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Button component

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The Button component allows user to perform a list of predefined actions by clicking on the corresponding button. Its default display mode is the HTML <button> element, which be configured to display a link.

Configuration options

Option Description Type Default
actions A list of actions that are performed when a user clicks on the element. ButtonAction[] -
additionalClasses Sets custom classes to the component’s DOM block. Object {}
buttonClasses Sets custom classes to the HTML <button> element. Object {}
class The path to the component class. String Magento\Ui\Component\Container
component The path to the component’s JS constructor in terms of RequireJS. String Magento_Ui/js/form/components/button
disabled Initial component’s state. When set to true, users can’t take action on the element. Boolean false
displayArea Display area of the component. String outsideGroup
displayAsLink Show the button as a link. Boolean false
elementTmpl The path to the child component’s .html template. String ui/form/element/button
template Path to the general .html template for a button. String ui/form/components/button/simple
title Button title. String ''
visible Initial component’s visibility. When set to false, the "display: none" CSS style is added to the component’s DOM block. Boolean true

ButtonAction interface

Option Description Type Required
actionName Name of the component’s method to be invoked. String Required
params A list of arguments that will be passed to the method. Array Optional
targetName Reference to component. String Required

Source files

Extends UiElement:

Examples

Integrate Button component with Listing component

Here is an example of a Button component (“Test Button”) added below a Listing component:

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<listing>
    ...
    <columns>
        ...
    </columns>
    <button name="my_new_button">
        <argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
            <item name="config" xsi:type="array">
                <item name="actions" xsi:type="array">
                    <!-- Add your button's actions here -->
                    <item name="0" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="targetName" xsi:type="string">TARGET_NAME</item>
                        <item name="actionName" xsi:type="string">ACTION_NAME</item>
                    </item>
                </item>
            </item>
        </argument>
        <settings>
            <displayAsLink>false</displayAsLink>
            <title><![CDATA[Test Button]]></title>
        </settings>
    </button>
</listing>

Result

The Button component appears below a Listing component on the page, as follows:

Listing Button example

Integrate Button component with Form component

Here is an example of how the Button component integrates with the Form component:

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<form>
    ...
    <fieldset>
        ...
        <button name="custom_button">
            <argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
                <item name="config" xsi:type="array">
                    <item name="buttonClasses" xsi:type="string">custom-button-class</item>
                    <item name="actions" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="0" xsi:type="array">
                            <item name="targetName" xsi:type="string">TARGET_NAME</item>
                            <item name="actionName" xsi:type="string">ACTION_NAME</item>
                        </item>
                    </item>
                </item>
            </argument>
            <settings>
                <displayAsLink>false</displayAsLink>
                <title translate="true">Custom Button</title>
            </settings>
        </button>
        <button name="custom_button_as_link">
            <argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
                <item name="config" xsi:type="array">
                    <item name="buttonClasses" xsi:type="string">custom-button-as-link-class</item>
                    <item name="actions" xsi:type="array">
                        <item name="0" xsi:type="array">
                            <item name="targetName" xsi:type="string">TARGET_NAME</item>
                            <item name="actionName" xsi:type="string">ACTION_NAME</item>
                        </item>
                    </item>
                </item>
            </argument>
            <settings>
                <displayAsLink>true</displayAsLink>
                <title translate="true">Custom Button As Link</title>
            </settings>
        </button>
    </fieldset>
</form>

Result

Form Buttons example

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