# JSTab
## Properties Summarized
| Type | Name | Summary |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [JSForm](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/solutionmodel/jsform.md) | [containsForm](#containsform) | The name of the form displayed in the tab. |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) | [foreground](#foreground) | The foreground color of the tab. |
| [JSMedia](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/solutionmodel/jsmedia.md) | [imageMedia](#imagemedia) | The name of the image Media file used. |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) | [mnemonic](#mnemonic) | Mnemonic used to switch to tab. |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) | [name](#name) | The name of the tab. |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) | [relationName](#relationname) | The name of the relation that links the form which contains the tab with the form displayed in the tab. |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) | [text](#text) | The text on the tab. |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) | [toolTipText](#tooltiptext) | The text displayed when hovering over the component with a mouse cursor. |
| [Number](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/number.md) | [x](#x) | The X coordinate of the tab. |
| [Number](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/number.md) | [y](#y) | The Y coordinate of the tab. |
## Methods Summarized
| Type | Name | Summary |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md) | [getComment()](#getcomment) | Returns the comment of this component. |
| [UUID](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/application/uuid.md) | [getUUID()](#getuuid) | Returns the UUID of this component. |
## Properties Detailed
### containsForm
The name of the form displayed in the tab.
**Type**\
[JSForm](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/solutionmodel/jsform.md)
**Sample**
```js
var childForm = solutionModel.newForm('childForm', 'db:/example_data/child_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var anotherChildForm = solutionModel.newForm('anotherChildForm', 'db:/example_data/child_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.containsForm = anotherChildForm;
```
### foreground
The foreground color of the tab.
**Type**\
[String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)
**Sample**
```js
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.foreground = '#FF0000';
```
### imageMedia
The name of the image Media file used.
**Type**\
[JSMedia](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/solutionmodel/jsmedia.md)
**Sample**
```js
var bytes = plugins.file.readFile('d:/ball.jpg');
var ballImage = solutionModel.newMedia('ball.jpg', bytes);
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.imageMedia = ballImage;
```
### mnemonic
Mnemonic used to switch to tab.
**Type**\
[String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)
**Sample**
```js
var childForm = solutionModel.newForm('childForm', 'db:/example_data/child_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var anotherChildForm = solutionModel.newForm('anotherChildForm', 'db:/example_data/child_table', null, false, 400, 300);
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.mnemonic = 'a';
```
### name
The name of the tab.
**Type**\
[String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)
**Sample**
```js
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.name = 'firstTabRenamed';
```
### relationName
The name of the relation that links the form which contains the tab with the form displayed in the tab.
**Type**\
[String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)
**Sample**
```js
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm);
firstTab.relationName = 'parent_table_to_child_table';
```
### text
The text on the tab.
**Type**\
[String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)
**Sample**
```js
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.text = 'Better Title';
```
### toolTipText
The text displayed when hovering over the component with a mouse cursor. NOTE: HTML should be used for multi-line tooltips; you can also use any valid HTML tags to format tooltip text. For example: \This includes**bolded text** and \BLUE\ text as well.\
**Type**\
[String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)
**Sample**
```js
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.toolTipText = 'Tooltip';
```
### x
The X coordinate of the tab. This influences the order in which the tabs are displayed. The tabs are displayed in increasing order of the X coordinate. If two tabs have the same X coordinate, then they are displayed in increasing order of the Y coordinate.
**Type**\
[Number](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/number.md)
**Sample**
```js
// Create two tabs, then make the second one be displayed to the left of the first
// by setting their X coordinates in the needed order.
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.x = 10;
var secondTab = tabs.newTab('secondTab', 'Another Child Form', anotherChildForm);
secondTab.x = 0;
```
### y
The Y coordinate of the tab. Together with the X coordinate, this influences the order in which the tabs are displayed. The tabs are displayed in increasing order of the X coordinate, and if two tabs have the same X coordinate, then they are displayed in increasing order of the Y coordinate.
**Type**\
[Number](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/number.md)
**Sample**
```js
// Create two tabs, then make the second one be displayed to the left of the first
// by setting their X to the same value and Y coordinates in the needed order.
var firstTab = tabs.newTab('firstTab', 'Child Form', childForm, relation);
firstTab.x = 0;
firstTab.y = 10;
var secondTab = tabs.newTab('secondTab', 'Another Child Form', anotherChildForm);
secondTab.x = 0;
secondTab.y = 0;
```
## Methods Detailed
### getComment()
Returns the comment of this component.
**Returns:** [String](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/js-lib/string.md)
**Sample**
```js
var comment = solutionModel.getForm("my_form").getButton("my_button").getComment();
application.output(comment);
```
### getUUID()
Returns the UUID of this component.
**Returns:** [UUID](/reference/servoycore/dev-api/application/uuid.md)
**Sample**
```js
var button_uuid = solutionModel.getForm("my_form").getButton("my_button").getUUID();
application.output(button_uuid.toString());
```
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