shoelace/docs/components/radio-group.md

Radio Group

[component-header:sl-radio-group]

Radio groups are used to group multiple radios or radio buttons so they function as a single form control.

<sl-radio-group label="Select an option" name="a" value="1">
  <sl-radio value="1">Option 1</sl-radio>
  <sl-radio value="2">Option 2</sl-radio>
  <sl-radio value="3">Option 3</sl-radio>
</sl-radio-group>

import { SlRadio, SlRadioGroup } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';

const App = () => (
  <SlRadioGroup label="Select an option" name="a" value="1">
    <SlRadio value="1">Option 1</SlRadio>
    <SlRadio value="2">Option 2</SlRadio>
    <SlRadio value="3">Option 3</SlRadio>
  </SlRadioGroup>
);

Examples

Showing the Label

You can show the fieldset and legend that wraps the radio group using the fieldset attribute. If you don't use this option, you should still provide a label so screen readers announce the control correctly.

<sl-radio-group label="Select an option" name="a" value="1" fieldset>
  <sl-radio value="1">Option 1</sl-radio>
  <sl-radio value="2">Option 2</sl-radio>
  <sl-radio value="3">Option 3</sl-radio>
</sl-radio-group>

import { SlRadio, SlRadioGroup } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';

const App = () => (
  <SlRadioGroup label="Select an option" name="a" value="1" fieldset>
    <SlRadio value="1">Option 1</SlRadio>
    <SlRadio value="2">Option 2</SlRadio>
    <SlRadio value="3">Option 3</SlRadio>
  </SlRadioGroup>
);

Radio Buttons

Radio buttons offer an alternate way to display radio controls. In this case, an internal button group is used to group the buttons into a single, cohesive control.

<sl-radio-group label="Select an option" name="a" value="1">
  <sl-radio-button value="1">Option 1</sl-radio-button>
  <sl-radio-button value="2">Option 2</sl-radio-button>
  <sl-radio-button value="3">Option 3</sl-radio-button>
</sl-radio-group>

import { SlRadioButton, SlRadioGroup } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';

const App = () => (
  <SlRadioGroup label="Select an option" name="a" value="1">
    <SlRadioButton value="1">Option 1</SlRadioButton>
    <SlRadioButton value="2">Option 2</SlRadioButton>
    <SlRadioButton value="3">Option 3</SlRadioButton>
  </SlRadioGroup>
);

Disabling Options

Radios and radio buttons can be disabled by adding the disabled attribute to the respective options inside the radio group.

<sl-radio-group label="Select an option" name="a" value="1">
  <sl-radio value="1">Option 1</sl-radio>
  <sl-radio value="2" disabled>Option 2</sl-radio>
  <sl-radio value="3">Option 3</sl-radio>
</sl-radio-group>

import { SlRadio, SlRadioGroup } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';

const App = () => (
  <SlRadioGroup label="Select an option" name="a" value="1">
    <SlRadio value="1">Option 1</SlRadio>
    <SlRadio value="2" disabled>
      Option 2
    </SlRadio>
    <SlRadio value="3">Option 3</SlRadio>
  </SlRadioGroup>
);

Validation

Setting the required attribute to make selecting an option mandatory. If a value has not been selected, it will prevent the form from submitting and display an error message.

<form class="validation">
  <sl-radio-group label="Select an option" name="a" required>
    <sl-radio value="1">Option 1</sl-radio>
    <sl-radio value="2">Option 2</sl-radio>
    <sl-radio value="3">Option 3</sl-radio>
  </sl-radio-group>
  <br />
  <sl-button type="submit" variant="primary">Submit</sl-button>
</form>

<script>
  const form = document.querySelector('.validation');

  // Handle form submit
  form.addEventListener('submit', event => {
    event.preventDefault();
    alert('All fields are valid!');
  });
</script>

import { SlButton, SlIcon, SlRadio, SlRadioGroup } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => {
  function handleSubmit(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    alert('All fields are valid!');
  }

  return (
    <form class="custom-validity" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <SlRadioGroup label="Select an option" name="a" required onSlChange={handleChange}>
        <SlRadio value="1">
          Option 1
        </SlRadio>
        <SlRadiovalue="2">
          Option 2
        </SlRadio>
        <SlRadio value="3">
          Option 3
        </SlRadio>
      </SlRadioGroup>
      <br />
      <SlButton type="submit" variant="primary">
        Submit
      </SlButton>
    </form>
  );
};

Custom Validity

Use the setCustomValidity() method to set a custom validation message. This will prevent the form from submitting and make the browser display the error message you provide. To clear the error, call this function with an empty string.

<form class="custom-validity">
  <sl-radio-group label="Select an option" name="a" value="1">
    <sl-radio value="1">Not me</sl-radio>
    <sl-radio value="2">Me neither</sl-radio>
    <sl-radio value="3">Choose me</sl-radio>
  </sl-radio-group>
  <br />
  <sl-button type="submit" variant="primary">Submit</sl-button>
</form>

<script>
  const form = document.querySelector('.custom-validity');
  const radioGroup = form.querySelector('sl-radio-group');
  const errorMessage = 'You must choose the last option';

  // Set initial validity as soon as the element is defined
  customElements.whenDefined('sl-radio-group').then(() => {
    radioGroup.setCustomValidity(errorMessage);
  });

  // Update validity when a selection is made
  form.addEventListener('sl-change', () => {
    const isValid = radioGroup.value === '3';
    radioGroup.setCustomValidity(isValid ? '' : errorMessage);
  });

  // Handle form submit
  form.addEventListener('submit', event => {
    event.preventDefault();
    alert('All fields are valid!');
  });
</script>

import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import { SlButton, SlIcon, SlRadio, SlRadioGroup } from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react';
const App = () => {
  const radioGroup = useRef(null);
  const errorMessage = 'You must choose this option';

  function handleChange() {
    radioGroup.current.setCustomValidity(radioGroup.current.value === '3' ? '' : errorMessage);
  }

  function handleSubmit(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    alert('All fields are valid!');
  }

  useEffect(() => {
    radio.current.setCustomValidity(errorMessage);
  }, []);

  return (
    <form class="custom-validity" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
      <SlRadioGroup ref={radioGroup} label="Select an option" name="a" value="1" onSlChange={handleChange}>
        <SlRadio value="1">Not me</SlRadio>
        <SlRadio value="2">Me neither</SlRadio>
        <SlRadio value="3">Choose me</SlRadio>
      </SlRadioGroup>
      <br />
      <SlButton type="submit" variant="primary">
        Submit
      </SlButton>
    </form>
  );
};

[component-metadata:sl-radio-group]