Getting Started with the TabStrip

This tutorial explains how to set up a basic Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC TabStrip and highlights the major steps in the configuration of the component.

You will initialize a TabStrip component with several items and a basic content definition.

Prerequisites

To successfully complete the tutorial, you need a project that is already configured to use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components:

• To create a new pre-configured project for the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components, you can use a project template.

• To manually configure an existing project by using NuGet, see the Adding Telerik UI through NuGet.

1. Prepare the CSHTML File

The first step is to add the required directives at the top of the .cshtml document:

• To use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC HtmlHelpers:

  @using Kendo.Mvc.UI
  

Optionally, you can structure the document by adding the desired HTML elements like headings, divs, paragraphs, and others.

    @using Kendo.Mvc.UI

    <h4>TabStrip with cities</h4>
    <div>

    </div>

2. Initialize the TabStrip

Use the TabStrip HtmlHelper to add the component to a page:

• The Name() configuration method is mandatory as its value is used for the id and the name attributes of the TabStrip element.
• The Selected() configuration of a TabStrip's item specifies which tab is selected initially.
• The Image() property of a TabStrip's item determines the icon or logo path in front of its text.

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

<h4>TabStrip with cities</h4>
<div>
@(Html.Kendo().TabStrip()
    .Name("tabstrip")
    .Items(tabstrip =>
    {
        tabstrip.Add().Text("Paris")
            .Selected(true)
            .ImageUrl(Url.Content("https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-core/shared/icons/16/photo.png"))
            .Content(@<text>
            <div class="weather">
                <h2>17<span>ºC</span></h2>
                <p>Rainy weather in Paris.</p>
            </div>
            <span class="rainy"> </span>
            </text>);

        tabstrip.Add().Text("New York")
            .ImageUrl(Url.Content("https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-core/shared/icons/16/star.png"))
            .Content(@<text>
            <div class="weather">
                <h2>29<span>ºC</span></h2>
                <p>Sunny weather in New York.</p>
            </div>
            <span class="sunny"> </span>
            </text>);
    })
)
</div>

3. Setting the Tab Position

The next step is to demonstrate how you can set the TabPosition() option which allows you to dictate where the tabs are rendered. The default setting is Top, but you can also use Left, Bottom, etc.

    @using Kendo.Mvc.UI

<h4>TabStrip with cities</h4>
<div>
@(Html.Kendo().TabStrip()
    .Name("tabstrip")
    .TabPosition(TabStripTabPosition.Top)
    .Items(tabstrip =>
    {
        tabstrip.Add().Text("Paris")
            .Selected(true)
            .ImageUrl(Url.Content("https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-core/shared/icons/16/photo.png"))
            .Content(@<text>
            <div class="weather">
                <h2>17<span>ºC</span></h2>
                <p>Rainy weather in Paris.</p>
            </div>
            <span class="rainy"> </span>
            </text>);

        tabstrip.Add().Text("New York")
            .ImageUrl(Url.Content("https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-core/shared/icons/16/star.png"))
            .Content(@<text>
            <div class="weather">
                <h2>29<span>ºC</span></h2>
                <p>Sunny weather in New York.</p>
            </div>
            <span class="sunny"> </span>
            </text>);
    })
)
</div>

4. Handle a TabStrip Event

The TabStrip component provides convenient events for implementing your desired logic. In this tutorial, you will use the exposed Select() event to log a new entry in the browser's console.

    @using Kendo.Mvc.UI

<h4>TabStrip with cities</h4>
<div>
<script>
    function select(e) {
        console.log("Selected old value :: " + this.value());
    }
</script>

@(Html.Kendo().TabStrip()
    .Name("tabstrip")
    .TabPosition(TabStripTabPosition.Top)
    .Events(e=>e.Select("select"))
    .Items(tabstrip =>
    {
        tabstrip.Add().Text("Paris")
            .Selected(true)
            .ImageUrl(Url.Content("https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-core/shared/icons/16/photo.png"))
            .Content(@<text>
            <div class="weather">
                <h2>17<span>ºC</span></h2>
                <p>Rainy weather in Paris.</p>
            </div>
            <span class="rainy"> </span>
            </text>);

        tabstrip.Add().Text("New York")
            .ImageUrl(Url.Content("https://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-core/shared/icons/16/star.png"))
            .Content(@<text>
            <div class="weather">
                <h2>29<span>ºC</span></h2>
                <p>Sunny weather in New York.</p>
            </div>
            <span class="sunny"> </span>
            </text>);
    })
)
</div>

5. (Optional) Reference Existing TabStrip Instances

You can reference the TabStrip instances that you have created and build on top of their existing configuration:

1. Use the id attribute of the component instance to establish a reference.

   <script>
       var tabstripReference = $("#tabstrip").data("kendoTabStrip"); // tabstripReference is a reference to the existing TabStrip instance of the helper.
   </script>
   

2. Use the TabStrip client-side API to control the behavior of the widget. In this example, you will use the select method to select an item.

   <script>
       var tabstripReference = $("#tabstrip").data("kendoTabStrip"); // tabstripReference is a reference to the existing TabStrip instance of the helper.
       tabstripReference.select(3); 
   </script>
   

Next Steps

• Binding the TabStrip Items
• Configuring the TabStrip Content Area
• Configuring the Animation Effects of the TabStrip

See Also

• Using the API of the TabStrip for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)
• TabStrip Client-Side API
• Server-Side API of the TabStrip
• Knowledge Base Section