ReactJS MDBootstrap Tabs Component
Last Updated :
11 Apr, 2025
MDBootstrap is a Material Design and bootstrap-based react UI library that is used to make good-looking webpages with its seamless and easy-to-use component. In this article, we will know how to use Tabs Component in ReactJS MDBootstrap. Tabs Component are used to improve website clarity and increase user experience.
Properties:
- className: it is used to add custom classes to MDBTabs.
- justify: it is used to set equal width of the MDBTabs items.
- fill: it is used to fill the available space in MDBTabs items.
- pills: it is used to necessary to change the MDBTabs into pills.
Syntax:
<MDBTabs>
<MDBTabsItem> React MDBootstrap </MDBTabsItem>
</MDBTabs>
Creating React Application And Installing Module:
Step 1: Create a React application using the following command.
npx create-react-app foldername
Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. foldername, move to it using the following command.
cd foldername
Step 3: Install ReactJS MDBootstrap in your given directory.
npm i mdb-ui-kit
npm i mdb-react-ui-kit
Step 4: Import the element to be used in the project.
import { MDBTabs } from 'mdb-react-ui-kit'Project Structure: It will look like the following.
Step to Run Application: Run the application from the root directory of the project, using the following command.
npm start
Example 1: This is the basic example that shows how to use Tabs Component.
JavaScript
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { MDBTabs, MDBTabsItem, MDBTabsLink,
MDBTabsContent, MDBTabsPane } from 'mdb-react-ui-kit';
export default function App() {
const [basicActive, gfg1] = useState('1');
const click = (value) => {
if (value === basicActive) {
return;
}
gfg1(value);
};
return (
<div id='gfg'>
<h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<h4>ReactJS MDBootstrap Tabs Component</h4>
<MDBTabs className='mb-3'>
<MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsLink onClick={() => click('1')}
active={basicActive === '1'}>
Python
</MDBTabsLink>
</MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsLink onClick={() => click('2')}
active={basicActive === '2'}>
C++
</MDBTabsLink>
</MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsLink onClick={() => click('3')}
active={basicActive === '3'}>
JavaScript
</MDBTabsLink>
</MDBTabsItem>
</MDBTabs>
<MDBTabsContent>
<MDBTabsPane show={basicActive === '1'}>
Python is a high-level, general-purpose
and a very popular programming language
</MDBTabsPane>
<MDBTabsPane show={basicActive === '2'}>
C++ is a general-purpose programming
language that was developed as an <br />
enhancement of the C language to include
object-oriented paradigm
</MDBTabsPane>
<MDBTabsPane show={basicActive === '3'}>
JavaScript is the world most popular lightweight,
interpreted compiled programming <br />
language. It is also known as scripting language
for web pages
</MDBTabsPane>
</MDBTabsContent>
</div>
);
}
Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will know how to use pills property in a Tabs Component.
JavaScript
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { MDBTabs, MDBTabsItem, MDBTabsLink,
MDBTabsContent, MDBTabsPane } from 'mdb-react-ui-kit';
export default function App() {
const [basicActive, gfg1] = useState('2');
const click = (value) => {
if (value === basicActive) {
return;
}
gfg1(value);
};
return (
<div id='gfg'>
<h2>GeeksforGeeks</h2>
<h4>ReactJS MDBootstrap pills Component</h4>
<MDBTabs pills className='mb-3'>
<MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsLink onClick={() => click('1')}
active={basicActive === '1'}>
Python
</MDBTabsLink>
</MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsLink onClick={() => click('2')}
active={basicActive === '2'}>
C++
</MDBTabsLink>
</MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsItem>
<MDBTabsLink onClick={() => click('3')}
active={basicActive === '3'}>
JavaScript
</MDBTabsLink>
</MDBTabsItem>
</MDBTabs>
<MDBTabsContent>
<MDBTabsPane show={basicActive === '1'}>
Python is a high-level, general-purpose
and a very popular programming language
</MDBTabsPane>
<MDBTabsPane show={basicActive === '2'}>
C++ is a general-purpose programming
language that was developed <br />
as an enhancement of the C language
to include object-oriented paradigm
</MDBTabsPane>
<MDBTabsPane show={basicActive === '3'}>
JavaScript is the world most popular
lightweight, interpreted compiled <br />
programming language. It is also known
as scripting language for web pages
</MDBTabsPane>
</MDBTabsContent>
</div>
);
}
Output:
