Controls

Controls are user interface objects representing data. Users can interact with these controls.

Standard controls

Standard controls can be used in all situations when a user interface is needed. These controls are elements representing generic data.
Here, you can find common graphical controls such as push buttons and sliders, as well as more advanced graphical controls such as selectors, tables, and charts.

Available in Taipy GUI, Taipy Community, and Enterprise editions

The controls listed in this section are provided in the taipy-gui Python package. These controls are also present when taipy is installed.

Here is the list of all available controls in Taipy:

text

Displays a value as a static text.

button

A control that can trigger a function when pressed.

input

A control that displays some text that can potentially be edited.

number

A kind of [`input`](input.md) that handles numbers.

slider

Displays and allows the user to set a value within a range.

toggle

A series of toggle buttons that the user can select.

date

A control that can display and specify a formatted date, with or without time.

date_range

A control that can display and specify a range of dates or times.

chart

Displays data sets in a chart or a group of charts.

file_download

Allows downloading of a file content.

file_selector

Allows uploading a file content.

image

A control that can display an image.

indicator

Displays a label on a red to green scale at a specific position.

login

A control that lets users enter their username and password.

menu

Shows a left-side menu.

navbar

A navigation bar control.

selector

A control that allows for selecting items from a list of choices.

status

Displays a status or a list of statuses.

table

Displays a data set as tabular data.

dialog

A modal dialog.

tree

A control that allows for selecting items from a hierarchical view of items.

Scenario management controls

Some controls are dedicated to Scenario Management. These controls let users select Entities and interact with them.

Available in Taipy Community and Enterprise editions

The controls listed in this section are available only if the taipy Python package is installed. These controls are not present if only taipy-gui is installed.

Here is the list of all the scenario management-related controls that are available in Taipy:

scenario_selector

Select scenarios from the list of all scenario entities.

scenario

Displays and modify the definition of a scenario.

scenario_dag

Displays the DAG of a scenario.

data_node_selector

Displays a list of the Data Node entities that can be selected.

data_node

Displays and edits of a data node.

job_selector

Select jobs from the list of all job entities.