# Swiper The **\** component is able to display child components in looping mode. > **NOTE** > > This component is supported since API version 7. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version. ## Child Components This component can contain child components. > **NOTE** > > Built-in components and custom components are allowed, with support for ([if/else](../../quick-start/arkts-rendering-control-ifelse.md), [ForEach](../../quick-start/arkts-rendering-control-foreach.md), and [LazyForEach](../../quick-start/arkts-rendering-control-lazyforeach.md)) rendering control. ## APIs Swiper(controller?: SwiperController) **Parameters** | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ---- | -------------------- | | controller | [SwiperController](#swipercontroller) | No | Controller bound to the component to control the page switching.| ## Attributes In addition to the [universal attributes](ts-universal-attributes-size.md), the following attributes are supported. [Menu control](ts-universal-attributes-menu.md) is not supported. | Name | Type | Description | | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | | index | number | Index of the child component currently displayed in the container.
Default value: **0**
**NOTE**
If the value is less than 0 or greater than or equal to the number of child components, the default value **0** is used.| | autoPlay | boolean | Whether to enable automatic playback for child component switching.
Default value: **false**
**NOTE**
If **loop** is set to **false**, the playback stops when the last page is displayed. The playback continues when the page is not the last page after a swipe gesture.| | interval | number | Interval for automatic playback, in ms.
Default value: **3000** | | indicator | boolean | Whether to enable the navigation dots indicator.
Default value: **true** | | loop | boolean | Whether to enable loop playback.
The value **true** means to enable loop playback. When LazyForEach is used, it is recommended that the number of the components to load exceed 5.
Default value: **true**| | duration | number | Duration of the animation for switching child components, in ms.
Default value: **400** | | vertical | boolean | Whether vertical swiping is used.
Default value: **false** | | itemSpace | number \| string | Space between child components.
Default value: **0**
**NOTE**
This parameter cannot be set in percentage.| | displayMode | SwiperDisplayMode | Mode in which elements are displayed along the main axis. This attribute takes effect only when **displayCount** is not set.
Default value: **SwiperDisplayMode.Stretch**| | cachedCount8+ | number | Number of child components to be cached.
Default value: **1**
**NOTE**
**cachedCount** has caching optimized. You are advised not to use it together with [LazyForEach](../../quick-start/arkts-rendering-control-lazyforeach.md).| | disableSwipe8+ | boolean | Whether to disable the swipe feature.
Default value: **false** | | curve8+ | [Curve](ts-appendix-enums.md#curve) \| string | Animation curve. The ease-in/ease-out curve is used by default. For details about common curves, see [Curve](ts-appendix-enums.md#curve). You can also create custom curves (interpolation curve objects) by using the API provided by the [interpolation calculation](../apis/js-apis-curve.md) module.
Default value: **Curve.Linear**| | indicatorStyle8+ | {
left?: [Length](ts-types.md#length),
top?: [Length](ts-types.md#length),
right?: [Length](ts-types.md#length),
bottom?: [Length](ts-types.md#length),
size?: [Length](ts-types.md#length),
mask?: boolean,
color?: [ResourceColor](ts-types.md),
selectedColor?: [ResourceColor](ts-types.md)
} | Style of the navigation point indicator.
\- **left**: distance between the navigation point indicator and the left edge of the **\** component.
\- **top**: distance between the navigation point indicator and the top edge of the **\** component.
\- **right**: distance between the navigation point indicator and the right edge of the **\** component.
\- **bottom**: distance between the navigation point indicator and the bottom edge of the **\** component.
\- **size**: diameter of the navigation point indicator. The value cannot be in percentage. Default value: **6vp**
\- **mask**: whether to enable the mask for the navigation point indicator.
\- **color**: color of the navigation point indicator.
\- **selectedColor**: color of the selected navigation dot.| | displayCount8+ | number \| string | Number of elements to display per page.
Default value: **1**
**NOTE**
If the value is of the string type, it can only be **'auto'**, whose display effect is the same as that of **SwiperDisplayMode.AutoLinear**.
If the value is of the number type, child components stretch (shrink) on the main axis after the swiper width [deducting the result of itemSpace x (displayCount - 1)] is evenly distributed among them on the main axis.| | effectMode8+ | [EdgeEffect](ts-appendix-enums.md#edgeeffect) | Swipe effect. For details, see **EdgeEffect**.
Default value: **EdgeEffect.Spring**
**NOTE**
The spring effect does not take effect when the controller API is called.| ## SwiperDisplayMode | Name| Description| | ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | | Stretch | The slide width of the **\** component is equal to the width of the component.| | AutoLinear | The slide width of the **\** component is equal to that of the child component with the maximum width.| ## SwiperController Controller of the **\** component. You can bind this object to the **\** component and use it to control page switching. ### showNext showNext(): void Turns to the next page. Page turning occurs with the animation, whose duration is specified by **duration**. ### showPrevious showPrevious(): void Turns to the previous page. Page turning occurs with the animation, whose duration is specified by **duration**. ### finishAnimation finishAnimation(callback?: () => void): void Stops an animation. **Parameters** | Name | Type | Mandatory.| Description| | --------- | ---------- | ------ | -------- | | callback | () => void | No | Callback invoked when the animation stops.| ## Events In addition to the [universal events](ts-universal-events-click.md), the following events are supported. | Name | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | onChange(event: (index: number) => void) | Triggered when the index of the currently displayed child component changes.
- **index**: index of the currently displayed element.
**NOTE**
When the **\** component is used together with **LazyForEach**, the subpage UI update cannot be triggered in the **onChange** event.| | onAnimationStart9+(event: (index: number) => void) | Triggered when the switching animation starts.
- **index**: index of the currently displayed element.
**NOTE**
The **index** parameter indicates the index before the animation starts (not the one after). When the **\** component contains multiple columns, the index is of the leftmost element.| | onAnimationEnd9+(event: (index: number) => void) | Triggered when the switching animation ends.
- **index**: index of the currently displayed element.
**NOTE**
This event is triggered when the animation ends regardless of whether it is due to a user gesture or invocation of **finishAnimation** through **SwiperController**. The **index** parameter indicates the index after the animation ends. When the **\** component contains multiple columns, the index is of the leftmost element.| ## Example ```ts // xxx.ets class MyDataSource implements IDataSource { private list: number[] = [] private listener: DataChangeListener constructor(list: number[]) { this.list = list } totalCount(): number { return this.list.length } getData(index: number): any { return this.list[index] } registerDataChangeListener(listener: DataChangeListener): void { this.listener = listener } unregisterDataChangeListener() { } } @Entry @Component struct SwiperExample { private swiperController: SwiperController = new SwiperController() private data: MyDataSource = new MyDataSource([]) aboutToAppear(): void { let list = [] for (var i = 1; i <= 10; i++) { list.push(i.toString()); } this.data = new MyDataSource(list) } build() { Column({ space: 5 }) { Swiper(this.swiperController) { LazyForEach(this.data, (item: string) => { Text(item).width('90%').height(160).backgroundColor(0xAFEEEE).textAlign(TextAlign.Center).fontSize(30) }, item => item) } .cachedCount(2) .index(1) .autoPlay(true) .interval(4000) .indicator(true) .loop(true) .duration(1000) .itemSpace(0) .curve(Curve.Linear) .onChange((index: number) => { console.info(index.toString()) }) Row({ space: 12 }) { Button('showNext') .onClick(() => { this.swiperController.showNext() }) Button('showPrevious') .onClick(() => { this.swiperController.showPrevious() }) }.margin(5) }.width('100%') .margin({ top: 5 }) } } ``` ![swiper](figures/swiper.gif)