Filter Bar¶

Usage¶

The filter bar is placed above specific parts of the page, making it clear that only those parts will reflect the applied filters.

When to use¶

• Use it to represent the currently applied filters. The filters themselves must be set or changed using separate functionality.
• Use it if the filter doesn't have to be inline editable.
• Use it if more than 2-3 filter criteria need to be applied at the same time.

Best Practices for Filter Bar¶

• Use one filter pill per filter category.
  • If only one option is selected, show the value (e.g. Munich).
  • If more than one option is selected, show the criteria name in plural with a counter (e.g. 7 cities).
• Don't use a filter bar if you need to provide inline filter editing functionality. Use the Filtered Search component instead.
• Use an alternative text like Applied filters to make it accessible for visually impaired people and screen readers.

Design¶

Elements¶

1. Filter pills, 2. Reset filters button

Interaction States¶

As the filter bar does not have a representation on its own, all interaction states correspond to the filter pills and the reset button.

The filter pills container color should always be in contrast with its surrounding background. Use base-0 or base-1 according to that.

The filter bar can be hidden completely, if no filter is applied.

Responsive Design¶

When reducing the viewport width, the filter pills should be grouped/combined dynamically. The filter bar must not have a scroll bar and should never hide the applied filters.

Code¶

The filter bar is created for the purpose of user filtering and should be used in combination with tables, lists, etc. This component serves as a visual component, and always maintains the state of current active filters returned by filtersChange output event, which triggers every time a user removes an item from a filter. A two-way data-binding is also possible, e.g. [(filters)]="myFilters".

Usage¶

import { SiFilterBarComponent } from '@siemens/element-ng/filter-bar';

@Component({
  imports: [SiFilterBarComponent, ...]
})