ReactJS ButtonGroup Component

The ButtonGroup component for ReactJS represents a set of buttons that can work as normal buttons, radio buttons or checkboxes.

Prerequisites

Refer to ReactJS Getting Started before you start with this help topic.

Configuration

The ButtonGroup component for ReactJS requires the following imports.

 
import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 
import JqxButtonGroup from 'jqwidgets-react/react_jqxbuttongroup.js';
 

Then we create our component class. Properties and methods are put as ReactJS props.

 
class App extends React.Component {
  render () {
    return (
        <JqxButtonGroup>
            <button value='Left' />
            <button value='Center' />
            <button value='Right' />
        </JqxButtonGroup>
    )
  }
}
 

Finally we render our class in the desired HTML element:

 
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('app'));
 

Events Methods & Properties

In order to bind to any event, change any property or call any method, we need a reference to the component.
For that we use the ReactJS "ref" Callback Attribute:

 
<JqxButtonGroup ref='myButtonGroup' width={100} height={30}..... />
 

Now, when we have a reference, we need to call the desired event/property/method.
This is done in the componentDidMount() ReactJS Component Lifecycle method.

 
class App extends React.Component {
  componentDidMount()
  {
     //your logic
  }
  render ()
  {
    return
    (
      ....
    )
  }
};
 

Events

The buttonClick event is triggered when a button is clicked.

The following example demonstrates how to add an event listener:

Methods & Properties

This is how you call methods & props:

 
//Get Methods
let selection = this.refs.myButtonGroup.getSelection();
 
//Set Methods
this.refs.myButtonGroup.setSelection(0);
 
//Get Properties
let disabled = this.refs.myButtonGroup.disabled();
 
//Set Properties
this.refs.myButtonGroup.disabled(false);
 

Every component have a method setOptions which accepts a object as an argument. This object contains component settings.

 
this.refs.myButtonGroup.setOptions({
    disabled: false, mode: 'radio'
})
 

Every component also have a method getOptions which returns a object containing the component settings.

 
let options = this.refs.myButtonGroup.getOptions();
 

ButtonGroup Examples

Overview

The following example demonstrates how to create a ButtonGroup component, which can change it's mode.

ButtonGroup API