action.inspect

Opens the details of a record in a table, on its name: the whole row becomes clickable and lights up on hover, while the other controls in it, like its menu, stay clickable

Component

Renders

<button>

Profile

Example

Preview
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<Action intent="action.inspect" onClick={inspectItem}>Inspect</Action>

Code that says inspect, details, record points here. prongs check warns when an element with this intent has a handler or label that points somewhere else.

Choosing between neighbours

Find the row that describes your element, and use the intent on the right.

  • If it is

    Use

  • Opens the details of a record in a table, on its name: the whole row becomes clickable and lights up on hover, while the other controls in it, like its menu, stay clickable

    action.inspect this page
  • A link to read a piece of content

    action.open

Connections

Declared in the registry, both directions. Where an intent is used in your own code is something check and the gallery see; this site has no app code.

For registry authors

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How action.inspect resolves, and its definition

Each layer adds to the one before it; a later class wins over an earlier one that sets the same thing.

  • control.base

    Shape and behaviour shared by every button

    inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
    whitespace-nowrap rounded-md px-4 py-2 text-sm transition-colors
    focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
    focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2
    ring-offset-surface disabled:pointer-events-none
    disabled:opacity-50 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none
    aria-disabled:opacity-50
  • action.inspect

    Opens the details of a record in a table, on its name: the whole row becomes clickable and lights up on hover, while the other controls in it, like its menu, stay clickable

    row-open h-auto px-0 py-0 text-foreground focus-visible:ring-0
    focus-visible:ring-offset-0 after:absolute after:inset-0
    after:content-['']
Final classes
inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm transition-colors
focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-ring
ring-offset-surface disabled:pointer-events-none
disabled:opacity-50 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none
aria-disabled:opacity-50 row-open h-auto px-0 py-0
text-foreground focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0
after:absolute after:inset-0 after:content-['']
Definition
TS
'action.inspect': {
kind: 'semantic',
description: 'Opens the details of a record in a table, on its name: the whole row becomes clickable and lights up on hover, while the other controls in it, like its menu, stay clickable',
refs: ['control.base'],
keywords: ['inspect', 'details', 'record'],
binding: {
classes: 'row-open h-auto px-0 py-0 text-foreground focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 after:absolute after:inset-0 after:content-[\'\']',
},
notFor: [
{ context: 'a link to read a piece of content', instead: 'action.open' },
],
},