Toggle Button
A two-state button that can be either "pressed" or "not pressed".
Demo
Accessibility Features
roles
-
button- Indicates a widget that triggers an action when activated
WAI-ARIA buttonrole (opens in new tab)
states
aria-pressed
Indicates the current pressed state of the toggle button.
| values | true | false
(
tri-state buttons may also use "mixed"
)
|
| required | Yes (for toggle buttons) |
| default | initialPressed prop (
default: false)
|
| changeTrigger | Click, Enter, Space |
| reference | aria-pressed (opens in new tab) |
keyboard
| key | action |
|---|---|
| Space | Toggle the button state |
| Enter | Toggle the button state |
Source Code
ToggleButton.svelte
<script lang="ts">
import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
import { untrack } from 'svelte';
// properties
interface ToggleButtonProps {
children?: string | Snippet<[]>;
initialPressed?: boolean;
disabled?: boolean;
onToggle?: (pressed: boolean) => void;
/** Custom indicator for pressed state (default: "โ") */
pressedIndicator?: string | Snippet<[]>;
/** Custom indicator for unpressed state (default: "โ") */
unpressedIndicator?: string | Snippet<[]>;
[key: string]: unknown;
}
let {
children,
initialPressed = false,
disabled = false,
onToggle = () => {},
pressedIndicator = 'โ',
unpressedIndicator = 'โ',
...restProps
}: ToggleButtonProps = $props();
// state - use untrack to explicitly indicate we only want the initial value
let pressed = $state(untrack(() => initialPressed));
let currentIndicator = $derived(pressed ? pressedIndicator : unpressedIndicator);
// Event handlers
function handleClick() {
pressed = !pressed;
onToggle(pressed);
}
</script>
<button
type="button"
aria-pressed={pressed}
class="apg-toggle-button"
{disabled}
onclick={handleClick}
{...restProps}
>
<span class="apg-toggle-button-content">
{#if typeof children === 'string'}
{children}
{:else}
{@render children?.()}
{/if}
</span>
<span class="apg-toggle-indicator" aria-hidden="true">
{#if typeof currentIndicator === 'string'}
{currentIndicator}
{:else if currentIndicator}
{@render currentIndicator()}
{/if}
</span>
</button> Usage
Example
<script>
import ToggleButton from './ToggleButton.svelte';
function handleToggle(pressed) {
console.log('Muted:', pressed);
}
</script>
<ToggleButton
initialPressed={false}
onToggle={handleToggle}
pressedIndicator="๐"
unpressedIndicator="๐"
>
Mute
</ToggleButton> API
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
initialPressed | boolean | false | Initial pressed state |
onToggle | (pressed: boolean) => void | - | Callback when state changes |
pressedIndicator | Snippet | string | "โ" | Custom indicator for pressed state |
unpressedIndicator | Snippet | string | "โ" | Custom indicator for unpressed state |
children | Snippet | string | - | Button label (slot content) |
Testing
Tests verify APG compliance across keyboard interaction, ARIA attributes, and accessibility requirements. The Toggle Button component uses a two-layer testing strategy.
Testing Strategy
Unit Tests (Testing Library)
Verify component rendering and interactions using framework-specific Testing Library utilities. These tests ensure correct component behavior in isolation.
- HTML structure and element hierarchy
- Initial attribute values (aria-pressed, type)
- Click event handling and state toggling
- CSS class application
E2E Tests (Playwright)
Verify component behavior in a real browser environment across all four frameworks. These tests cover interactions that require full browser context.
- Keyboard interactions (Space, Enter)
- aria-pressed state toggling
- Disabled state behavior
- Focus management and Tab navigation
- Cross-framework consistency
Test Categories
High Priority: APG Keyboard Interaction (E2E)
| test | description |
|---|---|
Space key toggles | Pressing Space toggles the button state |
Enter key toggles | Pressing Enter toggles the button state |
Tab navigation | Tab key moves focus between buttons |
Disabled Tab skip | Disabled buttons are skipped in Tab order |
High Priority: APG ARIA Attributes (E2E)
| test | description |
|---|---|
role="button" | Has implicit button role (via <button>) |
aria-pressed initial | Initial state is aria-pressed="false" |
aria-pressed toggle | Click changes aria-pressed to true |
type="button" | Explicit button type prevents form submission |
disabled state | Disabled buttons don't change state on click |
Medium Priority: Accessibility (E2E)
| test | description |
|---|---|
axe violations | No WCAG 2.1 AA violations (via jest-axe) |
accessible name | Button has an accessible name from content |
Low Priority: HTML Attribute Inheritance (Unit)
| test | description |
|---|---|
className merge | Custom classes are merged with component classes |
data-* attributes | Custom data attributes are passed through |
Testing Tools
- Vitest (opens in new tab) - Test runner for unit tests
- Testing Library (opens in new tab) - Framework-specific testing utilities (React, Vue, Svelte)
- Playwright (opens in new tab) - Browser automation for E2E tests
- axe-core/playwright (opens in new tab) - Automated accessibility testing in E2E
See testing-strategy.md (opens in new tab) for full documentation.
ToggleButton.test.svelte.ts
import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/svelte';
import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
import { axe } from 'jest-axe';
import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
import ToggleButton from './ToggleButton.svelte';
describe('ToggleButton (Svelte)', () => {
// ๐ด High Priority: APG ๆบๆ ใฎๆ ธๅฟ
describe('APG: ใญใผใใผใๆไฝ', () => {
it('Space ใญใผใงใใฐใซใใ', async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
button.focus();
await user.keyboard(' ');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
});
it('Enter ใญใผใงใใฐใซใใ', async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
button.focus();
await user.keyboard('{Enter}');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
});
it('disabled ๆใฏ Tab ใญใผในใญใใ', async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
const container = document.createElement('div');
document.body.appendChild(container);
// Render three buttons manually to test tab order
const { unmount: unmount1 } = render(ToggleButton, {
target: container,
props: { children: 'Button 1' },
});
const { unmount: unmount2 } = render(ToggleButton, {
target: container,
props: { children: 'Button 2', disabled: true },
});
const { unmount: unmount3 } = render(ToggleButton, {
target: container,
props: { children: 'Button 3' },
});
await user.tab();
expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Button 1' })).toHaveFocus();
await user.tab();
expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Button 3' })).toHaveFocus();
unmount1();
unmount2();
unmount3();
document.body.removeChild(container);
});
});
describe('APG: ARIA ๅฑๆง', () => {
it('role="button" ใๆใค๏ผๆ้ป็๏ผ', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toBeInTheDocument();
});
it('ๅๆ็ถๆ
ใง aria-pressed="false"', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
});
it('ใฏใชใใฏๅพใซ aria-pressed="true" ใซๅคใใ', async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
await user.click(button);
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
});
it('type="button" ใ่จญๅฎใใใฆใใ', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('type', 'button');
});
it('disabled ็ถๆ
ใง aria-pressed ๅคๆดไธๅฏ', async () => {
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute', disabled: true },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
await user.click(button);
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
});
});
// ๐ก Medium Priority: ใขใฏใปใทใใชใใฃๆค่จผ
describe('ใขใฏใปใทใใชใใฃ', () => {
it('axe ใซใใ WCAG 2.1 AA ้ๅใใชใ', async () => {
const { container } = render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
const results = await axe(container);
expect(results).toHaveNoViolations();
});
it('ใขใฏใปใทใใซใใผใ ใ่จญๅฎใใใฆใใ', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute Audio' },
});
expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Mute Audio/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
});
});
describe('Props', () => {
it('initialPressed=true ใงๆผไธ็ถๆ
ใงใฌใณใใชใณใฐใใใ', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute', initialPressed: true },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
});
it('onToggle ใ็ถๆ
ๅคๅๆใซๅผใณๅบใใใ', async () => {
const handleToggle = vi.fn();
const user = userEvent.setup();
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute', onToggle: handleToggle },
});
await user.click(screen.getByRole('button'));
expect(handleToggle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
await user.click(screen.getByRole('button'));
expect(handleToggle).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
});
});
// ๐ข Low Priority: ๆกๅผตๆง
describe('HTML ๅฑๆง็ถๆฟ', () => {
it('ใใใฉใซใใง apg-toggle-button ใฏใฉในใ่จญๅฎใใใ', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute' },
});
const button = screen.getByRole('button');
expect(button).toHaveClass('apg-toggle-button');
});
it('data-* ๅฑๆงใ็ถๆฟใใใ', () => {
render(ToggleButton, {
props: { children: 'Mute', 'data-testid': 'custom-toggle' },
});
expect(screen.getByTestId('custom-toggle')).toBeInTheDocument();
});
});
}); Resources
- WAI-ARIA APG: Button Pattern (opens in new tab)
- AI Implementation Guide (llm.md) (opens in new tab) - ARIA specs, keyboard support, test checklist