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Version: v5

ion-popover

A Popover is a dialog that appears on top of the current page. It can be used for anything, but generally it is used for overflow actions that don't fit in the navigation bar.

Presenting

To present a popover, call the present method on a popover instance. In order to position the popover relative to the element clicked, a click event needs to be passed into the options of the present method. If the event is not passed, the popover will be positioned in the center of the viewport.

Customization

Popover uses scoped encapsulation, which means it will automatically scope its CSS by appending each of the styles with an additional class at runtime. Overriding scoped selectors in CSS requires a higher specificity selector.

We recommend passing a custom class to cssClass in the create method and using that to add custom styles to the host and inner elements. This property can also accept multiple classes separated by spaces. View the Usage section for an example of how to pass a class using cssClass.

/* DOES NOT WORK - not specific enough */
.popover-content {
background: #222;
}

/* Works - pass "my-custom-class" in cssClass to increase specificity */
.my-custom-class .popover-content {
background: #222;
}

Any of the defined CSS Custom Properties can be used to style the Popover without needing to target individual elements:

.my-custom-class {
--background: #222;
}

If you are building an Ionic Angular app, the styles need to be added to a global stylesheet file. Read Style Placement in the Angular section below for more information.

Usage

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { PopoverController } from '@ionic/angular';
import { PopoverComponent } from '../../component/popover/popover.component';

@Component({
selector: 'popover-example',
templateUrl: 'popover-example.html',
styleUrls: ['./popover-example.css'],
})
export class PopoverExample {
constructor(public popoverController: PopoverController) {}

async presentPopover(ev: any) {
const popover = await this.popoverController.create({
component: PopoverComponent,
cssClass: 'my-custom-class',
event: ev,
translucent: true,
});
await popover.present();

const { role } = await popover.onDidDismiss();
console.log('onDidDismiss resolved with role', role);
}
}

Style Placement

In Angular, the CSS of a specific page is scoped only to elements of that page. Even though the Popover can be presented from within a page, the ion-popover element is appended outside of the current page. This means that any custom styles need to go in a global stylesheet file. In an Ionic Angular starter this can be the src/global.scss file or you can register a new global style file by adding to the styles build option in angular.json.

Properties

animated

DescriptionIf true, the popover will animate.
Attributeanimated
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

backdropDismiss

DescriptionIf true, the popover will be dismissed when the backdrop is clicked.
Attributebackdrop-dismiss
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

component

DescriptionThe component to display inside of the popover.
Attributecomponent
TypeFunction ๏ฝœ HTMLElement ๏ฝœ null ๏ฝœ string
Defaultundefined

componentProps

DescriptionThe data to pass to the popover component.
Attributeundefined
Typeundefined ๏ฝœ { [key: string]: any; }
Defaultundefined

cssClass

DescriptionAdditional classes to apply for custom CSS. If multiple classes are provided they should be separated by spaces.
Attributecss-class
Typestring ๏ฝœ string[] ๏ฝœ undefined
Defaultundefined

enterAnimation

DescriptionAnimation to use when the popover is presented.
Attributeundefined
Type((baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Animation) ๏ฝœ undefined
Defaultundefined

event

DescriptionThe event to pass to the popover animation.
Attributeevent
Typeany
Defaultundefined

htmlAttributes

DescriptionAdditional attributes to pass to the popover.
Attributeundefined
TypePopoverAttributes ๏ฝœ undefined
Defaultundefined

keyboardClose

DescriptionIf true, the keyboard will be automatically dismissed when the overlay is presented.
Attributekeyboard-close
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

leaveAnimation

DescriptionAnimation to use when the popover is dismissed.
Attributeundefined
Type((baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Animation) ๏ฝœ undefined
Defaultundefined

mode

DescriptionThe mode determines which platform styles to use.
Attributemode
Type"ios" ๏ฝœ "md"
Defaultundefined

showBackdrop

DescriptionIf true, a backdrop will be displayed behind the popover.
Attributeshow-backdrop
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

translucent

DescriptionIf true, the popover will be translucent. Only applies when the mode is "ios" and the device supports backdrop-filter.
Attributetranslucent
Typeboolean
Defaultfalse

Events

NameDescriptionBubbles
ionPopoverDidDismissEmitted after the popover has dismissed.Yes
ionPopoverDidPresentEmitted after the popover has presented.Yes
ionPopoverWillDismissEmitted before the popover has dismissed.Yes
ionPopoverWillPresentEmitted before the popover has presented.Yes

Methods

dismiss

DescriptionDismiss the popover overlay after it has been presented.
Signaturedismiss(data?: any, role?: string ๏ฝœ undefined) => Promise<boolean>

onDidDismiss

DescriptionReturns a promise that resolves when the popover did dismiss.
SignatureonDidDismiss<T = any>() => Promise<OverlayEventDetail<T>>

onWillDismiss

DescriptionReturns a promise that resolves when the popover will dismiss.
SignatureonWillDismiss<T = any>() => Promise<OverlayEventDetail<T>>

present

DescriptionPresent the popover overlay after it has been created.
Signaturepresent() => Promise<void>

CSS Shadow Parts

No CSS shadow parts available for this component.

CSS Custom Properties

NameDescription
--backdrop-opacityOpacity of the backdrop
--backgroundBackground of the popover
--box-shadowBox shadow of the popover
--heightHeight of the popover
--max-heightMaximum height of the popover
--max-widthMaximum width of the popover
--min-heightMinimum height of the popover
--min-widthMinimum width of the popover
--widthWidth of the popover

Slots

No slots available for this component.

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