el-switch

Switch Component

Switch component is used for switching between two opposing states.

When to Use

• Enable/disable features
• Toggle settings
• On/off switches
• Boolean state toggles

Basic Usage

<template>
  <el-switch v-model="value" />
</template>

## Sizes

```vue
<template>
  <el-switch v-model="value1" size="large" />
  <el-switch v-model="value2" />
  <el-switch v-model="value3" size="small" />
</template>

Text Description

<template>
  <el-switch
    v-model="value"
    active-text="Open"
    inactive-text="Close"
  />
  
  <el-switch
    v-model="value"
    active-text="O"
    inactive-text="X"
    inline-prompt
  />
</template>

Custom Icons

<template>
  <el-switch
    v-model="value"
    :active-icon="Check"
    :inactive-icon="Close"
  />
</template>

<script setup>
import { Check, Close } from '@element-plus/icons-vue'
</script>

Extended Value Types

<template>
  <el-switch
    v-model="value"
    active-value="on"
    inactive-value="off"
  />
</template>

<script setup>
import { ref } from 'vue'

const value = ref('on')
</script>

Disabled

<template>
  <el-switch v-model="value" disabled />
</template>

Loading

<template>
  <el-switch v-model="value" loading />
</template>

Prevent Switching

<template>
  <el-switch v-model="value" :before-change="beforeChange" />
</template>

<script setup>
const beforeChange = () => {
  return confirm('Are you sure?')
}
</script>

API Reference

Attributes

Name	Description	Type	Default
model-value / v-model	Binding value	boolean | string | number	false
disabled	Whether disabled	boolean	false
loading	Loading state	boolean	false
size	Size	'' | 'large' | 'default' | 'small'	''
width	Width	number | string	''
inline-prompt	Display text inside dot	boolean	false
active-icon	Icon when on	string | Component	—
inactive-icon	Icon when off	string | Component	—
active-text	Text when on	string	''
inactive-text	Text when off	string	''
active-value	Value when on	boolean | string | number	true
inactive-value	Value when off	boolean | string | number	false
name	Input name	string	''
validate-event	Trigger form validation	boolean	true
before-change	Hook before change	() => Promise<boolean> | boolean	—

Events

Name	Description	Type
change	Triggers when value changes	(val: boolean | string | number) => void

Slots

Name	Description
active-action	Customize active action
inactive-action	Customize inactive action
active	Customize active content
inactive	Customize inactive content

Best Practices

1. Use before-change for confirmation dialogs
2. Use loading for async operations
3. Use active-value/inactive-value for non-boolean values