# Collapse

## Overview

The Collapse component is a collapsible container that can show either some custom html, a form or a number of so called "cards". The component can hold several collapsibles and their cards and offers an "accordionMode" property that when true will hide all other collapsibles when one collapsible is expanded.

Since the nature of this component involves content to flow, it is best suited for responsive layouts in Servoy, although it is not limited to those.

{% hint style="warning" %}
This is a more advanced container! For simple use cases, use [Accordion Panel](/guides/develop/application-design/forms/form-containers/accordion-panel.md).
{% endhint %}

You can find the reference documentation about this component [here](/reference/servoyextensions/ui-components/form-containers/collapse.md).


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