jQWidgets jqxRibbon val() Method

Last Updated : 30 Sep, 2021

jQWidgets is a JavaScript framework for making web-based applications for PC and mobile devices. It is a very powerful and optimized framework, platform-independent, and widely supported. The jqxRibbon is a jQuery widget that can be used as a tabbed toolbar or mega menu.

The val() method is used to set or return the value of the selected index. It accepts single parameter value of String type and returns the String type value.

Syntax:

Set the value of the widget.

$('Selector').jqxRibbon('val', index); // or
$("Selector").val(3);

Returns the value of widget.

var index = $("Selector").jqxRibbon('val'); // or
var index = $("Selector").val();

Linked Files: Download jQWidgets from the given link. In the HTML file, locate the script files in the downloaded folder.

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css” type=”text/css” />
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxcore.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqx-all.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxribbon.js”></script>

The below example illustrates the jQWidgets jqxRibbon val() method.

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html lang="en"> 
  
<head> 
    <link rel="stylesheet" 
          href="jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css"
          type="text/css" /> 
    <link rel="stylesheet" href= 
        "jqwidgets/styles/jqx.energyblue.css"
          type="text/css" /> 
    <script type="text/javascript" 
            src="scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"> 
      </script> 
    <script type="text/javascript" 
            src="jqwidgets/jqx-all.js"> 
      </script> 
    <script type="text/javascript" 
            src="jqwidgets/jqxcore.js"> 
      </script> 
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxribbon.js"> 
      </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <center> 
        <h1 style="color: green;"> 
            GeeksforGeeks 
        </h1> 
  
        <h3> 
            jQWidgets jqxRibbon val() Method 
        </h3> 
    </center> 
  
    <div id="jqxRibbon" style="margin: auto;"> 
        <ul> 
            <li>GeeksforGeeks</li> 
            <li>Web Technology</li> 
            <li>Programming Language</li> 
        </ul> 
        <div> 
            <div> 
                <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
  
                <nav> 
                    <a href="#">Home</a> | 
                    <a href="#">Interview</a> | 
                    <a href="#">Languages</a> 
                </nav> 
            </div> 
  
            <div> 
                <h1>Web Technology</h1> 
  
                <nav> 
                    <a href="#">HTML</a> | 
                    <a href="#">CSS</a> | 
                    <a href="#">JavaScript</a> 
                </nav> 
            </div> 
  
            <div> 
                <h1>Programming Language</h1> 
  
                <nav> 
                    <a href="#">C Programming</a> | 
                    <a href="#">C++ Programming</a> | 
                    <a href="#">Java Programming</a> 
                </nav> 
            </div> 
        </div> 
    </div> 
  
    <center> 
        <input type="button" id="jqxBtn" 
            value="Value of Given Index" 
            style="padding: 5px 15px; 
                   margin-top: 15px;"> 
    </center> 
  
    <script type="text/javascript"> 
        $(document).ready(function() { 
            $("#jqxRibbon").jqxRibbon({ 
                width: 450, 
                height: 250, 
                reorder: true 
            }); 
  
            $("#jqxBtn").on("click", function() { 
                $("#jqxRibbon").jqxRibbon("val", 1); 
            }); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html>