Skip to content

BbRadioGroup

Coordinates exclusive selection among radio options.

import { BbRadioGroup } from 'bitboss-ui';

On this page

Props

NameDescription
autofocus Type: Booleanish

Focuses the field when it mounts (a dialog already open included), unless the user is typing in another field.

compact Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Compact density. Swaps --bb-label-spacing-y for --bb-label-spacing-y-compact, so tune a compact group's label gap with the -compact token, not the base one.

dependencies Type: unknown[]

Defines an array of dependencies that will trigger actions in the component upon change.

depsDebounceTime Type: number

Timeout used to debounce response to changes to dependencies.

description Type: string

Text between the label and the input. Unlike the hint it is always visible; it joins the input's aria-describedby after any errors / warnings, before the hint.

The place to say why some options are locked. Arrow keys skip a non-selectable radio entirely, so a keyboard user never lands on one to find out.

See example
disabled Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Disables the component.

Locks every option, the chosen one included, and keeps the value out of a native post. To freeze a choice that must still be submitted, use readonly.

See example
emptyText Type: string

String displayed when there are no items to display.

enforceCoherence Type: booleanDefaultfalse

After every applied, successful load (an empty one included), drops the model values the options no longer contain (a single value resets to null). A failed load never prunes.

errors Type: string | string[]

Error messages under the field, a string or array, in an aria-live="polite" region and first in the control's aria-describedby, so they are re-read when it regains focus.

Your own messages. Inside a BbForm they join the rule messages; outside one they are the only channel.

See example
failedText Type: stringDefaultthe localized common.failedText ("Couldn't load items")

String displayed in the empty state while the latest load FAILED (the items provider threw): the twin of emptyText for that case.

formless Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Keep this control out of the enclosing BbForm entirely: not submitted, not dirty, not reset, not validated. For a control that is not form data (a filter, a "show advanced" switch).

hasErrors Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Define if the component should be in an error state. It usually attaches a CSS class for styling purposes.

hasWarnings Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Define if the component should be in a warning state. Same chrome as errors with --bb-warn; errors take priority.

hideLabel Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Visually hides each option's label text (the text rendered next to every input) while keeping it accessible to screen readers. Does not affect the fieldset legend — use hideLegend for that.

hideLegend Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Visually hides the legend of the fieldset while maintaining accessibility.

The right way to drop the legend visually. Removing it instead costs the group its role="radiogroup", which is only claimed when the set can be named.

See example
hint Type: string

Text box to be displayed near the input, usually to indicate instructions.

id Type: string

Prefix for the ids of each option's input and of the label, description and message. Generated when omitted.

inputAlign Type: FieldCrossAlign

Vertical position of the control in a side-by-side row; not inputPosition, the horizontal one. Omitted, the control's first line meets the label's.

inputPosition Type: "left" | "center" | "right"Default"left"

Sets the alignment of the input. Since inputs are inline block they can be aligned just as text can.

itemInputAlign Type: FieldCrossAlign

Vertical position of each option's control in its row; 'center' is the middle of the label plus its description. Omitted, it sits on the label's first line.

itemLabelAlign Type: FieldCrossAlign

Vertical position of each option's label in its row. Omitted, it stays as it is.

itemLayout Type: FieldLayoutDefault'auto'

How each row's input and label sit together, in the layout keywords: 'auto', 'vertical', 'horizontal', 'label-fill', 'input-fill', or a two-word ratio pattern like 'xx xxxxx'.

itemProps Type: BbOptionGroupItemProps<T>

ADDITIONAL row fields, never the text or value: description, a muted line under the label (it may wrap; announced as the option's description). An object of paths or getters, or a function of the item; nothing is read implicitly.

itemReverse Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Swaps each row's input and label from their natural order (input first), in every item-layout. reverse swaps the legend and the options instead.

items requiredType: T[] | ((context: BbRadioGroupItemsContext) => T[] | Promise<T[]>)

The options: an array, or a provider called with a BbRadioGroupItemsContext (reason, modelValue, signal), sync or async. A provider fails by THROWING, never by returning []: the rows clear and #empty gets the error.

Same mapping as every other options component. A radio group has no multiple and no max: one value is the whole contract.

See example
itemText Type: ItemAccessor<T, string>Defaultown label, else text, else JSON.stringify(item)

Defines a path that returns a property of the object to use as text or a function that returns a string. Unset: own label, else text ({ label, value } needs no accessor).

See example
itemValue Type: ItemAccessor<T>Defaultown value, else the whole item

Defines a path that returns a property of the object to use as value or a function that returns any value. Unset: own value, even null.

See example
labelAlign Type: FieldCrossAlign

Vertical position of the label block in a side-by-side row; not labelPosition, the horizontal one. Omitted, the label's first line meets the control's.

layout Type: Responsive<FieldLayout>

How label and input sit together: 'vertical', 'horizontal' (50/50), 'auto', 'label-fill', 'input-fill', a ratio like 'xx xxxxx', or a per-breakpoint map ({ default: 'vertical', md: 'xx xxxxx' }).

legend requiredType: string

Text content of the legend.

Required, and load-bearing twice over here: it is the fieldset's accessible name and it is what lets the options container claim role="radiogroup", a role no native element supplies.

See example
legendMode Type: "outside" | "inside"

Legend rendering mode. 'outside' renders the legend above the fieldset in the normal flow; 'inside' overlays the legend inside the fieldset border. Floating mode is not supported for radio groups.

legendPosition Type: "left" | "center" | "right"

Sets the text alignment of the label.

listLayout Type: ListLayoutDefault'horizontal'

How the rows sit in the list: 'horizontal' (on a line, wrapping), 'vertical' (stacked), 'vertical-stretch' (stacked, as wide as the list) or 'tiles' (equal boxes; --tile-min-width on pt:list sets the narrowest). Layout only: the cards are pt (guide § Radio cards).

Defaults to horizontal: a wrapping row, not a stack, with each option its own size. tiles is the value for equal-size boxes; --tile-min-width on pt:list sets how narrow a tile gets before it wraps.

See example
loadingText Type: string

String displayed while items are being loaded.

modelValue Type: any

Used by v-model. Can be any serializable type.

modelValueDebounceTime Type: number

Timeout used to debounce response to changes to modelValue.

name Type: string

Name of the option inputs. Optional: a generated one, unique per group and stable, groups them. Pass one only when a native (non-JS) form post must submit the value under a known key.

No longer required in v3. An omitted name falls back to a generated one, unique per group instance and stable for its lifetime, so two unnamed groups never clear each other. Pass one when the value has to post under a known key. A hand-composed set of BbRadio still needs an explicit shared name.

See example
persistentHint Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Keeps the hint displayed.

pt Type: ({ root?: PtValue | undefined; "root:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "root:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "root:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "root:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "root:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; description?: PtValue | undefined; message?: PtValue | undefined; hint?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:checked"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:focused"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:focusVisible"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:checked"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:focused"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:focusVisible"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; legend?: PtValue | undefined; list?: PtValue | undefined; indicator?: PtValue | undefined; "root:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "indicator:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "indicator:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "indicator:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "indicator:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "indicator:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "indicator:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:checked"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:focused"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:focusVisible"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:loading"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:disabled"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:errors"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:warnings"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:readonly"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:checked"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:focused"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:focusVisible"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:hasValue"?: PtValue | undefined; } & { icon?: PtValue | PtItemFn<T, GroupPtState, never, { readonly item: T; }> | undefined; label?: PtValue | PtItemFn<T, GroupPtState, never, { readonly item: T; }> | undefined; item?: PtValue | PtItemFn<T, GroupPtState, never, { readonly item: T; }> | undefined; itemDescription?: PtValue | PtItemFn<T, GroupPtState, never, { readonly item: T; }> | undefined; } & { "indicator:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "indicator:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "root:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "root:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "icon:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "label:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "item:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "description:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "message:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "hint:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "legend:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "list:line"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:pill"?: PtValue | undefined; "itemDescription:line"?: PtValue | undefined; })

Passthrough, object form: the same keys as the pt:* attributes without the prefix. See the pt:<part> row.

pt:<part> Type: PtValue | ((ctx: PtItemCtx<T, GroupPtState, "pill" | "line">) => PtItemResult)

Passthrough, attribute form: one attribute per part, pt:<part>, and per part and state, pt:<part>:<state>. Parts: description, hint, icon, indicator, item, itemDescription, label, legend, list, message, root. States: checked, disabled, errors, focused, focusVisible, hasValue, line, loading, pill, readonly, warnings.

See example
readonly Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Sets the input in a readonly state.

The radio role supports no aria-readonly, so the state can only be announced on the group, which this component has and a hand-composed set of BbRadio does not.

See example
required Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Sets the input as required.

The only group with this prop, because one value is either present or absent. It sets the native attribute and the marker (unless requiredAsterisk is off). Inside a BbForm it is a hint and checks nothing; the message comes from rules there, from errors outside one.

See example
reverse Type: booleanDefaultfalse

Reverses the layout. Applicable in every direction the order of the label and the input is swapped.

rules Type: RuleExpression<any>

vee-validate rules for this field. Only inside a BbForm.

Validates the chosen value as one field. Only inside a BbForm, where it is what writes the message required does not.

See example
selectable Type: boolean | ((item: T) => boolean)Defaulttrue

Defines whether options are selectable. Can be a global boolean that affects all options or a function that accepts an item and returns a boolean that only affects that item. Non-selectable options are rendered disabled.

A rejected option is skipped by the arrow keys, not merely greyed, so the reason has to be written somewhere the user will read. Also where v2's per-item disabled field went: that field is inert in v3, silently.

See example
validationLabel Type: string

The field's name in validation messages ({field}): "Email is not valid". Defaults to the label (or legend), then "This field"; never the name. Set it when the label is hidden or reads badly in a sentence (icon-only, a question). BbForm only.

validationMode Type: ValidationMode

When the field validates: aggressive (each change), balanced (on leave, then live while in error), lazy (on leave), submit-only, submit-live. Unset: the BbForm's validation-mode, then formControls.validationMode ('balanced'). BbForm only.

See example
variant Type: keyof RadioVariantRegistry

A tab-strip look (Q76.11 d): 'pill' (a raised pill under the pick) or 'line' (a bar on a baseline); the indicator slides like a tab strip's. list-layout="vertical" stacks it. Register more with radioVariants. Unset: the group's own rows.

warnings Type: string | string[]

Warning messages under the field, a string or array: amber, in their own aria-live region and in the control's aria-describedby after the errors. Non-empty turns on the warning state; errors win when both are set.

v-model

Values kept in sync through v-model.

NameDescription
modelValue Type: any

One resolved value, never an array. Seed it null for "nothing chosen". Nothing the user can do puts it back to null, so if the empty state stays legitimate, give it an option of its own.

See example

Events

NameDescription
active Type: (): void

Emitted when the group becomes active (focus/click enters it).

blur Type: (event: FocusEvent): void

Emitted when one of the generated radio inputs loses focus. Forwards the original DOM FocusEvent.

change Type: (event: Event): void

Emitted when a radio option is selected. Forwards the original DOM Event from the radio input.

click Type: (event: MouseEvent): void

Emitted when one of the generated radio inputs is clicked. Forwards the original DOM MouseEvent.

focus Type: (event: FocusEvent): void

Emitted when one of the generated radio inputs receives focus. Forwards the original DOM FocusEvent.

inactive Type: (): void

Emitted when focus/click moves outside the group after it was active. Useful for validation-on-blur flows at group level.

input Type: (event: Event): void

Emitted on native input events from generated radio inputs. Forwards the original DOM Event.

keydown Type: (event: KeyboardEvent): void

Emitted for keyboard interaction on generated radio inputs. Forwards the original DOM KeyboardEvent.

mousedown Type: (event: MouseEvent): void

Emitted when a pointing device button is pressed over a radio input. Forwards the original DOM MouseEvent.

mouseup Type: (event: MouseEvent): void

Emitted when a pointing device button is released over a radio input. Forwards the original DOM MouseEvent.

update:modelValue Type: (value: any): void

Emitted with the newly selected value when the selection changes.

Slots

The listed properties are the ones exposed to the slot scope.

NameDescription
append Type: object

Content rendered after the last option, inside the options container.

description Type: BbRadioGroupDescriptionSlotProps

Replaces the description text. Provided alone (no description prop) it still renders the description region and wires it into aria-describedby.

empty Type: { error: unknown; }

Content shown when no options are available (replaces the default "no data" text). error is what the latest failed load rejected with, untouched, and null when nothing failed — a failed load clears the rows, so this slot is where it shows.

icon Type: BbRadioGroupIconSlotProps<T>

Replaces the default radio dot icon for each option. Receives the radio state plus the source item and its display text.

Replaces the dot per option and receives item alongside the current state, which is how a tile is built from your own data. Everything underneath stays a native radio, so exclusivity and the arrow keys are untouched.

See example
label Type: BbRadioGroupLabelSlotProps<T>

Replaces the default label text for each option.

Scoped { item, text, checked, description }, one template for every option. It is what replaced v2's removed #option:prepend and #option:append.

See example
legend Type: BbRadioGroupLegendSlotProps

Replaces the default fieldset legend text for the group.

loading Type: object

Content shown while options are loading (replaces the default loading text).

prepend Type: object

Content rendered before the first option, inside the options container.

Renamed and removed

Names from v2 and from earlier 3.0 betas that no longer work, and what to write instead.

  • colorremovedfails silently
  • directionlayoutfails silently
  • hasWarninghasWarningsfails silently
  • inputDirectionlistLayoutfails silently
  • labelPositionlegendPositionfails silently
  • slotno-dataemptyfails silently
  • noDataTextemptyTextfails silently
  • validateOnvalidationModefails silently

    An array of events became one mode (aggressive | balanced | lazy | submit-only | submit-live). The old defaults (['blur'], ['inactive'], a toggle's ['update:modelValue', 'change', 'blur']) are balanced, the new default: delete the prop. A text field on ['update:modelValue'] is validation-mode="aggressive". Set it once on <BbForm validation-mode> instead of per field.

  • vidremovedfails silently

    A display name (v2: vid="Email address") is now validation-label; a field path (3.0 betas: vid="address.city") is now name (brackets for a native post: address[city]). check --fix picks by the value.