The Avatar component for Retool Apps

A content area to display user information and profile image.

Settings

Avatar includes the following configurable options when building apps in the IDE.

Fallback textHiddenAlignIconShow on desktopShow on mobileLabelAlignmentCaptionPositionAllow wrappingMaintain space when hiddenMarginAlways show in edit modeSourceStylesHelper text

Properties

All properties for Avatar with supported data types or values. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool to manipulate or read property values.

fallback

string

Text to display if there is no image or icon.

hidden

boolean

Whether the component is visible.

horizontalAlign

enum

The horizontal alignment of the contents.

Values

left	Left alignment.
center	Center alignment.
right	Right alignment.
stretched	Justified alignment

icon

enum

The icon to display.

Values

You can select an icon or dynamically set one with a valid icon key.

id

string

The unique identifier.

imageSize

number

The size of the image, in pixels.

isHiddenOnDesktop

boolean

Whether the component is visible in the desktop layout.

isHiddenOnMobile

boolean

Whether the component is visible in the mobile layout.

label

string

The text label to display.

labelAlign

enum

The horizontal alignment of the label.

Values

left	Left of the input field.
top	Above the input field.

labelCaption

string

The additional text to display with the label.

labelPosition

enum

The position of the label relative to the input field or value.

Values

top	Above the input field or value.
left	Left of the input field or value.

labelWrap

boolean

Whether the label can wrap to multiple lines.

maintainSpaceWhenHidden

boolean

Whether the component takes up space on the canvas if hidden is true.

margin

enum

The amount of margin to render outside.

Values

4px 8px	Normal margin.
0	No margin.

pluginType

string

The plugin type.

showInEditor

boolean

Whether to remain visible in the editor if hidden is true.

src

string

The data source.

style

object

Custom style options in use. Not all style options may be available for all components.

tooltipText

string

The tooltip text to display.

Methods

JavaScript API methods for interacting with Avatar. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool and use methods to manipulate data and property values.

scrollIntoView

Scrolls the canvas or parent container so that the selected component appears in the visible area.

avatar.scrollIntoView(scrollIntoViewOptions)

Parameters

scrollIntoViewOptions

object

The scroll options.

Properties

behavior

enum

The scroll behavior.

Values

auto	Scroll immediately to the specified position.
smooth	Scroll gradually to the specified position.

block

enum

The scroll position relative to the component.

Values

nearest	Scrolls only the minimum amount required for the component to appear in the visible area. Scrolling does not occur if the component is already in view.
start	Scrolls to position the component at the top of the visible area.
center	Scrolls to position the component in the middle of the visible area.
end	Scrolls to position the component at the bottom of the visible area.

setHidden

Set the hidden value to toggle whether the component is visible. Defaults to true without a parameter.

avatar.setHidden(hidden)

Parameters

hidden

boolean

Whether the component is visible.