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

# Tabs

A tabs component for switching between different views or content sections. Supports multiple tab styles, positions, and sizes.

## Live Example

<StoryWithControls
  component="Tabs"
  props={{
  defaultActiveKey: "1",
  type: "line",
  tabPosition: "top",
  size: "middle",
  animated: true,
  centered: false,
  tabBarGutter: 8,
  items: [
    {
      key: "1",
      label: "Tab 1",
      children: "Content of Tab Pane 1"
    },
    {
      key: "2",
      label: "Tab 2",
      children: "Content of Tab Pane 2"
    },
    {
      key: "3",
      label: "Tab 3",
      children: "Content of Tab Pane 3"
    }
  ]
}}
  controls={[
  {
    name: "defaultActiveKey",
    label: "Default Active Key",
    type: "text"
  },
  {
    name: "type",
    label: "Type",
    type: "inline-radio",
    options: [
      "line",
      "card",
      "editable-card"
    ],
    description: "The style of tabs. Options: line, card, editable-card."
  },
  {
    name: "tabPosition",
    label: "Tab Position",
    type: "inline-radio",
    options: [
      "top",
      "bottom",
      "left",
      "right"
    ],
    description: "Position of tabs. Options: top, bottom, left, right."
  },
  {
    name: "size",
    label: "Size",
    type: "inline-radio",
    options: [
      "small",
      "middle",
      "large"
    ],
    description: "Size of the tabs."
  },
  {
    name: "animated",
    label: "Animated",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Whether to animate tab transitions."
  },
  {
    name: "centered",
    label: "Centered",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Whether to center the tabs."
  },
  {
    name: "tabBarGutter",
    label: "Tab Bar Gutter",
    type: "number",
    description: "The gap between tabs."
  }
]}
/>

## Try It

Edit the code below to experiment with the component:

```tsx live
function Demo() {
  return (
    <Tabs
      defaultActiveKey="1"
      items={[
        { key: '1', label: 'Tab 1', children: 'Content of Tab Pane 1' },
        { key: '2', label: 'Tab 2', children: 'Content of Tab Pane 2' },
        { key: '3', label: 'Tab 3', children: 'Content of Tab Pane 3' },
      ]}
    />
  );
}
```

## Card Style

```tsx live
function CardTabs() {
  return (
    <Tabs
      type="card"
      defaultActiveKey="1"
      items={[
        { key: '1', label: 'Dashboards', children: 'View and manage your dashboards.' },
        { key: '2', label: 'Charts', children: 'Browse all saved charts.' },
        { key: '3', label: 'Datasets', children: 'Explore available datasets.' },
      ]}
    />
  );
}
```

## Tab Positions

```tsx live
function TabPositions() {
  const items = [
    { key: '1', label: 'Tab 1', children: 'Content 1' },
    { key: '2', label: 'Tab 2', children: 'Content 2' },
    { key: '3', label: 'Tab 3', children: 'Content 3' },
  ];
  return (
    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 24 }}>
      {['top', 'bottom', 'left', 'right'].map(pos => (
        <div key={pos}>
          <h4>{pos}</h4>
          <Tabs tabPosition={pos} defaultActiveKey="1" items={items} />
        </div>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}
```

## With Icons

```tsx live
function IconTabs() {
  return (
    <Tabs
      defaultActiveKey="1"
      items={[
        { key: '1', label: <><Icons.DashboardOutlined /> Dashboards</>, children: 'Dashboard content here.' },
        { key: '2', label: <><Icons.LineChartOutlined /> Charts</>, children: 'Chart content here.' },
        { key: '3', label: <><Icons.DatabaseOutlined /> Datasets</>, children: 'Dataset content here.' },
        { key: '4', label: <><Icons.ConsoleSqlOutlined /> SQL Lab</>, children: 'SQL Lab content here.' },
      ]}
    />
  );
}
```

## Props

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `defaultActiveKey` | `string` | `"1"` | - |
| `type` | `string` | `"line"` | The style of tabs. Options: line, card, editable-card. |
| `tabPosition` | `string` | `"top"` | Position of tabs. Options: top, bottom, left, right. |
| `size` | `string` | `"middle"` | Size of the tabs. |
| `animated` | `boolean` | `true` | Whether to animate tab transitions. |
| `centered` | `boolean` | `false` | Whether to center the tabs. |
| `tabBarGutter` | `number` | `8` | The gap between tabs. |
| `items` | `any` | `[{"key":"1","label":"Tab 1","children":"Content of Tab Pane 1"},{"key":"2","label":"Tab 2","children":"Content of Tab Pane 2"},{"key":"3","label":"Tab 3","children":"Content of Tab Pane 3"}]` | - |

## Import

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

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