class VerticalTabs
Provides a render element for vertical tabs in a form.
Formats all child and non-child details elements whose #group is assigned this element's name as vertical tabs.
Properties:
- #default_tab: The HTML ID of the rendered details element to be used as the default tab. View the source of the rendered page to determine the ID.
 
Usage example:
$form['information'] = [
  '#type' => 'vertical_tabs',
  '#default_tab' => 'edit-publication',
];
$form['author'] = [
  '#type' => 'details',
  '#title' => $this->t('Author'),
  '#group' => 'information',
];
$form['author']['name'] = [
  '#type' => 'textfield',
  '#title' => $this->t('Name'),
];
$form['publication'] = [
  '#type' => 'details',
  '#title' => $this->t('Publication'),
  '#group' => 'information',
];
$form['publication']['publisher'] = [
  '#type' => 'textfield',
  '#title' => $this->t('Publisher'),
];
  
  Attributes
#[FormElement('vertical_tabs')]
  Hierarchy
- class \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase implements \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginInspectionInterface, \Drupal\Component\Plugin\DerivativeInspectionInterface
- class \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase uses \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait, \Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\DependencySerializationTrait, \Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerTrait extends \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase
- class \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\RenderElementBase implements \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\ElementInterface extends \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase
- class \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\VerticalTabs extends \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\RenderElementBase
 
 
 - class \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\RenderElementBase implements \Drupal\Core\Render\Element\ElementInterface extends \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase
 
 - class \Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase uses \Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait, \Drupal\Core\DependencyInjection\DependencySerializationTrait, \Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerTrait extends \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase
 
Expanded class hierarchy of VerticalTabs
2 string references to 'VerticalTabs'
- ClaroPreRender::trustedCallbacks in core/
themes/ claro/ src/ ClaroPreRender.php  - Lists the trusted callbacks provided by the implementing class.
 - claro_element_info_alter in core/
themes/ claro/ claro.theme  - Implements hook_element_info_alter().
 
11 #type uses of VerticalTabs
- AccountSettingsForm::buildForm in core/
modules/ user/ src/ AccountSettingsForm.php  - Form constructor.
 - BlockForm::buildVisibilityInterface in core/
modules/ block/ src/ BlockForm.php  - Helper function for building the visibility UI form.
 - CKEditor5::buildConfigurationForm in core/
modules/ ckeditor5/ src/ Plugin/ Editor/ CKEditor5.php  - Form constructor.
 - ClaroVerticalTabsTest::testVerticalTabs in core/
tests/ Drupal/ KernelTests/ Core/ Theme/ ClaroVerticalTabsTest.php  - Confirms that Claro can render vertical tabs correctly.
 - ContentEntityForm::form in core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Entity/ ContentEntityForm.php  - Gets the actual form array to be built.
 
File
- 
              core/
lib/ Drupal/ Core/ Render/ Element/ VerticalTabs.php, line 49  
Namespace
Drupal\Core\Render\ElementView source
class VerticalTabs extends RenderElementBase {
  
  /**
   * {@inheritdoc}
   */
  public function getInfo() {
    $class = static::class;
    return [
      '#default_tab' => '',
      '#process' => [
        [
          $class,
          'processVerticalTabs',
        ],
      ],
      '#pre_render' => [
        [
          $class,
          'preRenderVerticalTabs',
        ],
      ],
      '#theme_wrappers' => [
        'vertical_tabs',
        'form_element',
      ],
    ];
  }
  
  /**
   * Prepares a vertical_tabs element for rendering.
   *
   * @param array $element
   *   An associative array containing the properties and children of the
   *   vertical tabs element.
   *
   * @return array
   *   The modified element.
   */
  public static function preRenderVerticalTabs($element) {
    // Do not render the vertical tabs element if it is empty.
    $group = implode('][', $element['#parents']);
    if (!Element::getVisibleChildren($element['group']['#groups'][$group])) {
      $element['#printed'] = TRUE;
    }
    return $element;
  }
  
  /**
   * Creates a group formatted as vertical tabs.
   *
   * @param array $element
   *   An associative array containing the properties and children of the
   *   details element.
   * @param \Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface $form_state
   *   The current state of the form.
   * @param array $complete_form
   *   The complete form structure.
   *
   * @return array
   *   The processed element.
   */
  public static function processVerticalTabs(&$element, FormStateInterface $form_state, &$complete_form) {
    if (isset($element['#access']) && !$element['#access']) {
      return $element;
    }
    // Inject a new details as child, so that form_process_details() processes
    // this details element like any other details.
    $element['group'] = [
      '#type' => 'details',
      '#theme_wrappers' => [],
      '#parents' => $element['#parents'],
    ];
    // Add an invisible label for accessibility.
    if (!isset($element['#title'])) {
      $element['#title'] = t('Vertical Tabs');
      $element['#title_display'] = 'invisible';
    }
    $element['#attached']['library'][] = 'core/drupal.vertical-tabs';
    // The JavaScript stores the currently selected tab in this hidden
    // field so that the active tab can be restored the next time the
    // form is rendered, e.g. on preview pages or when form validation
    // fails.
    $name = implode('__', $element['#parents']);
    if ($form_state->hasValue($name . '__active_tab')) {
      $element['#default_tab'] = $form_state->getValue($name . '__active_tab');
    }
    $element[$name . '__active_tab'] = [
      '#type' => 'hidden',
      '#default_value' => $element['#default_tab'],
      '#attributes' => [
        'class' => [
          'vertical-tabs__active-tab',
        ],
      ],
    ];
    // Clean up the active tab value so it's not accidentally stored in
    // settings forms.
    $form_state->addCleanValueKey($name . '__active_tab');
    return $element;
  }
}
Members
| Title Sort descending | Modifiers | Object type | Summary | Overriden Title | Overrides | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DependencySerializationTrait::$_entityStorages | protected | property | An array of entity type IDs keyed by the property name of their storages. | ||
| DependencySerializationTrait::$_serviceIds | protected | property | An array of service IDs keyed by property name used for serialization. | ||
| DependencySerializationTrait::__sleep | public | function | 2 | ||
| DependencySerializationTrait::__wakeup | public | function | #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] | 2 | |
| MessengerTrait::$messenger | protected | property | The messenger. | 25 | |
| MessengerTrait::messenger | public | function | Gets the messenger. | 25 | |
| MessengerTrait::setMessenger | public | function | Sets the messenger. | ||
| PluginBase::$configuration | protected | property | Configuration information passed into the plugin. | 1 | |
| PluginBase::$pluginDefinition | protected | property | The plugin implementation definition. | 1 | |
| PluginBase::$pluginId | protected | property | The plugin ID. | ||
| PluginBase::DERIVATIVE_SEPARATOR | constant | A string which is used to separate base plugin IDs from the derivative ID. | |||
| PluginBase::getBaseId | public | function | Gets the base_plugin_id of the plugin instance. | Overrides DerivativeInspectionInterface::getBaseId | |
| PluginBase::getDerivativeId | public | function | Gets the derivative_id of the plugin instance. | Overrides DerivativeInspectionInterface::getDerivativeId | |
| PluginBase::getPluginDefinition | public | function | Gets the definition of the plugin implementation. | Overrides PluginInspectionInterface::getPluginDefinition | 2 | 
| PluginBase::getPluginId | public | function | Gets the plugin ID of the plugin instance. | Overrides PluginInspectionInterface::getPluginId | |
| PluginBase::isConfigurable | public | function | Determines if the plugin is configurable. | ||
| PluginBase::__construct | public | function | Constructs a \Drupal\Component\Plugin\PluginBase object. | 86 | |
| RenderElementBase::preRenderAjaxForm | public static | function | Adds Ajax information about an element to communicate with JavaScript. | 2 | |
| RenderElementBase::preRenderGroup | public static | function | Adds members of this group as actual elements for rendering. | 2 | |
| RenderElementBase::processAjaxForm | public static | function | Form element processing handler for the #ajax form property. | 3 | |
| RenderElementBase::processGroup | public static | function | Arranges elements into groups. | 2 | |
| RenderElementBase::setAttributes | public static | function | Sets a form element's class attribute. | Overrides ElementInterface::setAttributes | 2 | 
| StringTranslationTrait::$stringTranslation | protected | property | The string translation service. | 3 | |
| StringTranslationTrait::formatPlural | protected | function | Formats a string containing a count of items. | ||
| StringTranslationTrait::getNumberOfPlurals | protected | function | Returns the number of plurals supported by a given language. | ||
| StringTranslationTrait::getStringTranslation | protected | function | Gets the string translation service. | ||
| StringTranslationTrait::setStringTranslation | public | function | Sets the string translation service to use. | 2 | |
| StringTranslationTrait::t | protected | function | Translates a string to the current language or to a given language. | ||
| VerticalTabs::getInfo | public | function | Returns the element properties for this element. | Overrides ElementInterface::getInfo | |
| VerticalTabs::preRenderVerticalTabs | public static | function | Prepares a vertical_tabs element for rendering. | ||
| VerticalTabs::processVerticalTabs | public static | function | Creates a group formatted as vertical tabs. | 
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