value | Description |
  | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
  | value | number | Yes | - | Index of a tab. The value starts from **0**. |


## Example


```
@Entry
@Component
struct TabsExample {
  private controller: TabsController = new TabsController()

  build() {
    Column() {
      Tabs({ barPosition: BarPosition.Start, controller: this.controller }) {
        TabContent() {
          Column().width('100%').height('100%').backgroundColor(Color.Pink)
        }.tabBar('pink')

        TabContent() {
          Column().width('100%').height('100%').backgroundColor(Color.Yellow)
        }.tabBar('yellow')

        TabContent() {
          Column().width('100%').height('100%').backgroundColor(Color.Blue)
        }.tabBar('blue')

        TabContent() {
          Column().width('100%').height('100%').backgroundColor(Color.Green)
        }.tabBar('green')
      }
      .vertical(true).scrollable(true).barMode(BarMode.Fixed)
      .barWidth(70).barHeight(150).animationDuration(400)
      .onChange((index: number) => {
        console.info(index.toString())
      })
      .width('90%').backgroundColor(0xF5F5F5)
    }.width('100%').height(150).margin({ top: 5 })
  }
}
```

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