List

List Item

List is a base component to render bunch of related items. They are composed of items containing primary and supplemental actions, which are represented by icons and text.

Examples

Basic list

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  • Item 3
  • Item 4

Divider in list

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  • Item 3
  • Item 4

autoFocus prop usage

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autoFocus prop makes sure that item is focused on initial mount. tabIndex must be provided to make button focusable if it is not a focusable element by default. Can be used when items are rendered inside menu, it is more accessible if selected menu item is automatically focused when menu opens.

List Items with button prop

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  • Item 3
  • Item 4

Hover styles are applied to the items with button prop. If button is true, item will be focusable and onClick will be called when item is focused and enter key is pressed

Disabled ListItem

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  • Item 3
  • Item 4

Hover styles will not be applied to disabled items.

Usage with Enhancer

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Try clicking items.

SecondaryText in List

  • JD
    Jane Doe
    Jane Doe
    @jane_doe
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    Jane Doe
    Jane Doe
    @jane_doe
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    Jane Doe
    Jane Doe
    @jane_doe
  • JD
    Jane Doe
    Jane Doe
    @jane_doe

ListItemText can be used when text has multiple nodes. secondary can be any ReactNode and is useful to display any subtext. AvatarListItem is a wrapper on top of ListItem.

Subheader and divider in List

  • Sub Header 1
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  • Sub Header 2
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Divider with title can be used to add subheader to the list. first prop can be used to not add top padding and border separator.

AlignItems usage

  • When there is multiline text, what should be the position of start enhancer. alignItems:start makes sure that start enhancer are stuck to the of the item.
  • When there is multiline text, what should be the position of start enhancer. alignItems:center makes sure that start enhancer is on the center of item.

For 1st item alignItems is start while 2nd item is rendered with center alignItems.

Virtualization

  • item number: 1
  • item number: 2
  • item number: 3
  • item number: 4
  • item number: 5
  • item number: 6
  • item number: 7
  • item number: 8
  • item number: 9
  • item number: 10
  • item number: 11

Setting virtual property for the List can enable virtualization. maxHeight and overflow must be provided to list or its container.

Check next example if overflow cannot be handled on List component.

Virtual List inside a container

  • item number: 1
  • item number: 2
  • item number: 3
  • item number: 4
  • item number: 5
  • item number: 6
  • item number: 7
  • item number: 8
  • item number: 9
  • item number: 10
  • item number: 11

When virtual list is wrapped inside a container, ref of the container must be passed to the scrollElement argument of the List

API

List props

NameTypeDefaultDescription
$showFocusOutline
boolean
Adds outline on focus to the list
children
react node
List items
className
string
Classes to apply on List Root
estimateItemSize
number
34Default size for items of virtual list
overrides
custom
Lets you customize all aspects of the component.
overscanCount
number
5Set the number of over scanned children of the virtualized list
virtual
boolean
falseAdd virtualization to list

List item props

NameTypeDefaultDescription
$as
string
liModifies the base element used to render item.
alignItems
'start'| 'center'
centerVertical align of the enhancers.
autoFocus
boolean
falseFocus item on mount. Item should be focusable.
button
boolean
falseList item has a look and feel of button.
children
react node
Text/node to render inside item
className
string
Classes to apply on Item Root
disabled
boolean
falseApplies no-cursor and disabled styles to text.
endEnhancer
function
A component rendered at the end of the item.
highlighted
boolean
falseApplies hovered style to item if button is true.
onClick
function
click listener on list item. This will also be triggered if user presses enter when item is focused.
overrides
custom
Lets you customize all aspects of the component.
selected
boolean
falseApplies selected style to item.
startEnhancer
function
A component rendered at the start of the item.
tooltipContent
react node
The content of the tooltip. If provided, Listitem will be wrapped with StatefulTooltip.

You can check the implementation of the component for more details.

List exports

You can import this module like so:

import {AvatarListItem} from 'spaceweb/list'

It exports the following components or utility functions:

  • AvatarListItem
  • DEFAULT_LIST_ITEM_HEIGHT
  • DEFAULT_OVER_SCAN_COUNT
  • Divider
  • LIST_MIN_WIDTH
  • List
  • ListItem
  • ListItemText
  • StyledEndEnhancer
  • StyledList
  • StyledListItem
  • StyledListItemDivider
  • StyledStartEnhancer