ons-carousel

Carousel component. A carousel can be used to display several items in the same space. The component supports displaying content both horizontally and vertically. The user can scroll through the items by dragging and it can also be controller programmatically.

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Name Type Description
String The direction of the carousel. Can be either “horizontal” or “vertical”. Default is “horizontal”. Optional.
If this attribute is set the carousel will cover the whole screen. Optional.
If this attribute is set the carousel will be scrollable over the edge. It will bounce back when released. Optional.
If this attribute is set the carousel then the selected item will be in the center of the carousel instead of the beginning. Useful only when the items are smaller than the carousel. Optional.
String ons-carousel-item’s width. Only works when the direction is set to “horizontal”. Optional.
String ons-carousel-item’s height. Only works when the direction is set to “vertical”. Optional.
If this attribute is set the carousel will be automatically scrolled to the closest item border when released. Optional.
Number A number between 0.0 and 1.0 that specifies how much the user must drag the carousel in order for it to auto scroll to the next item. Optional.
If this attribute is set the carousel can be scrolled by drag or swipe. Optional.
If this attribute is set the carousel is disabled. Optional.
Number
0
Specify the index of the ons-carousel-item to show initially. Default is 0. If active-index is set, initial-index is ignored. Optional. Works only during initialization.
When this attribute is set the carousel will automatically refresh when the number of child nodes change. Optional.
String If this attribute is set to "none" the transitions will not be animated. Optional.
Expression Specify the animation’s duration, timing and delay with an object literal. E.g. {duration: 0.2, delay: 1, timing: 'ease-in'}. Optional.
Number Specify the index of the carousel item that should be shown. Optional.
Name Description
fullscreen If this property is set the carousel will cover the whole screen.
autoRefresh When this property is set the carousel will automatically refresh when the number of child nodes change.
itemCount The number of carousel items.
swipeable true if the carousel is swipeable.
onSwipe Hook called whenever the user slides the carousel. It gets a decimal index and an animationOptions object as arguments.
autoScroll true if auto scroll is enabled.
autoScrollRatio The current auto scroll ratio.
disabled Whether the carousel is disabled or not.
overscrollable Whether the carousel is overscrollable or not.
centered Whether the carousel is centered or not.
animationOptions Specify the animation’s duration, timing and delay with an object literal. E.g. {duration: 0.2, delay: 1, timing: 'ease-in'}.
activeIndex Specify the index of the carousel item that should be shown.
Signature Description
setActiveIndex(index, [options]) Specify the index of the <ons-carousel-item> to show.
getActiveIndex() Returns the index of the currently visible <ons-carousel-item>.
next([options]) Show next <ons-carousel-item>.
prev([options]) Show previous <ons-carousel-item>.
first() Show first <ons-carousel-item>.
last() Show last ons-carousel item.
refresh() Update the layout of the carousel. Used when adding <ons-carousel-items> dynamically or to automatically adjust the size.
setActiveIndex(index, [options]): Promise

Specify the index of the <ons-carousel-item> to show.

Returns: Resolves to the carousel element.

Parameters
Name Type Description
index Number The index that the carousel should be set to.
options Object Parameter object.
options.callback Function A function that will be called after the animation is finished.
options.animation String If this attribute is set to "none" the transitions will not be animated.
options.animationOptions Object An object that can be used to specify duration, delay and timing function of the animation.
getActiveIndex(): Number

Returns the index of the currently visible <ons-carousel-item>.

Returns: The current carousel item index.

next([options]): Promise

Show next <ons-carousel-item>.

Returns: Resolves to the carousel element

Parameters
Name Type Description
options Object Parameter object.
options.callback Function A function that will be executed after the animation has finished.
options.animation String If this attribute is set to "none" the transitions will not be animated.
options.animationOptions Object An object that can be used to specify the duration, delay and timing function of the animation.
prev([options]): Promise

Show previous <ons-carousel-item>.

Returns: Resolves to the carousel element

Parameters
Name Type Description
options Object Parameter object.
options.callback Function A function that will be executed after the animation has finished.
options.animation String If this attribute is set to "none" the transitions will not be animated.
options.animationOptions Object An object that can be used to specify the duration, delay and timing function of the animation.
first(): Promise

Show first <ons-carousel-item>.

Returns: Resolves to the carousel element

Parameters
Name Type Description
options Object Parameter object.
options.callback Function A function that will be executed after the animation has finished.
options.animation String If this is set to "none", the transitions will not be animated.
options.animationOptions Object An object that can be used to specify the duration, delay and timing function of the animation.
last(): Promise

Show last ons-carousel item.

Returns: Resolves to the carousel element

Parameters
Name Type Description
options Object Parameter object.
options.callback Function A function that will be executed after the animation has finished.
options.animation String If this attribute is set to "none" the transitions will not be animated.
options.animationOptions Object An object that can be used to specify the duration, delay and timing function of the animation.
refresh()

Update the layout of the carousel. Used when adding <ons-carousel-items> dynamically or to automatically adjust the size.

Name Description
postchange Fired just after the current carousel item has changed.
prechange Fired just before the current carousel item changes.
refresh Fired when the carousel has been refreshed.
overscroll Fired when the carousel has been overscrolled.
swipe Fires when the carousel swipes.
postchange

Fired just after the current carousel item has changed.

Parameters
Name Type Description
event Object Event object.
event.carousel Object Carousel object.
event.activeIndex Number Current active index.
event.lastActiveIndex Number Previous active index.
prechange

Fired just before the current carousel item changes.

Parameters
Name Type Description
event Object Event object.
event.carousel Object Carousel object.
event.activeIndex Number Current active index.
event.lastActiveIndex Number Previous active index.
refresh

Fired when the carousel has been refreshed.

Parameters
Name Type Description
event Object Event object.
event.carousel Object Carousel object.
overscroll

Fired when the carousel has been overscrolled.

Parameters
Name Type Description
event Object Event object.
event.carousel Object Fired when the carousel has been refreshed.
event.activeIndex Number Current active index.
event.direction String Can be one of either “up”, “down”, “left” or “right”.
event.waitToReturn Function Takes a Promise object as an argument. The carousel will not scroll back until the promise has been resolved or rejected.
swipe

Fires when the carousel swipes.

Parameters
Name Type Description
event Object Event object.
event.index Number Current index.
event.options Object Animation options object.

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