Toggle Button
A two-state button that can be either "pressed" or "not pressed".
Demo
Accessibility Features
WAI-ARIA Roles
-
button- Indicates a widget that triggers an action when activated
WAI-ARIA button role (opens in new tab)
WAI-ARIA States
aria-pressed
Indicates the current pressed state of the toggle button.
| Values | true | false (tri-state buttons may also use "mixed") |
| Required | Yes (for toggle buttons) |
| Default | initialPressed prop (default: false) |
| Change Trigger | Click, Enter, Space |
| Reference | aria-pressed (opens in new tab) |
Keyboard Support
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Toggle the button state |
| Enter | Toggle the button state |
Source Code
ToggleButton.vue
<template>
<button
type="button"
class="apg-toggle-button"
:aria-pressed="pressed"
:disabled="props.disabled"
v-bind="$attrs"
@click="handleClick"
>
<span class="apg-toggle-button-content">
<slot />
</span>
<span
class="apg-toggle-indicator"
aria-hidden="true"
>
<template v-if="pressed">
<slot name="pressed-indicator">{{ props.pressedIndicator ?? 'â' }}</slot>
</template>
<template v-else>
<slot name="unpressed-indicator">{{ props.unpressedIndicator ?? 'â' }}</slot>
</template>
</span>
</button>
</template>
<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue'
// Inherit all HTML button attributes
defineOptions({
inheritAttrs: false
})
export interface ToggleButtonProps {
/** Initial pressed state */
initialPressed?: boolean;
/** Whether the button is disabled */
disabled?: boolean;
/** Callback fired when toggle state changes */
onToggle?: (pressed: boolean) => void;
/** Custom indicator for pressed state (default: "â") */
pressedIndicator?: string;
/** Custom indicator for unpressed state (default: "â") */
unpressedIndicator?: string;
}
const props = withDefaults(defineProps<ToggleButtonProps>(), {
initialPressed: false,
disabled: false,
onToggle: undefined,
pressedIndicator: undefined,
unpressedIndicator: undefined
})
const emit = defineEmits<{
toggle: [pressed: boolean]
}>()
defineSlots<{
default(): unknown
'pressed-indicator'(): unknown
'unpressed-indicator'(): unknown
}>()
const pressed = ref(props.initialPressed)
const handleClick = () => {
const newPressed = !pressed.value
pressed.value = newPressed
// Call onToggle prop if provided (for React compatibility)
props.onToggle?.(newPressed)
// Emit Vue event
emit('toggle', newPressed)
}
</script> Usage
Example
<script setup>
import ToggleButton from './ToggleButton.vue';
import { Volume2, VolumeOff } from 'lucide-vue-next';
const handleToggle = (pressed) => {
console.log('Muted:', pressed);
};
</script>
<template>
<ToggleButton
:initial-pressed="false"
@toggle="handleToggle"
>
<template #pressed-indicator>
<VolumeOff :size="20" />
</template>
<template #unpressed-indicator>
<Volume2 :size="20" />
</template>
Mute
</ToggleButton>
</template> API
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
initialPressed | boolean | false | Initial pressed state |
pressedIndicator | string | "â" | Custom indicator for pressed state |
unpressedIndicator | string | "â" | Custom indicator for unpressed state |
Slots
| Slot | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
default | - | Button label content |
pressed-indicator | "â" | Custom indicator for pressed state |
unpressed-indicator | "â" | Custom indicator for unpressed state |
Events
| Event | Payload | Description |
|---|---|---|
toggle | boolean | Emitted when state changes |
All other attributes are passed to the underlying <button> element via v-bind="$attrs".
Testing
Tests verify APG compliance across keyboard interaction, ARIA attributes, and accessibility requirements.
Test Categories
High Priority: APG Keyboard Interaction
| Test | Description |
|---|---|
Space key toggles | Pressing Space toggles the button state |
Enter key toggles | Pressing Enter toggles the button state |
Tab navigation | Tab key moves focus between buttons |
Disabled Tab skip | Disabled buttons are skipped in Tab order |
High Priority: APG ARIA Attributes
| Test | Description |
|---|---|
role="button" | Has implicit button role (via <button>) |
aria-pressed initial | Initial state is aria-pressed="false" |
aria-pressed toggle | Click changes aria-pressed to true |
type="button" | Explicit button type prevents form submission |
disabled state | Disabled buttons don't change state on click |
Medium Priority: Accessibility
| Test | Description |
|---|---|
axe violations | No WCAG 2.1 AA violations (via jest-axe) |
accessible name | Button has an accessible name from content |
Low Priority: HTML Attribute Inheritance
| Test | Description |
|---|---|
className merge | Custom classes are merged with component classes |
data-* attributes | Custom data attributes are passed through |
Testing Tools
- Vitest (opens in new tab) - Test runner
- Testing Library (opens in new tab) - Framework-specific testing utilities
- jest-axe (opens in new tab) - Automated accessibility testing
See testing-strategy.md (opens in new tab) for full documentation.
ToggleButton.test.vue.ts
import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/vue";
import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
import { axe } from "jest-axe";
import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
import ToggleButton from "./ToggleButton.vue";
describe("ToggleButton (Vue)", () => {
// đ´ High Priority: APG ćşć ăŽć ¸ĺż
describe("APG: ăăźăăźăćä˝", () => {
it("Space ăăźă§ăă°ăŤăă", async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
button.focus();
await user.keyboard(" ");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
});
it("Enter ăăźă§ăă°ăŤăă", async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
button.focus();
await user.keyboard("{Enter}");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
});
it("Tab ăăźă§ăăŠăźăŤăšç§ťĺĺŻč˝", async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render({
components: { ToggleButton },
template: `
<ToggleButton>Button 1</ToggleButton>
<ToggleButton>Button 2</ToggleButton>
`,
});
await user.tab();
expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Button 1" })).toHaveFocus();
await user.tab();
expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Button 2" })).toHaveFocus();
});
it("disabled ć㯠Tab ăăźăšăăă", async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render({
components: { ToggleButton },
template: `
<ToggleButton>Button 1</ToggleButton>
<ToggleButton disabled>Button 2</ToggleButton>
<ToggleButton>Button 3</ToggleButton>
`,
});
await user.tab();
expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Button 1" })).toHaveFocus();
await user.tab();
expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Button 3" })).toHaveFocus();
});
});
describe("APG: ARIA ĺąć§", () => {
it('role="button" ăćă¤ďźćéťçďź', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
expect(screen.getByRole("button")).toBeInTheDocument();
});
it('ĺćçść
ă§ aria-pressed="false"', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
});
it('ăŻăŞăăŻĺžăŤ aria-pressed="true" ăŤĺ¤ăă', async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
await user.click(button);
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
});
it('type="button" ăč¨ĺŽăăăŚăă', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("type", "button");
});
it("disabled çść
ă§ aria-pressed ĺ¤ć´ä¸ĺŻ", async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { disabled: true },
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
await user.click(button);
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
});
});
// đĄ Medium Priority: ă˘ăŻăťăˇăăŞăăŁć¤č¨ź
describe("ă˘ăŻăťăˇăăŞăăŁ", () => {
it("axe ăŤăă WCAG 2.1 AA éĺăăŞă", async () => {
const { container } = render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const results = await axe(container);
expect(results).toHaveNoViolations();
});
it("ă˘ăŻăťăˇăăŤăăźă ăč¨ĺŽăăăŚăă", () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
slots: { default: "Mute Audio" },
});
expect(
screen.getByRole("button", { name: /Mute Audio/i })
).toBeInTheDocument();
});
});
describe("Props", () => {
it("initialPressed=true ă§ćźä¸çść
ă§ăŹăłăăŞăłă°ăăă", () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { initialPressed: true },
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
});
it("onToggle ăçść
ĺ¤ĺćăŤĺźăłĺşăăă", async () => {
const handleToggle = vi.fn();
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { onToggle: handleToggle },
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
await user.click(screen.getByRole("button"));
expect(handleToggle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
await user.click(screen.getByRole("button"));
expect(handleToggle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
});
it("@toggle ă¤ăăłăăçść
ĺ¤ĺćăŤçşçŤăă", async () => {
const handleToggle = vi.fn();
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { onToggle: handleToggle },
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
await user.click(screen.getByRole("button"));
expect(handleToggle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
});
});
// đ˘ Low Priority: ćĄĺźľć§
describe("HTML ĺąć§çśćż", () => {
it("class ăćŁăăăăźă¸ăăă", () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
attrs: { class: "custom-class" },
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
const button = screen.getByRole("button");
expect(button).toHaveClass("custom-class");
expect(button).toHaveClass("apg-toggle-button");
});
it("data-* ĺąć§ăçśćżăăă", () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
attrs: { "data-testid": "custom-toggle" },
slots: { default: "Mute" },
});
expect(screen.getByTestId("custom-toggle")).toBeInTheDocument();
});
});
});