mui / mui/material-ui

[Tabs] Tabs doesn't work with Tab as a custom component

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scope: tabs type: new feature
Dominant language
JavaScript
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Description

  • The issue is present in the latest release.
  • I have searched the issues of this repository and believe that this is not a duplicate.

Current Behavior 😯

Tabs doesn't switch between Tab if it's a custom component that returns Tab

Expected Behavior 🤔

The same behavior as with Tab

Steps to Reproduce 🕹

You can see this behavior here

Steps:

  1. Create component that returns Tab
  2. Use it in Tabs instead of Tab

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked CodeSandbox reproduction and trace how Tabs identifies its Tab children when a custom component returns Tab. Read the Tabs and Tab component entry points, then verify that the custom-component case switches tabs like direct Tab usage.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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