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Toggles are switches that change the state of a single option. They can be switched on or off by pressing or swiping them. Toggles can also be checked programmatically by setting the checked property.
Toggles can enable on/off labels by setting the enableOnOffLabels property. This is important for accessibility as it makes it easier to differentiate between a checked and unchecked toggle.
Toggles can also be used in a list view by using the Item and List components.
Developers can use the labelPlacement property to control how the label is placed relative to the control.
Developers can use the alignment property to control how the label and control are aligned on the cross axis. This property mirrors the flexbox align-items property.
Stacked toggles can be aligned using the alignment property. This can be useful when the label and control need to be centered horizontally.
Developers can use the justify property to control how the label and control are packed on a line.
Helper & Error Text
Helper and error text can be used inside of a toggle with the helperText and errorText property. The error text will not be displayed unless the ion-invalid and ion-touched classes are added to the ion-toggle. This ensures errors are not shown before the user has a chance to enter data.
In Angular, this is done automatically through form validation. In JavaScript, React and Vue, the class needs to be manually added based on your own validation.
CSS custom properties can be combined with standard CSS to target different parts of a toggle. We can modify the width and height of the toggle directly to change the size of the track, while using the --handle-width and --handle-height custom properties to customize the handle size.
We can further customize toggle by targeting specific shadow parts that are exposed. Any CSS property on these parts can be styled and they can also be combined with CSS custom properties.
interface ToggleChangeEventDetail<T = any> {
value: T;
checked: boolean;
}
While not required, this interface can be used in place of the CustomEvent interface for stronger typing with Ionic events emitted from this component.
interface ToggleCustomEvent<T = any> extends CustomEvent {
detail: ToggleChangeEventDetail<T>;
target: HTMLIonToggleElement;
}
| Description | How to control the alignment of the toggle and label on the cross axis. "start": The label and control will appear on the left of the cross axis in LTR, and on the right side in RTL. "center": The label and control will appear at the center of the cross axis in both LTR and RTL. Setting this property will change the toggle display to block. |
| Attribute | alignment |
| Type | "center" ｜ "start" ｜ undefined |
| Default | undefined |
| Description | If true, the toggle is selected. |
| Attribute | checked |
| Type | boolean |
| Default | false |
| Description | The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: "primary", "secondary", "tertiary", "success", "warning", "danger", "light", "medium", and "dark". For more information on colors, see theming. |
| Attribute | color |
| Type | "danger" ｜ "dark" ｜ "light" ｜ "medium" ｜ "primary" ｜ "secondary" ｜ "success" ｜ "tertiary" ｜ "warning" ｜ string ｜ undefined |
| Default | undefined |
| Description | If true, the user cannot interact with the toggle. |
| Attribute | disabled |
| Type | boolean |
| Default | false |
| Description | Enables the on/off accessibility switch labels within the toggle. |
| Attribute | enable-on-off-labels |
| Type | boolean ｜ undefined |
| Default | config.get('toggleOnOffLabels') |
errorText
| Description | Text that is placed under the toggle label and displayed when an error is detected. |
| Attribute | error-text |
| Type | string ｜ undefined |
| Default | undefined |
helperText
| Description | Text that is placed under the toggle label and displayed when no error is detected. |
| Attribute | helper-text |
| Type | string ｜ undefined |
| Default | undefined |
| Description | How to pack the label and toggle within a line. "start": The label and toggle will appear on the left in LTR and on the right in RTL. "end": The label and toggle will appear on the right in LTR and on the left in RTL. "space-between": The label and toggle will appear on opposite ends of the line with space between the two elements. Setting this property will change the toggle display to block. |
| Attribute | justify |
| Type | "end" ｜ "space-between" ｜ "start" ｜ undefined |
| Default | undefined |
| Description | Where to place the label relative to the input. "start": The label will appear to the left of the toggle in LTR and to the right in RTL. "end": The label will appear to the right of the toggle in LTR and to the left in RTL. "fixed": The label has the same behavior as "start" except it also has a fixed width. Long text will be truncated with ellipses ("..."). "stacked": The label will appear above the toggle regardless of the direction. The alignment of the label can be controlled with the alignment property. |
| Attribute | label-placement |
| Type | "end" ｜ "fixed" ｜ "stacked" ｜ "start" |
| Default | 'start' |
| Description | The mode determines which platform styles to use. |
| Attribute | mode |
| Type | "ios" ｜ "md" |
| Default | undefined |
| Description | The name of the control, which is submitted with the form data. |
| Attribute | name |
| Type | string |
| Default | this.inputId |
| Description | If true, screen readers will announce it as a required field. This property works only for accessibility purposes, it will not prevent the form from submitting if the value is invalid. |
| Attribute | required |
| Type | boolean |
| Default | false |
| Description | The value of the toggle does not mean if it's checked or not, use the checked property for that.
The value of a toggle is analogous to the value of a <input type="checkbox">, it's only used when the toggle participates in a native <form>. |
| Attribute | value |
| Type | null ｜ string ｜ undefined |
| Default | 'on' |
| Name | Description | Bubbles |
|---|
ionBlur | Emitted when the toggle loses focus. | true |
ionChange | Emitted when the user switches the toggle on or off.
This event will not emit when programmatically setting the checked property. | true |
ionFocus | Emitted when the toggle has focus. | true |
No public methods available for this component.
| Name | Description |
|---|
error-text | Supporting text displayed beneath the toggle label when the toggle is invalid and touched. |
handle | The toggle handle, or knob, used to change the checked state. |
helper-text | Supporting text displayed beneath the toggle label when the toggle is valid. |
label | The label text describing the toggle. |
supporting-text | Supporting text displayed beneath the toggle label. |
track | The background track of the toggle. |
| Name | Description |
|---|
--border-radius | Border radius of the toggle track |
--handle-background | Background of the toggle handle |
--handle-background-checked | Background of the toggle handle when checked |
--handle-border-radius | Border radius of the toggle handle |
--handle-box-shadow | Box shadow of the toggle handle |
--handle-height | Height of the toggle handle |
--handle-max-height | Maximum height of the toggle handle |
--handle-spacing | Horizontal spacing around the toggle handle |
--handle-transition | Transition of the toggle handle |
--handle-width | Width of the toggle handle |
--track-background | Background of the toggle track |
--track-background-checked | Background of the toggle track when checked |
| Name | Description |
|---|
--border-radius | Border radius of the toggle track |
--handle-background | Background of the toggle handle |
--handle-background-checked | Background of the toggle handle when checked |
--handle-border-radius | Border radius of the toggle handle |
--handle-box-shadow | Box shadow of the toggle handle |
--handle-height | Height of the toggle handle |
--handle-max-height | Maximum height of the toggle handle |
--handle-spacing | Horizontal spacing around the toggle handle |
--handle-transition | Transition of the toggle handle |
--handle-width | Width of the toggle handle |
--track-background | Background of the toggle track |
--track-background-checked | Background of the toggle track when checked |
| Name | Description |
|---|
| `` | The label text to associate with the toggle. Use the "labelPlacement" property to control where the label is placed relative to the toggle. |