To keep single pane open always in Vue Accordion component

11 Jun 20245 minutes to read
By default, all Accordion panels are collapsible. You can customize the Accordion to keep one panel as expanded state always. This is applicable for Single expand mode.
Composition API (~/src/App.vue)
Options API (~/src/App.vue)
<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-accordion ref="element" expandMode='Single' :expanding="beforeExpand" :clicked="clicked">
      <e-accordionitems>
        <e-accordionitem expanded='true' header='ASP.NET'
          content='Microsoft ASP.NET is a set of technologies in the Microsoft .NET Framework for building Web applications and XML Web services'></e-accordionitem>
        <e-accordionitem header='ASP.NET MVC'
          content='The Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern separates an application into three main components: the model, the view, and the controller.'></e-accordionitem>
        <e-accordionitem header='JavaScript'
          content='JavaScript (JS) is an interpreted computer programming language.It was originally implemented as part of web browsers so that client-side scripts could interact with the user, control the browser, communicate asynchronously, and alter the document content that was displayed.'></e-accordionitem>
      </e-accordionitems>
    </ejs-accordion>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup>

import { AccordionComponent as EjsAccordion, AccordionItemDirective as EAccordionitem, AccordionItemsDirective as EAccordionitems } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations";
import { ref } from 'vue';

var clickEle;
const element = ref(null);
const clicked = (e) => {
  clickEle = e.originalEvent.target.closest('.e-acrdn-header');
};
const beforeExpand = (e) => {
  var obj = element.value.ej2Instances;
  var expandCount = obj.element.querySelectorAll('.e-selected').length;
  var ele = obj.element.querySelectorAll('.e-selected')[0];
  if (ele) {
    ele = ele.firstChild
  }
  if (expandCount === 1 && ele === clickEle) {
    e.cancel = true;
  }
};

</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations/styles/material.css";
</style>
<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-accordion ref="element" expandMode='Single' :expanding="beforeExpand" :clicked="clicked">
      <e-accordionitems>
        <e-accordionitem expanded='true' header='ASP.NET'
          content='Microsoft ASP.NET is a set of technologies in the Microsoft .NET Framework for building Web applications and XML Web services'></e-accordionitem>
        <e-accordionitem header='ASP.NET MVC'
          content='The Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern separates an application into three main components: the model, the view, and the controller.'></e-accordionitem>
        <e-accordionitem header='JavaScript'
          content='JavaScript (JS) is an interpreted computer programming language.It was originally implemented as part of web browsers so that client-side scripts could interact with the user, control the browser, communicate asynchronously, and alter the document content that was displayed.'></e-accordionitem>
      </e-accordionitems>
    </ejs-accordion>
  </div>
</template>
<script>

import { AccordionComponent, AccordionItemDirective, AccordionItemsDirective } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations';

var clickEle;
export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    "ejs-accordion": AccordionComponent,
    "e-accordionitems": AccordionItemsDirective,
    "e-accordionitem": AccordionItemDirective
  },
  methods: {
    clicked: function (e) {
      clickEle = e.originalEvent.target.closest('.e-acrdn-header');
    },
    beforeExpand: function (e) {
      var obj = this.$refs.element.ej2Instances;
      var expandCount = obj.element.querySelectorAll('.e-selected').length;
      var ele = obj.element.querySelectorAll('.e-selected')[0];
      if (ele) {
        ele = ele.firstChild
      }
      if (expandCount === 1 && ele === clickEle) {
        e.cancel = true;
      }
    },
  }
}
</script>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-navigations/styles/material.css";
</style>