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View

View is a generic container component. Its contents will always be their “natural” size, so this component can be useful in layout components (like Grid, BlockStack, InlineStack) that would otherwise stretch their children to fit.

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Anchor to ViewPropsViewProps

View is a generic container component. Its contents will always be their “natural” size, so this component can be useful in layout components (like Grid, BlockStack, InlineStack) that would otherwise stretch their children to fit.

Anchor to accessibilityLabel
accessibilityLabel
string

A label that describes the purpose or contents of the element. When set, it will be announced to buyers using assistive technologies and will provide them with more context.

Anchor to accessibilityRole
accessibilityRole

Sets the semantic meaning of the component’s content. When set, the role will be used by assistive technologies to help buyers navigate the page.

For example:

  • In an HTML host a ['listItem', 'separator'] tuple will render: <li role='separator'>

  • In an HTML host a listItem string will render: <li>

Anchor to accessibilityVisibility
accessibilityVisibility

Changes the visibility of the element to assistive technologies.

hidden hides the component from assistive technology (for example, a screen reader) but remains visually visible.

Anchor to background
background
<>
Default: 'transparent'

The background color of the element, set using a design-system keyword.

  • transparent: No background; the parent's background shows through.
  • base: The standard surface background color.
  • subdued: A muted background for de-emphasized or secondary content.
Anchor to blockAlignment
blockAlignment
< Extract<, 'start' | 'center' | 'end'> >

Position children along the cross axis

Anchor to border
border
<<>>

The border style of the element.

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the border style properties in one property.

For example:

  • base means blockStart, inlineEnd, blockEnd and inlineStart border styles are base

  • ['base', 'none'] means blockStart and blockEnd border styles are base, inlineStart and inlineEnd border styles are none

  • ['base', 'none', 'dotted', 'base'] means blockStart border style is base, inlineEnd border style is none, blockEnd border style is dotted and blockStart border style is base

Anchor to borderWidth
borderWidth
< <> >

The border width of the element.

To shorten the code, it is possible to specify all the border width properties in one property.

For example:

  • base means blockStart, inlineEnd, blockEnd and inlineStart border widths are base

  • ['base', 'medium'] means blockStart and blockEnd border widths are base, inlineStart and inlineEnd border widths are medium

  • ['base', 'medium', 'medium', 'base'] means blockStart border width is base, inlineEnd border width is medium, blockEnd border width is medium and blockStart border width is base

Anchor to cornerRadius
cornerRadius
< <> >

The corner radius of the element.

Provide a single value to apply the same corner radius to all four corners, two values to apply different corner radii to opposing corners, or four values to apply different corner radii to each individual corner.

For example:

  • base means all 4 corner radii are base

  • ['base', 'none'] means the StartStart and EndEnd corner radii are base, StartEnd and EndStart corner radii are none. When the context’s language direction is left to right, StartStart and EndEnd corners are the top left and bottom right corners while StartEnd and EndStart corners are the top right and bottom left corners.

  • ['base', 'none', 'small', 'base'] means StartStart corner radius is base, StartEnd corner radius is none, EndEnd corner radius is small and EndStart corner radius is base

A borderRadius alias is available for this property. When both are specified, cornerRadius takes precedence.

Anchor to display
display
<>
Default: 'auto'

Changes the display of the component.

inline the component starts on the same line as preceding inline content and allows subsequent content to continue on the same line.

block the component starts on its own new line and fills its parent.

auto resets the component to its initial value. The actual value depends on the component and context.

none hides the component and removes it from the accessibility tree, making it invisible to screen readers.

Anchor to id
id
string

A unique identifier for the component.

Anchor to inlineAlignment
inlineAlignment
<>

Position children along the main axis

Anchor to inlineSize
inlineSize
<'fill'>

Adjust the inline size.

fill: takes all the available space.

Anchor to maxBlockSize
maxBlockSize
< number | `${number}%` | 'fill' >

The maximum block size (maximum height in horizontal writing modes). The element won't grow taller than this value even if its content is longer.

  • number: The size in pixels.
  • `${number}%`: The size as a percentage of the parent container's block size.
  • 'fill': Takes all the available space.

Learn more about the max-block-size property.

Anchor to maxInlineSize
maxInlineSize
< number | `${number}%` | 'fill' >

The maximum inline size (maximum width in horizontal writing modes). The element won't grow wider than this value.

  • number: The size in pixels.
  • `${number}%`: The size as a percentage of the parent container's inline size.
  • 'fill': Takes all the available space.

Learn more about the max-inline-size property.

Anchor to minBlockSize
minBlockSize
< number | `${number}%` | 'fill' >

The minimum block size (minimum height in horizontal writing modes). The element won't shrink smaller than this value even if its content is shorter.

  • number: The size in pixels.
  • `${number}%`: The size as a percentage of the parent container's block size.
  • 'fill': Takes all the available space.

Learn more about the min-block-size property.

Anchor to minInlineSize
minInlineSize
< number | `${number}%` | 'fill' >

The minimum inline size (minimum width in horizontal writing modes). The element won't shrink narrower than this value.

  • number: The size in pixels.
  • `${number}%`: The size as a percentage of the parent container's inline size.
  • 'fill': Takes all the available space.

Learn more about the min-inline-size property.

Anchor to opacity
opacity

Sets the opacity of the View. The opacity will be applied to the background as well as all the children of the View. Use carefully as this could decrease the contrast ratio between the background and foreground elements, resulting in unreadable and inaccessible text.

Anchor to overflow
overflow
'hidden' | 'visible'
Default: 'visible'

Sets the overflow behavior of the element.

hidden: clips the content when it is larger than the element’s container. The element will not be scrollable and the users will not be able to access the clipped content by dragging or using a scroll wheel.

visible: the content that extends beyond the element’s container is visible.

Anchor to padding
padding
<<>>

The padding on all edges of the element, using a shorthand syntax. You can specify one, two, or four values following the CSS shorthand convention.

  • T: A single value applied uniformly to all edges.
  • [T, T]: The first value applies to block-start and block-end, the second to inline-start and inline-end.
  • [T, T, T, T]: Values apply to block-start, inline-end, block-end, and inline-start respectively.
Anchor to position
position
<>

Changes how the View is positioned. When setting position, set each axis only once.

<View position={{blockStart, inlineEnd}} /> // Allowed; sets the `block` and `inline` axes once each <div class="hydrate" data-language="" data-content="" data-markdown="remove"></div><pre class="hidden"><code class="language-"></code></pre> <View position={{inlineStart, blockEnd}} /> // Allowed; sets the `inline` and `block` axes once each <div class="hydrate" data-language="" data-content="" data-markdown="remove"></div><pre class="hidden"><code class="language-"></code></pre> <View position={{blockStart, blockEnd}} /> // Not allowed; sets the `block` axis twice <div class="hydrate" data-language="" data-content="" data-markdown="remove"></div><pre class="hidden"><code class="language-"></code></pre> <View position={{inlineStart, inlineEnd}} /> // Not allowed; sets the `inline` axis twice

Anchor to translate
translate
<>

Specifies a two-dimensional translation of the View.

Anchor to visibility
visibility

Changes the visibility of the element.

hidden visually hides the component while keeping it accessible to assistive technology, such as screen readers. Hidden elements don't take any visual space contrary to CSS visibility: hidden;

Anchor to borderRadius
borderRadius
< <> >
Deprecated

Use cornerRadius instead.

The corner radius of the element. Accepts a single value for all corners or a shorthand tuple for per-corner control.

Anchor to ExamplesExamples

Anchor to Basic ViewBasic View

Basic View

Example

Basic View

import {
reactExtension,
View,
} from '@shopify/ui-extensions-react/checkout';

export default reactExtension(
'purchase.checkout.block.render',
() => <Extension />,
);

function Extension() {
return (
<View padding="base" border="base">
View
</View>
);
}
import {extension, View} from '@shopify/ui-extensions/checkout';

export default extension('purchase.checkout.block.render', (root) => {
const view = root.createComponent(
View,
{border: 'base', padding: 'base'},
'View',
);

root.appendChild(view);
});

Anchor to Accessibility rolesAccessibility roles

ValueDescription
"main"Used to indicate the primary content.
"header"Used to indicate the component is a header.
"footer"Used to display information such as copyright information, navigation links, and privacy statements.
"section"Used to indicate a generic section.
"complementary"Used to designate a supporting section that relates to the main content.
"navigation"Used to identify major groups of links used for navigating.
"orderedList"Used to identify a list of ordered items.
"listItem"Used to identify an item inside a list of items.
"unorderedList"Used to identify a list of unordered items.
"separator"Used to indicates the component acts as a divider that separates and distinguishes sections of content.
"status"Used to define a live region containing advisory information for the user that is not important enough to be an alert.
"alert"Used for important, and usually time-sensitive, information.

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