created: 20131228162203521
modified: 20140225223527667
tags: macros
title: TabsMacro
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

The tabs macro displays a list of tiddlers as a tab control. The user can switch between tabs by clicking on them. The tabs are labelled with the title of the corresponding tiddler, unless there is a `caption` field present in which case it is used instead.

! Parameters

|!Position |!Name |!Description |!Default |
|1st |tabsList |Filter giving the tiddlers to be displayed | |
|2nd |default |Name of the tiddler containing the default tab | |
|3rd |state |String to distinguish multiple tabs within the same tiddler (use of the system tiddler prefix is recommended) |''$:/state/tab'' |

! Examples

Here is an example of the tabs macro:

```
<<tabs "Docs WikiText Features RoadMap" "WikiText" "$:/state/tab1">>
```

<<tabs "Docs WikiText Features RoadMap" "WikiText" "$:/state/tab1">>

<<tabs "[tag[tips]]" "GoogleChromeTips" "$:/state/tab1">>