Sidebar, also known as Drawer, is a container component displayed as an overlay.
import { Sidebar } from 'primereact/sidebar';
Sidebar is used as a container and visibility is controlled with a binding to visible and onHide event callback.
<div className="card flex justify-content-center">
<Sidebar visible={visible} onHide={() => setVisible(false)}>
<h2>Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
<Button icon="pi pi-arrow-right" onClick={() => setVisible(true)} />
</div>
Sidebar location is configured with the position property that can take left, right, top and bottom as a value.
<div className="flex gap-2 justify-content-center">
<Button icon="pi pi-arrow-right" onClick={() => setVisibleLeft(true)} />
<Button icon="pi pi-arrow-left" onClick={() => setVisibleRight(true)} />
<Button icon="pi pi-arrow-down" onClick={() => setVisibleTop(true)} />
<Button icon="pi pi-arrow-up" onClick={() => setVisibleBottom(true)} />
</div>
<Sidebar visible={visibleLeft} position="left" onHide={() => setVisibleLeft(false)}>
<h2>Left Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
<Sidebar visible={visibleRight} position="right" onHide={() => setVisibleRight(false)}>
<h2>Right Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
<Sidebar visible={visibleTop} position="top" onHide={() => setVisibleTop(false)}>
<h2>Top Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
<Sidebar visible={visibleBottom} position="bottom" onHide={() => setVisibleBottom(false)}>
<h2>Bottom Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
Sidebar dimension can be defined with style or className properties which can also be responsive when used with a CSS utility library like PrimeFlex.
<div className="card flex justify-content-center">
<Sidebar visible={visible} onHide={() => setVisible(false)} fullScreen>
<h2>Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
<Button icon="pi pi-th-large" onClick={() => setVisible(true)} />
</div>
Sidebar can cover the whole page when fullScreen property is enabled.
<div className="card flex justify-content-center">
<Sidebar visible={visible} onHide={() => setVisible(false)} fullScreen>
<h2>Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
<Button icon="pi pi-arrow-right" onClick={() => setVisible(true)} />
</div>
Additional content at the header section is provided using the icons and header property.
<Sidebar visible={visible} onHide={() => setVisible(false)} icons={customIcons}>
<h2>Sidebar</h2>
<p>
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</p>
</Sidebar>
<Button icon="pi pi-plus" onClick={() => setVisible(true)} />
Headless mode is enabled by defining a content prop that lets you implement entire sidebar UI instead of the default elements.
<Sidebar
visible={visible}
onHide={() => setVisible(false)}
content={({ closeIconRef, hide }) => (
<div className="min-h-screen flex relative lg:static surface-ground">
<div id="app-sidebar-2" className="surface-section h-screen hidden lg:block flex-shrink-0 absolute lg:static left-0 top-0 z-1 border-right-1 surface-border select-none" style={{ width: '280px' }}>
<div className="flex flex-column h-full">
<div className="flex align-items-center justify-content-between px-4 pt-3 flex-shrink-0">
<span className="inline-flex align-items-center gap-2">
<svg width="35" height="40" viewBox="0 0 35 40" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path
d="..."
fill="var(--primary-color)"
/>
<path
d="..."
fill="var(--text-color)"
/>
</svg>
<span className="font-semibold text-2xl text-primary">Your Logo</span>
</span>
<span>
<Button type="button" ref={closeIconRef} onClick={(e) => hide(e)} icon="pi pi-times" rounded outlined className="h-2rem w-2rem"></Button>
</span>
</div>
<div className="overflow-y-auto">
<ul className="list-none p-3 m-0">
<li>
<StyleClass nodeRef={btnRef1} selector="@next" enterClassName="hidden" enterActiveClassName="slidedown" leaveToClassName="hidden" leaveActiveClassName="slideup">
<div ref={btnRef1} className="p-ripple p-3 flex align-items-center justify-content-between text-600 cursor-pointer">
<span className="font-medium">FAVORITES</span>
<i className="pi pi-chevron-down"></i>
<Ripple />
</div>
</StyleClass>
<ul className="list-none p-0 m-0 overflow-hidden">
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-home mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Dashboard</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-bookmark mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Bookmarks</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<StyleClass nodeRef={btnRef2} selector="@next" enterClassName="hidden" enterActiveClassName="slidedown" leaveToClassName="hidden" leaveActiveClassName="slideup">
<a ref={btnRef2} className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-chart-line mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Reports</span>
<i className="pi pi-chevron-down ml-auto mr-1"></i>
<Ripple />
</a>
</StyleClass>
<ul className="list-none py-0 pl-3 pr-0 m-0 hidden overflow-y-hidden transition-all transition-duration-400 transition-ease-in-out">
<li>
<StyleClass nodeRef={btnRef3} selector="@next" enterClassName="hidden" enterActiveClassName="slidedown" leaveToClassName="hidden" leaveActiveClassName="slideup">
<a ref={btnRef3} className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-chart-line mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Revenue</span>
<i className="pi pi-chevron-down ml-auto mr-1"></i>
<Ripple />
</a>
</StyleClass>
<ul className="list-none py-0 pl-3 pr-0 m-0 hidden overflow-y-hidden transition-all transition-duration-400 transition-ease-in-out">
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-table mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">View</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-search mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Search</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-chart-line mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Expenses</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-users mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Team</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-comments mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Messages</span>
<span className="inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center ml-auto bg-blue-500 text-0 border-circle" style={{ minWidth: '1.5rem', height: '1.5rem' }}>
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</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-calendar mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Calendar</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-cog mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Settings</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<ul className="list-none p-3 m-0">
<li>
<StyleClass nodeRef={btnRef4} selector="@next" enterClassName="hidden" enterActiveClassName="slidedown" leaveToClassName="hidden" leaveActiveClassName="slideup">
<div ref={btnRef4} className="p-ripple p-3 flex align-items-center justify-content-between text-600 cursor-pointer">
<span className="font-medium">APPLICATION</span>
<i className="pi pi-chevron-down"></i>
<Ripple />
</div>
</StyleClass>
<ul className="list-none p-0 m-0 overflow-hidden">
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-folder mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Projects</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-chart-bar mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Performance</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a className="p-ripple flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors w-full">
<i className="pi pi-cog mr-2"></i>
<span className="font-medium">Settings</span>
<Ripple />
</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div className="mt-auto">
<hr className="mb-3 mx-3 border-top-1 border-none surface-border" />
<a v-ripple className="m-3 flex align-items-center cursor-pointer p-3 gap-2 border-round text-700 hover:surface-100 transition-duration-150 transition-colors p-ripple">
<Avatar image="https://primefaces.org/cdn/primereact/images/avatar/amyelsner.png" shape="circle" />
<span className="font-bold">Amy Elsner</span>
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)}
></Sidebar>
Sidebar component uses complementary role by default, since any attribute is passed to the root element aria role can be changed depending on your use case and additional attributes like aria-labelledby can be added. In addition aria-modal is added since focus is kept within the sidebar when opened.
It is recommended to use a trigger component that can be accessed with keyboard such as a button, if not adding tabIndex would be necessary.
Trigger element also requires aria-expanded and aria-controls to be handled explicitly.
<Button icon="pi pi-arrow-right" onClick={(e) => setVisible(true)} aria-controls={visible ? 'sbar' : null} aria-expanded={visible ? true : false}/>
<Sidebar id="sidebar" visible={visible} onHide={() => setVisible(false)} role="region">
Content
</Sidebar>
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| tab | Moves focus to the next the focusable element within the sidebar. |
| shift + tab | Moves focus to the previous the focusable element within the sidebar. |
| escape | Closes the dialog if closeOnEscape is true. |
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| enter | Closes the sidebar. |
| space | Closes the sidebar. |