switch.md

Switch

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Switches toggle the state of an item on or off.

• Design article
• API Documentation
• Source code

Usage

Switches are similar to checkboxes, and can be unselected or selected.

<md-switch></md-switch>
<md-switch selected></md-switch>

Icons

Icons can be used to visually emphasize the switch's selected state. Switches can choose to display both icons or only selected icons.

<md-switch icons></md-switch>
<md-switch icons selected></md-switch>

<md-switch icons show-only-selected-icon></md-switch>
<md-switch icons show-only-selected-icon selected></md-switch>

Label

Associate a label with a switch using the <label> element.

<label>
  Wi-Fi
  <md-switch selected></md-switch>
</label>

<label for="switch">Bluetooth</label>
<md-switch id="switch"></md-switch>

Accessibility

Add an aria-label attribute to switches without labels or switches whose labels need to be more descriptive.

<md-switch aria-label="Lights"></md-switch>

<label>
  All
  <md-switch aria-label="All notifications"></md-switch>
</label>

Note: switches are not automatically labelled by <label> elements and always need an aria-label. See b/294081528.

Theming

Switches supports Material theming and can be customized in terms of color and shape.

Tokens

Token	Default value
--md-switch-handle-color	--md-sys-color-outline
--md-switch-handle-shape	9999px
--md-switch-track-color	--md-sys-color-surface-container-highest
--md-switch-track-shape	9999px
--md-switch-selected-handle-color	--md-sys-color-on-primary
--md-switch-selected-track-color	--md-sys-color-primary

• All tokens

Example

<style>
  :root {
    /* System tokens */
    --md-sys-color-primary: #006a6a;
    --md-sys-color-on-primary: #ffffff;
    --md-sys-color-outline: #6f7979;
    --md-sys-color-surface-container-highest: #dde4e3;

    /* Component tokens */
    --md-switch-handle-shape: 0px;
    --md-switch-track-shape: 0px;
  }
</style>

<md-switch></md-switch>
<md-switch selected></md-switch>

API

MdSwitch <md-switch>

Properties

Property	Attribute	Type	Default	Description
disabled	disabled	boolean	false	Disables the switch and makes it non-interactive.
selected	selected	boolean	false	Puts the switch in the selected state and sets the form submission value to the value property.
icons	icons	boolean	false	Shows both the selected and deselected icons.
showOnlySelectedIcon	show-only-selected-icon	boolean	false	Shows only the selected icon, and not the deselected icon. If true, overrides the behavior of the icons property.
required	required	boolean	false	When true, require the switch to be selected when participating in form submission. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input/checkbox#validation
value	value	string	'on'	The value associated with this switch on form submission. null is submitted when selected is false.
name		string	undefined
form		HTMLFormElement	undefined
labels		NodeList	undefined
validity		ValidityState	undefined
validationMessage		string	undefined
willValidate		boolean	undefined

Methods

Method	Parameters	Returns	Description
checkValidity	None	boolean	Checks the switch's native validation and returns whether or not the element is valid. If invalid, this method will dispatch the invalid event. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLInputElement/checkValidity
reportValidity	None	boolean	Checks the switch's native validation and returns whether or not the element is valid. If invalid, this method will dispatch the invalid event. The validationMessage is reported to the user by the browser. Use setCustomValidity() to customize the validationMessage. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLInputElement/reportValidity
setCustomValidity	error	void	Sets the switch's native validation error message. This is used to customize validationMessage. When the error is not an empty string, the switch is considered invalid and validity.customError will be true. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLInputElement/setCustomValidity

Events

Event	Description
input	Fired whenever selected changes due to user interaction (bubbles and composed).
change	Fired whenever selected changes due to user interaction (bubbles).