@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ provides a tab-like UI for navigating between routes.
4646 "file": "tab-nav-bar-basic-example.html",
4747 "region": "mat-tab-nav"}) -->
4848
49- The ` tab-nav-bar ` is not tied to any particular router; it works with normal ` <a> ` elements and uses
50- the ` active ` property to determine which tab is currently active. The corresponding
51- ` <router-outlet> ` can be placed anywhere in the view.
49+ The ` mat-tab-nav-bar ` is not tied to any particular router; it works with normal ` <a> ` elements and
50+ uses the ` active ` property to determine which tab is currently active. The corresponding
51+ ` <router-outlet> ` must be wrapped in an ` <mat-tab-nav-panel> ` component and should typically be
52+ placed relatively close to the ` mat-tab-nav-bar ` (see [ Accessibility] ( #accessibility ) ).
5253
5354### Lazy Loading
5455By default, the tab contents are eagerly loaded. Eagerly loaded tabs
@@ -94,23 +95,14 @@ off-screen tabs in the DOM, you can set the `preserveContent` input to `true`.
9495<!-- example(tab-group-preserve-content) -->
9596
9697### Accessibility
97- ` MatTabGroup ` and ` MatTabNavBar ` implement different interaction patterns for different use-cases.
98- You should choose the component that works best for your application.
99-
100- ` MatTabGroup ` combines ` tablist ` , ` tab ` , and ` tabpanel ` into a single component with
101- handling for keyboard inputs and focus management. You should use this component for switching
102- between content within a single page.
103-
104- ` MatTabNavBar ` , implements a navigation interaction pattern by using a ` <nav> ` element with anchor
105- elements as the "tabs". You should use this component when you want your cross-page navigation to
106- look like a tabbed interface. As a rule of thumb, you should consider ` MatTabNavBar ` if changing
107- tabs would change the browser URL. For all navigation, including with ` MatTabNavBar ` , always move
108- browser focus to an element at the beginning of the content to which the user is navigating.
109- Furthermore, consider placing your ` <router-outlet> ` inside of a
110- [ landmark region] ( https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#dfn-landmark ) appropriate to the page.
111-
112- Avoid mixing both ` MatTabGroup ` and ` MatTabNavBar ` in your application. The inconsistent interaction
113- patterns applied between the components may confuse users.
98+ ` MatTabGroup ` and ` MatTabNavBar ` both implement the
99+ [ ARIA Tabs design pattern] ( https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/#tabpanel ) . Both components
100+ compose ` tablist ` , ` tab ` , and ` tabpanel ` elements with handling for keyboard inputs and focus
101+ management.
102+
103+ When using ` MatTabNavBar ` , you should place the ` <mat-tab-nav-panel> ` component relatively close to
104+ if not immediately adjacent to the ` <nav mat-tab-nav-bar> ` component so that it's easy for screen
105+ reader users to identify the association.
114106
115107#### Labels
116108
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