glossary.md

subtitle: Glossary

Basic Concepts

• Component a React Component definition (class of function)
• Element a React Component instance of a Component, typically <Component ...>
• Elements a fragment of any number of elements, typically the children properties of elements
• Render Prop a function returning element(s), typically used instead of children elements

Component Properties

• id an element identifier
• icon an icon identifier, as listed in the icon gallery
• label a short text used as the displayed title of a component
• text textual content to be printed on screen
• title a description for a component, usually provided in a tooltip box
• settings a key for making local state(s) persistent in user's settings
• value the value associated to some basic control (see onChange)
• state an object holding some current state (see onUpdate)
• default identifies the element selected by default in a list
• selected whether an element is selected or not (never by default)
• disabled whether an element will not responds to user actions (never by default)
• selection the identifier or value of current selection, or undefined (see onSelect)
• children the children elements of a component instance
• onClick a callback function in response to a click event
• onClose a callback function in response to closing action
• onChange a callback function in response to value changes (see value)
• onUpdate a callback function in response to (partial) state updates (see state)
• onSelection a callback function in response to user selection (see selection)
• style an inlined CSS style object to inject in a DOM element