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toggleCategory()

This function is part of IconSet class in Iconify Tools.

Function toggleCategory() adds category to icon.

Categories are used to filter icons when displayng icon set.

Usage

Function has the following parameter:

  • iconName, string. Icon name.
  • category, string. Category name.
  • add, boolean. If true, category will be added to icon. If false, category will be removed.

Function returns true on success, false on failure.

Example

example.ts
tsimport { IconSet } from '@iconify/tools';

// Import icon set
const iconSet = new IconSet({
   prefix: 'carbon',
   icons: {
       'add': {
           body: '<path d="M17 15V8h-2v7H8v2h7v7h2v-7h7v-2z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
       'arrow-down': {
           body: '<path d="M24.59 16.59L17 24.17V4h-2v20.17l-7.59-7.58L6 18l10 10l10-10l-1.41-1.41z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
       'arrow-left': {
           body: '<path d="M14 26l1.41-1.41L7.83 17H28v-2H7.83l7.58-7.59L14 6L4 16l10 10z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
       'back-to-top': {
           body: '<path d="M16 14L6 24l1.4 1.4l8.6-8.6l8.6 8.6L26 24z" fill="currentColor"/><path d="M4 8h24v2H4z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
       'bookmark-filled': {
           body: '<path d="M24 2H8a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v26l10-5.054L26 30V4a2 2 0 0 0-2-2z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
       'caret-down': {
           body: '<path d="M24 12l-8 10l-8-10z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
       'caret-left': {
           body: '<path d="M20 24l-10-8l10-8z" fill="currentColor"/>',
       },
   },
   aliases: {
       'plus': {
           parent: 'add',
       },
       'arrow-up': {
           parent: 'arrow-down',
           vFlip: true,
       },
       'arrow-right': {
           parent: 'arrow-left',
           hFlip: true,
       },
       'caret-up': {
           parent: 'caret-down',
           vFlip: true,
       },
       'caret-right': {
           parent: 'caret-left',
           hFlip: true,
       },
   },
   width: 32,
   height: 32,
});

// Add few categories
iconSet.toggleCategory('arrow-down', 'Arrows', true);
iconSet.toggleCategory('arrow-left', 'Arrows', true);
iconSet.toggleCategory('caret-down', 'Arrows', true);
iconSet.toggleCategory('caret-left', 'Arrows', true);
iconSet.toggleCategory('bookmark-filled', 'Bookmarks', true);
iconSet.toggleCategory('bookmark-filled', 'Filled', true);

// List icons in category
// [ 'arrow-down', 'arrow-left', 'caret-down', 'caret-left' ]
console.log(iconSet.listCategory('Arrows'));

// Rename category using `categories` property
iconSet.categories.forEach((item) => {
   if (item.title === 'Arrows') {
       item.title = 'Simple Icons';
   }
});

// List icons in category (no longer exists)
// null
console.log(iconSet.listCategory('Arrows'));

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