Progress Bar

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A progress bar provides visual feedback about the duration or progress of a task or operation.

Overview

Progress bars help users understand the status of ongoing processes or tasks. They can display either determinate progress (when the percentage is known) or indeterminate progress (when the percentage is unknown or cannot be calculated).

Best practices

When to use

  • Showing the status of file uploads or downloads
  • Indicating completion of multi-step processes
  • Displaying loading states for time-consuming operations

When not to use

  • The operation is short or instantaneous. Use the spinner component instead.

Usage

Import DAFF_PROGRESS_BAR_COMPONENTS into your component:

import { DAFF_PROGRESS_BAR_COMPONENTS } from '@daffodil/design/progress-bar';

@Component({
  selector: 'custom-component',
  templateUrl: './custom-component.component.html',
  imports: [
    DAFF_PROGRESS_BAR_COMPONENTS,
  ],
})
export class CustomComponent {}

Deprecation notice:

DaffProgressBarModule is deprecated. Use the standalone component imports instead.

Anatomy

A progress bar is composed of a container and an optional label:

<daff-progress-bar>
  <daff-progress-bar-label>File upload</daff-progress-bar-label>
</daff-progress-bar>
  • <daff-progress-bar>: The wrapper component that displays the progress indicator.
  • <daff-progress-bar-label>: A label that describes what the progress represents. The label is automatically associated with the progress bar for accessibility.

If a label is not provided, add an aria-label to <daff-progress-bar> to ensure an accessible experience.

Features

Indeterminate

Use an indeterminate progress bar when the percentage of completion is unknown or cannot be calculated. Set the indeterminate property to true.

Colors

The default color is primary. Use the color property to change a progress bar's color.

theme, white, and black should be used with caution to ensure that there is sufficient contrast.

Accessibility

Progress bar implements the ARIA role="progressbar" pattern.

Built-in behavior

  • role="progressbar" on the progress element
  • aria-valuemin="0" and aria-valuemax="100" set by default
  • aria-valuenow reflecting current progress (for determinate mode)
  • aria-labelledby automatically linking to <daff-progress-bar-label> when present

Developer responsibilities

  • Always provide a label via <daff-progress-bar-label> or aria-label
<daff-progress-bar>
  <daff-progress-bar-label>File upload</daff-progress-bar-label>
</daff-progress-bar>

<daff-progress-bar aria-label="File upload"></daff-progress-bar>