---
title: ButtonGroup API
description: "API Index | ButtonGroup"
api_reference: true
slug: api_buttongroupcomponent_wrapper
---

# ButtonGroup

## Directive

`kendo-buttongroup`

## Child Components

* [`kendo-buttongroup-button`]({% slug api_buttongroupbuttoncomponent_wrapper %})

## Props

### enable `Boolean`

Defines if the ButtonGroup will be initially enabled or disabled ([`enable` in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/buttongroup/configuration/enable)). By default, the ButtonGroup is enabled.

### index `Number`

Defines the initially selected Button through setting a zero-based index ([`index` in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/buttongroup/configuration/index)).

### selection `String`

Defines the selection type ([`selection` in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/buttongroup/configuration/selection)).

## Events

### select: `Function`

Fires when a Button is selected ([`select` in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/buttongroup/events/select)).

## Methods

For more details about the methods available in the component's API please check [its Kendo UI for jQuery API documentation](https://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/javascript/ui/buttongroup#methods). 

### kendoWidget

##### returns

Returns the Kendo UI ButtonGroup instance.