docs/developer_docs/components/design-system/flex.mdx

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title: Flex
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import { StoryWithControls } from '../../../src/components/StorybookWrapper';

# Flex

The Flex component from Superset's UI library.

## Live Example

<StoryWithControls
  component="Flex"
  props={{
  vertical: false,
  wrap: "nowrap",
  justify: "normal",
  align: "normal",
  flex: "normal",
  gap: "small"
}}
  controls={[
  {
    name: "vertical",
    label: "Vertical",
    type: "boolean"
  },
  {
    name: "wrap",
    label: "Wrap",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "nowrap",
      "wrap",
      "wrap-reverse"
    ]
  },
  {
    name: "justify",
    label: "Justify",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "start",
      "center",
      "space-between",
      "space-around",
      "space-evenly"
    ]
  },
  {
    name: "align",
    label: "Align",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "start",
      "center",
      "end",
      "stretch"
    ]
  },
  {
    name: "flex",
    label: "Flex",
    type: "string"
  },
  {
    name: "gap",
    label: "Gap",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "small",
      "medium",
      "large"
    ]
  }
]}
  sampleChildren={["Item 1","Item 2","Item 3","Item 4","Item 5"]}
  sampleChildrenStyle={{padding:"8px 16px",background:"#e6f4ff",border:"1px solid #91caff",borderRadius:"4px"}}
/>

## Try It

Edit the code below to experiment with the component:

```tsx live
function Demo() {
  return (
    <Flex gap="small" wrap="wrap">
      {['Item 1', 'Item 2', 'Item 3', 'Item 4', 'Item 5'].map(item => (
        <div
          key={item}
          style={{
            padding: '8px 16px',
            background: '#e6f4ff',
            border: '1px solid #91caff',
            borderRadius: 4,
          }}
        >
          {item}
        </div>
      ))}
    </Flex>
  );
}
```

## Vertical Layout

```tsx live
function VerticalFlex() {
  return (
    <Flex vertical gap="small">
      <Button buttonStyle="primary">Primary</Button>
      <Button buttonStyle="dashed">Dashed</Button>
      <Button buttonStyle="link">Link</Button>
    </Flex>
  );
}
```

## Justify and Align

```tsx live
function JustifyAlign() {
  const boxStyle = {
    width: '100%',
    height: 120,
    borderRadius: 6,
    border: '1px solid #40a9ff',
  };
  const itemStyle = {
    width: 60,
    height: 40,
    backgroundColor: '#1677ff',
    borderRadius: 4,
  };
  return (
    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 16 }}>
      {['flex-start', 'center', 'flex-end', 'space-between', 'space-around'].map(justify => (
        <div key={justify}>
          <span style={{ marginBottom: 4, display: 'block', color: '#666' }}>{justify}</span>
          <Flex style={boxStyle} justify={justify} align="center">
            <div style={itemStyle} />
            <div style={itemStyle} />
            <div style={itemStyle} />
          </Flex>
        </div>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}
```

## Props

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `vertical` | `boolean` | `false` | - |
| `wrap` | `string` | `"nowrap"` | - |
| `justify` | `string` | `"normal"` | - |
| `align` | `string` | `"normal"` | - |
| `flex` | `string` | `"normal"` | - |
| `gap` | `string` | `"small"` | - |

## Import

```tsx
import { Flex } from '@superset/components';
```

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Help improve it by [editing the story file](https://github.com/apache/superset/edit/master/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-core/src/components/Flex/Flex.stories.tsx).
:::