ion-alert

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An Alert is a dialog that presents users with information or collects information from the user using inputs. An alert appears on top of the app's content, and must be manually dismissed by the user before they can resume interaction with the app. It can also optionally have a header, subHeader and message.

Creating

Alerts can be created using an Alert Controller. They can be customized by passing alert options in the alert controller's create method.

Buttons

In the array of buttons, each button includes properties for its text, and optionally a handler. If a handler returns false then the alert will not automatically be dismissed when the button is clicked. All buttons will show up in the order they have been added to the buttons array from left to right. Note: The right most button (the last one in the array) is the main button.

Optionally, a role property can be added to a button, such as cancel. If a cancel role is on one of the buttons, then if the alert is dismissed by tapping the backdrop, then it will fire the handler from the button with a cancel role.

Inputs

Alerts can also include several different inputs whose data can be passed back to the app. Inputs can be used as a simple way to prompt users for information. Radios, checkboxes and text inputs are all accepted, but they cannot be mixed. For example, an alert could have all radio button inputs, or all checkbox inputs, but the same alert cannot mix radio and checkbox inputs. Do note however, different types of "text" inputs can be mixed, such as url, email, text, etc. If you require a complex form UI which doesn't fit within the guidelines of an alert then we recommend building the form within a modal instead.

Usage

angular javascript react vue

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { AlertController } from '@ionic/angular';

@Component({
  selector: 'alert-example',
  templateUrl: 'alert-example.html',
  styleUrls: ['./alert-example.css'],
})
export class AlertExample {

  constructor(public alertController: AlertController) {}

  async presentAlert() {
    const alert = await this.alertController.create({
      header: 'Alert',
      subHeader: 'Subtitle',
      message: 'This is an alert message.',
      buttons: ['OK']
    });

    await alert.present();
  }

  async presentAlertMultipleButtons() {
    const alert = await this.alertController.create({
      header: 'Alert',
      subHeader: 'Subtitle',
      message: 'This is an alert message.',
      buttons: ['Cancel', 'Open Modal', 'Delete']
    });

    await alert.present();
  }

  async presentAlertConfirm() {
    const alert = await this.alertController.create({
      header: 'Confirm!',
      message: 'Message <strong>text</strong>!!!',
      buttons: [
        {
          text: 'Cancel',
          role: 'cancel',
          cssClass: 'secondary',
          handler: (blah) => {
            console.log('Confirm Cancel: blah');
          }
        }, {
          text: 'Okay',
          handler: () => {
            console.log('Confirm Okay');
          }
        }
      ]
    });

    await alert.present();
  }

  async presentAlertPrompt() {
    const alert = await this.alertController.create({
      header: 'Prompt!',
      inputs: [
        {
          name: 'name1',
          type: 'text',
          placeholder: 'Placeholder 1'
        },
        {
          name: 'name2',
          type: 'text',
          id: 'name2-id',
          value: 'hello',
          placeholder: 'Placeholder 2'
        },
        {
          name: 'name3',
          value: 'http://ionicframework.com',
          type: 'url',
          placeholder: 'Favorite site ever'
        },
        // input date with min & max
        {
          name: 'name4',
          type: 'date',
          min: '2017-03-01',
          max: '2018-01-12'
        },
        // input date without min nor max
        {
          name: 'name5',
          type: 'date'
        },
        {
          name: 'name6',
          type: 'number',
          min: -5,
          max: 10
        },
        {
          name: 'name7',
          type: 'number'
        }
      ],
      buttons: [
        {
          text: 'Cancel',
          role: 'cancel',
          cssClass: 'secondary',
          handler: () => {
            console.log('Confirm Cancel');
          }
        }, {
          text: 'Ok',
          handler: () => {
            console.log('Confirm Ok');
          }
        }
      ]
    });

    await alert.present();
  }

  async presentAlertRadio() {
    const alert = await this.alertController.create({
      header: 'Radio',
      inputs: [
        {
          name: 'radio1',
          type: 'radio',
          label: 'Radio 1',
          value: 'value1',
          checked: true
        },
        {
          name: 'radio2',
          type: 'radio',
          label: 'Radio 2',
          value: 'value2'
        },
        {
          name: 'radio3',
          type: 'radio',
          label: 'Radio 3',
          value: 'value3'
        },
        {
          name: 'radio4',
          type: 'radio',
          label: 'Radio 4',
          value: 'value4'
        },
        {
          name: 'radio5',
          type: 'radio',
          label: 'Radio 5',
          value: 'value5'
        },
        {
          name: 'radio6',
          type: 'radio',
          label: 'Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 ',
          value: 'value6'
        }
      ],
      buttons: [
        {
          text: 'Cancel',
          role: 'cancel',
          cssClass: 'secondary',
          handler: () => {
            console.log('Confirm Cancel');
          }
        }, {
          text: 'Ok',
          handler: () => {
            console.log('Confirm Ok');
          }
        }
      ]
    });

    await alert.present();
  }

  async presentAlertCheckbox() {
    const alert = await this.alertController.create({
      header: 'Checkbox',
      inputs: [
        {
          name: 'checkbox1',
          type: 'checkbox',
          label: 'Checkbox 1',
          value: 'value1',
          checked: true
        },

        {
          name: 'checkbox2',
          type: 'checkbox',
          label: 'Checkbox 2',
          value: 'value2'
        },

        {
          name: 'checkbox3',
          type: 'checkbox',
          label: 'Checkbox 3',
          value: 'value3'
        },

        {
          name: 'checkbox4',
          type: 'checkbox',
          label: 'Checkbox 4',
          value: 'value4'
        },

        {
          name: 'checkbox5',
          type: 'checkbox',
          label: 'Checkbox 5',
          value: 'value5'
        },

        {
          name: 'checkbox6',
          type: 'checkbox',
          label: 'Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6',
          value: 'value6'
        }
      ],
      buttons: [
        {
          text: 'Cancel',
          role: 'cancel',
          cssClass: 'secondary',
          handler: () => {
            console.log('Confirm Cancel');
          }
        }, {
          text: 'Ok',
          handler: () => {
            console.log('Confirm Ok');
          }
        }
      ]
    });

    await alert.present();
  }

}

async function presentAlert() {
  const alertController = document.querySelector('ion-alert-controller');
  await alertController.componentOnReady();

  const alert = await alertController.create({
    header: 'Alert',
    subHeader: 'Subtitle',
    message: 'This is an alert message.',
    buttons: ['OK']
  });
  return await alert.present();
}

async function presentAlertMultipleButtons() {
  const alertController = document.querySelector('ion-alert-controller');
  await alertController.componentOnReady();

  const alert = await alertController.create({
    header: 'Alert',
    subHeader: 'Subtitle',
    message: 'This is an alert message.',
    buttons: ['Cancel', 'Open Modal', 'Delete']
  });
  return await alert.present();
}

async function presentAlertConfirm() {
  const alertController = document.querySelector('ion-alert-controller');
  await alertController.componentOnReady();

  const alert = await alertController.create({
    header: 'Confirm!',
    message: 'Message <strong>text</strong>!!!',
    buttons: [
      {
        text: 'Cancel',
        role: 'cancel',
        cssClass: 'secondary',
        handler: (blah) => {
          console.log('Confirm Cancel: blah');
        }
      }, {
        text: 'Okay',
        handler: () => {
          console.log('Confirm Okay')
        }
      }
    ]
  });
  return await alert.present();
}

async function presentAlertPrompt() {
  const alertController = document.querySelector('ion-alert-controller');
  await alertController.componentOnReady();

  const alert = await alertController.create({
    header: 'Prompt!',
    inputs: [
      {
        placeholder: 'Placeholder 1'
      },
      {
        name: 'name2',
        id: 'name2-id',
        value: 'hello',
        placeholder: 'Placeholder 2'
      },
      {
        name: 'name3',
        value: 'http://ionicframework.com',
        type: 'url',
        placeholder: 'Favorite site ever'
      },
      // input date with min & max
      {
        name: 'name4',
        type: 'date',
        min: '2017-03-01',
        max: '2018-01-12'
      },
      // input date without min nor max
      {
        name: 'name5',
        type: 'date'
      },
      {
        name: 'name6',
        type: 'number',
        min: -5,
        max: 10
      },
      {
        name: 'name7',
        type: 'number'
      }
    ],
    buttons: [
      {
        text: 'Cancel',
        role: 'cancel',
        cssClass: 'secondary',
        handler: () => {
          console.log('Confirm Cancel')
        }
      }, {
        text: 'Ok',
        handler: () => {
          console.log('Confirm Ok')
        }
      }
    ]
  });
  return await alert.present();
}

async function presentAlertRadio() {
  const alertController = document.querySelector('ion-alert-controller');
  await alertController.componentOnReady();

  const alert = await alertController.create({
    header: 'Radio',
    inputs: [
      {
        type: 'radio',
        label: 'Radio 1',
        value: 'value1',
        checked: true
      },
      {
        type: 'radio',
        label: 'Radio 2',
        value: 'value2'
      },
      {
        type: 'radio',
        label: 'Radio 3',
        value: 'value3'
      },
      {
        type: 'radio',
        label: 'Radio 4',
        value: 'value4'
      },
      {
        type: 'radio',
        label: 'Radio 5',
        value: 'value5'
      },
      {
        type: 'radio',
        label: 'Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 Radio 6 ',
        value: 'value6'
      }
    ],
    buttons: [
      {
        text: 'Cancel',
        role: 'cancel',
        cssClass: 'secondary',
        handler: () => {
          console.log('Confirm Cancel')
        }
      }, {
        text: 'Ok',
        handler: () => {
          console.log('Confirm Ok')
        }
      }
    ]
  });
  return await alert.present();
}

async function presentAlertCheckbox() {
  const alertController = document.querySelector('ion-alert-controller');
  await alertController.componentOnReady();

  const alert = await alertController.create({
    header: 'Checkbox',
    inputs: [
      {
        type: 'checkbox',
        label: 'Checkbox 1',
        value: 'value1',
        checked: true
      },

      {
        type: 'checkbox',
        label: 'Checkbox 2',
        value: 'value2'
      },

      {
        type: 'checkbox',
        label: 'Checkbox 3',
        value: 'value3'
      },

      {
        type: 'checkbox',
        label: 'Checkbox 4',
        value: 'value4'
      },

      {
        type: 'checkbox',
        label: 'Checkbox 5',
        value: 'value5'
      },

      {
        type: 'checkbox',
        label: 'Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6 Checkbox 6',
        value: 'value6'
      }
    ],
    buttons: [
      {
        text: 'Cancel',
        role: 'cancel',
        cssClass: 'secondary',
        handler: () => {
          console.log('Confirm Cancel')
        }
      }, {
        text: 'Ok',
        handler: () => {
          console.log('Confirm Ok')
        }
      }
    ]
  });
  return await alert.present();
}

import React, { Component } from 'react'
import { IonAlert } from '@ionic/react';

type Props = {}
type State = {
  showAlert1: boolean
  showAlert2: boolean
  showAlert3: boolean
  showAlert4: boolean
  showAlert5: boolean
  showAlert6: boolean
}

export default class AlertExample extends Component<Props, State> {

  constructor(props: Props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      showAlert1: false
      showAlert2: false
      showAlert3: false
      showAlert4: false
      showAlert5: false
      showAlert6: false
    };
  }

  render() {
    return (
      <IonAlert
        isOpen={this.state.showAlert1}
        onDidDismiss={() => this.setState(() => ({ showAlert1: false }))}
        header={'Alert'}
        subHeader={'Subtitle'}
        message={'This is an alert message.'}
        buttons={['OK']}
      >
      </IonAlert>


      <IonAlert
        isOpen={this.state.showAlert2}
        onDidDismiss={() => this.setState(() => ({ showAlert2: false }))}
        header={'Alert'}
        subHeader={'Subtitle'}
        message={'This is an alert message.'}
        buttons={['Cancel', 'Open Modal', 'Delete']}
      >
      </IonAlert>


      <IonAlert
        isOpen={this.state.showAlert3}
        onDidDismiss={() => this.setState(() => ({ showAlert3: false }))}
        header={'Confirm!'}
        message={'Message <strong>text</strong>!!!'}
        buttons={[
          {
            text: 'Cancel',
            role: 'cancel',
            cssClass: 'secondary',
            handler: (blah) => {
              console.log('Confirm Cancel: blah');
            }
          }, {
            text: 'Okay',
            handler: () => {
              console.log('Confirm Okay');
            }
          }
        ]}
      >
      </IonAlert>


      <IonAlert
        isOpen={this.state.showAlert4}
        onDidDismiss={() => this.setState(() => ({ showAlert4: false }))}
        header={'Prompt!'}
        inputs={[
          {
            name: 'name1',
            type: 'text',
            placeholder: 'Placeholder 1'
          },
          {
            name: 'name2',
            type: 'text',
            id: 'name2-id',
            value: 'hello',
            placeholder: 'Placeholder 2'
          },
          {
            name: 'name3',
            value: 'http://ionicframework.com',
            type: 'url',
            placeholder: 'Favorite site ever'
          },
          // input date with min & max
          {
            name: 'name4',
            type: 'date',
            min: '2017-03-01',
            max: '2018-01-12'
          },
          // input date without min nor max
          {
            name: 'name5',
            type: 'date'
          },
          {
            name: 'name6',
            type: 'number',
            min: -5,
            max: 10
          },
          {
            name: 'name7',
            type: 'number'
          }
        ]}
        buttons={[
          {
            text: 'Cancel',
            role: 'cancel',
            cssClass: 'secondary',
            handler: () => {
              console.log('Confirm Cancel');
            }
          }, {
            text: 'Ok',
            handler: () => {
              console.log('Confirm Ok');
            }
          }
        ]}
      >
      </IonAlert>




      <IonAlert
        isOpen={this.state.showAlert5}
        onDidDismiss={() => this.setState(() => ({ showAlert5: false }))}
        header={'Radio'}
        inputs={[
          {
            name: 'radio1',
            type: 'radio',
            label: 'Radio 1',
            value: 'value1',
            checked: true
          },
          {
            name: 'radio2',
            type: 'radio',
            label: 'Radio 2',
            value: 'value2'
          },
          {
            name: 'radio3',
            type: 'radio',
            label: 'Radio 3',
            value: 'value3'
          },
          {
            name: 'radio4',
            type: 'radio',
            label: 'Radio 4',
            value: 'value4'
          },
          {
            name: 'radio5',
            type: 'radio',
            label: 'Radio 5',
            value: 'value5'
          },
          {
            name: 'radio6',
            type: 'radio',
            label: 'Radio 6',
            value: 'value6'
          }
        ]}
        buttons={[
          {
            text: 'Cancel',
            role: 'cancel',
            cssClass: 'secondary',
            handler: () => {
              console.log('Confirm Cancel');
            }
          }, {
            text: 'Ok',
            handler: () => {
              console.log('Confirm Ok');
            }
          }
        ]}
      >
      </IonAlert>



      <IonAlert
        isOpen={this.state.showAlert6}
        onDidDismiss={() => this.setState(() => ({ showAlert6: false }))}
        header={'Checkbox'}
        inputs={[
          {
            name: 'checkbox1',
            type: 'checkbox',
            label: 'Checkbox 1',
            value: 'value1',
            checked: true
          },
          {
            name: 'checkbox2',
            type: 'checkbox',
            label: 'Checkbox 2',
            value: 'value2'
          },
          {
            name: 'checkbox3',
            type: 'checkbox',
            label: 'Checkbox 3',
            value: 'value3'
          },
          {
            name: 'checkbox4',
            type: 'checkbox',
            label: 'Checkbox 4',
            value: 'value4'
          },
          {
            name: 'checkbox5',
            type: 'checkbox',
            label: 'Checkbox 5',
            value: 'value5'
          },
          {
            name: 'checkbox6',
            type: 'checkbox',
            label: 'Checkbox 6',
            value: 'value6'
          }
        ]}
        buttons={[
          {
            text: 'Cancel',
            role: 'cancel',
            cssClass: 'secondary',
            handler: () => {
              console.log('Confirm Cancel');
            }
          }, {
            text: 'Ok',
            handler: () => {
              console.log('Confirm Ok');
            }
          }
        ]}
      >
      </IonAlert>
    );
  }
}

<template>
  <IonVuePage :title="'Alert'">
    <ion-button @click="presentAlert">Show Alert</ion-button>
    <ion-button @click="presentAlertMultipleButtons">Show Alert (multiple buttons)</ion-button>
    <ion-button @click="presentAlertConfirm">Show Alert (confirm)</ion-button>
    <ion-button @click="presentAlertPrompt">Show Alert (prompt)</ion-button>
    <ion-button @click="presentAlertRadio">Show Alert (radio)</ion-button>
    <ion-button @click="presentAlertCheckbox">Show Alert (checkbox)</ion-button>
  </IonVuePage>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  methods: {
    presentAlert() {
      return this.$ionic.alertController
        .create({
          header: 'Alert',
          subHeader: 'Subtitle',
          message: 'This is an alert message.',
          buttons: ['OK'],
        })
        .then(a => a.present())
    },

    presentAlertMultipleButtons() {
      return this.$ionic.alertController
        .create({
          header: 'Alert',
          subHeader: 'Subtitle',
          message: 'This is an alert message.',
          buttons: ['Cancel', 'Open Modal', 'Delete'],
        })
        .then(a => a.present())
    },

    presentAlertConfirm() {
      return this.$ionic.alertController
        .create({
          header: 'Confirm!',
          message: 'Message <strong>text</strong>!!!',
          buttons: [
            {
              text: 'Cancel',
              role: 'cancel',
              cssClass: 'secondary',
              handler: blah => {
                console.log('Confirm Cancel:', blah)
              },
            },
            {
              text: 'Okay',
              handler: () => {
                console.log('Confirm Okay')
              },
            },
          ],
        })
        .then(a => a.present())
    },

    presentAlertPrompt() {
      return this.$ionic.alertController
        .create({
          header: 'Prompt!',
          inputs: [
            {
              placeholder: 'Placeholder 1',
            },
            {
              name: 'name2',
              id: 'name2-id',
              value: 'hello',
              placeholder: 'Placeholder 2',
            },
            {
              name: 'name3',
              value: 'http://ionicframework.com',
              type: 'url',
              placeholder: 'Favorite site ever',
            },
            // input date with min & max
            {
              name: 'name4',
              type: 'date',
              min: '2017-03-01',
              max: '2018-01-12',
            },
            // input date without min nor max
            {
              name: 'name5',
              type: 'date',
            },
            {
              name: 'name6',
              type: 'number',
              min: -5,
              max: 10,
            },
            {
              name: 'name7',
              type: 'number',
            },
          ],
          buttons: [
            {
              text: 'Cancel',
              role: 'cancel',
              cssClass: 'secondary',
              handler: () => {
                console.log('Confirm Cancel')
              },
            },
            {
              text: 'Ok',
              handler: () => {
                console.log('Confirm Ok')
              },
            },
          ],
        })
        .then(a => a.present())
    },

    presentAlertRadio() {
      return this.$ionic.alertController
        .create({
          header: 'Radio',
          inputs: [
            {
              type: 'radio',
              label: 'Radio 1',
              value: 'value1',
              checked: true,
            },
            {
              type: 'radio',
              label: 'Radio 2',
              value: 'value2',
            },
            {
              type: 'radio',
              label: 'Radio 3',
              value: 'value3',
            },
            {
              type: 'radio',
              label: 'Radio 4',
              value: 'value4',
            },
            {
              type: 'radio',
              label: 'Radio 5',
              value: 'value5',
            },
            {
              type: 'radio',
              label: 'Radio 6',
              value: 'value6',
            },
          ],
          buttons: [
            {
              text: 'Cancel',
              role: 'cancel',
              cssClass: 'secondary',
              handler: () => {
                console.log('Confirm Cancel')
              },
            },
            {
              text: 'Ok',
              handler: () => {
                console.log('Confirm Ok')
              },
            },
          ],
        })
        .then(a => a.present())
    },

    presentAlertCheckbox() {
      return this.$ionic.alertController
        .create({
          header: 'Checkbox',
          inputs: [
            {
              type: 'checkbox',
              label: 'Checkbox 1',
              value: 'value1',
              checked: true,
            },

            {
              type: 'checkbox',
              label: 'Checkbox 2',
              value: 'value2',
            },

            {
              type: 'checkbox',
              label: 'Checkbox 3',
              value: 'value3',
            },

            {
              type: 'checkbox',
              label: 'Checkbox 4',
              value: 'value4',
            },

            {
              type: 'checkbox',
              label: 'Checkbox 5',
              value: 'value5',
            },

            {
              type: 'checkbox',
              label: 'Checkbox 6',
              value: 'value6',
            },
          ],
          buttons: [
            {
              text: 'Cancel',
              role: 'cancel',
              cssClass: 'secondary',
              handler: () => {
                console.log('Confirm Cancel')
              },
            },
            {
              text: 'Ok',
              handler: () => {
                console.log('Confirm Ok')
              },
            },
          ],
        })
        .then(a => a.present())
    },
  },
}
</script>

Properties

animated
Description	If `true`, the alert will animate.
Attribute	`animated`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`true`
backdropDismiss
Description	If `true`, the alert will be dismissed when the backdrop is clicked.
Attribute	`backdrop-dismiss`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`true`
buttons
Description	Array of buttons to be added to the alert.
Type	`(string \| AlertButton)[]`
Default	`[]`
cssClass
Description	Additional classes to apply for custom CSS. If multiple classes are provided they should be separated by spaces.
Attribute	`css-class`
Type	`string \| string[] \| undefined`
enterAnimation
Description	Animation to use when the alert is presented.
Type	`((Animation: Animation, baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Promise<Animation>) \| undefined`
header
Description	The main title in the heading of the alert.
Attribute	`header`
Type	`string \| undefined`
inputs
Description	Array of input to show in the alert.
Type	`AlertInput[]`
Default	`[]`
keyboardClose
Description	If `true`, the keyboard will be automatically dismissed when the overlay is presented.
Attribute	`keyboard-close`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`true`
leaveAnimation
Description	Animation to use when the alert is dismissed.
Type	`((Animation: Animation, baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Promise<Animation>) \| undefined`
message
Description	The main message to be displayed in the alert.
Attribute	`message`
Type	`string \| undefined`
mode
Description	The mode determines which platform styles to use.
Attribute	`mode`
Type	`"ios" \| "md"`
subHeader
Description	The subtitle in the heading of the alert. Displayed under the title.
Attribute	`sub-header`
Type	`string \| undefined`
translucent
Description	If `true`, the alert will be translucent.
Attribute	`translucent`
Type	`boolean`
Default	`false`

Events

Name	Description
`ionAlertDidDismiss`	Emitted after the alert has dismissed.
`ionAlertDidPresent`	Emitted after the alert has presented.
`ionAlertWillDismiss`	Emitted before the alert has dismissed.
`ionAlertWillPresent`	Emitted before the alert has presented.

Methods

dismiss
Description	Dismiss the alert overlay after it has been presented.
Signature	`dismiss(data?: any, role?: string \| undefined) => Promise<boolean>`
onDidDismiss
Description	Returns a promise that resolves when the alert did dismiss.
Signature	`onDidDismiss() => Promise<OverlayEventDetail<any>>`
onWillDismiss
Description	Returns a promise that resolves when the alert will dismiss.
Signature	`onWillDismiss() => Promise<OverlayEventDetail<any>>`
present
Description	Present the alert overlay after it has been created.
Signature	`present() => Promise<void>`

CSS Custom Properties

Name	Description
`--background`	Background of the alert
`--height`	Height of the alert
`--max-height`	Maximum height of the alert
`--max-width`	Maximum width of the alert
`--min-height`	Minimum height of the alert
`--min-width`	Minimum width of the alert
`--width`	Width of the alert

ion-alert

animated

backdropDismiss

buttons

cssClass

enterAnimation

header

inputs

keyboardClose

leaveAnimation

message

mode

subHeader

translucent

dismiss

onDidDismiss

onWillDismiss

present