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ion-modal

A Modal is a dialog that appears on top of the app's content, and must be dismissed by the app before interaction can resume. It is useful as a select component when there are a lot of options to choose from, or when filtering items in a list, as well as many other use cases.

Creating

Modals can be created using a Modal Controller. They can be customized by passing modal options in the modal controller's create() method.

Dismissing

The modal can be dismissed after creation by calling the dismiss() method on the modal controller. The onDidDismiss function can be called to perform an action after the modal is dismissed.

Usage

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { ModalController } from '@ionic/angular';
import { ModalPage } from '../modal/modal.page';

@Component({
  selector: 'modal-example',
  templateUrl: 'modal-example.html',
  styleUrls: ['./modal-example.css']
})
export class ModalExample {
  constructor(public modalController: ModalController) {

  }

  async presentModal() {
    const modal = await this.modalController.create({
      component: ModalPage
    });
    return await modal.present();
  }
}
import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
import { NavParams } from '@ionic/angular';

@Component({
  selector: 'modal-page',
})
export class ModalPage {

  constructor() {

  }

}

Passing Data

During creation of a modal, data can be passed in through the componentProps. The previous example can be written to include data:

async presentModal() {
  const modal = await this.modalController.create({
    component: ModalPage,
    componentProps: {
      'firstName': 'Douglas',
      'lastName': 'Adams',
      'middleInitial': 'N'
    }
  });
  return await modal.present();
}

To get the data passed into the componentProps, either set it as an @Input or access it via NavParams on the ModalPage:

export class ModalPage {

  // Data passed in by componentProps
  @Input() firstName: string;
  @Input() lastName: string;
  @Input() middleInitial: string;

  constructor(navParams: NavParams) {
    // componentProps can also be accessed at construction time using NavParams
    console.log(navParams.get('firstName'));
  }

}

Dismissing a Modal

A modal can be dismissed by calling the dismiss method on the modal controller and optionally passing any data from the modal.

export class ModalPage {
  ...

  dismiss() {
    // using the injected ModalController this page
    // can "dismiss" itself and optionally pass back data
    this.modalCtrl.dismiss({
      'dismissed': true
    });
  }
}

After being dismissed, the data can be read in through the onWillDismiss or onDidDismiss attached to the modal after creation:

const { data } = await modal.onWillDismiss();
console.log(data);

Lazy Loading

When lazy loading a modal, it's important to note that the modal will not be loaded when it is opened, but rather when the module that imports the modal's module is loaded.

For example, say there exists a CalendarComponent and an EventModal. The modal is presented by clicking a button in the CalendarComponent. In Angular, the EventModalModule would need to be included in the CalendarComponentModule since the modal is created in the CalendarComponent:

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
import { IonicModule } from '@ionic/angular';

import { CalendarComponent } from './calendar.component';
import { EventModalModule } from '../modals/event/event.module';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    CalendarComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    IonicModule,
    CommonModule,
    EventModalModule
  ],
  exports: [
    CalendarComponent
  ]
})

export class CalendarComponentModule {}
customElements.define('modal-page', class extends HTMLElement {
  connectedCallback() {
    this.innerHTML = `
<ion-header>
  <ion-toolbar>
    <ion-title>Modal Header</ion-title>
    <ion-buttons slot="primary">
      <ion-button onClick="dismissModal()">
        <ion-icon slot="icon-only" name="close"></ion-icon>
      </ion-button>
    </ion-buttons>
  </ion-toolbar>
</ion-header>
<ion-content class="ion-padding">
  Modal Content
</ion-content>`;
  }
});

function presentModal() {
  // create the modal with the `modal-page` component
  const modalElement = document.createElement('ion-modal');
  modalElement.component = 'modal-page';

  // present the modal
  document.body.appendChild(modalElement);
  return modalElement.present();
}

Passing Data

During creation of a modal, data can be passed in through the componentProps. The previous example can be written to include data:

const modalElement = document.createElement('ion-modal');
modalElement.component = 'modal-page';
modalElement.componentProps = {
  'firstName': 'Douglas',
  'lastName': 'Adams',
  'middleInitial': 'N'
};

To get the data passed into the componentProps, query for the modal in the modal-page:

customElements.define('modal-page', class extends HTMLElement {
  connectedCallback() {
    const modalElement = document.querySelector('ion-modal');
    console.log(modalElement.componentProps.firstName);

    ...
  }
}

Dismissing a Modal

A modal can be dismissed by calling the dismiss method on the modal controller and optionally passing any data from the modal.

async function dismissModal() {
  await modal.dismiss({
    'dismissed': true
  });
}

After being dismissed, the data can be read in through the onWillDismiss or onDidDismiss attached to the modal after creation:

const { data } = await modalElement.onWillDismiss();
console.log(data);
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { IonModal, IonButton, IonContent } from '@ionic/react';

export const ModalExample: React.FC = () => {
  const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false);

  return (
    <IonContent>
      <IonModal isOpen={showModal}>
        <p>This is modal content</p>
        <IonButton onClick={() => setShowModal(false)}>Close Modal</IonButton>
      </IonModal>
      <IonButton onClick={() => setShowModal(true)}>Show Modal</IonButton>
    </IonContent>
  );
};
<template>
  <div>
    <ion-header>
      <ion-toolbar>
        <ion-title>{{ title }}</ion-title>
      </ion-toolbar>
    </ion-header>
    <ion-content class="ion-padding">
      {{ content }}
    </ion-content>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  name: 'Modal',
  props: {
    title: { type: String, default: 'Super Modal' },
  },
  data() {
    return {
      content: 'Content',
    }
  },
}
</script>
<template>
  <ion-page class="ion-page" main>
    <ion-content class="ion-content" padding>
      <ion-button @click="openModal">Open Modal</ion-button>
    </ion-content>
  </ion-page>
</template>

<script>
import Modal from './modal.vue'

export default {
  methods: {
    openModal() {
      return this.$ionic.modalController
        .create({
          component: Modal,
          componentProps: {
            data: {
              content: 'New Content',
            },
            propsData: {
              title: 'New title',
            },
          },
        })
        .then(m => m.present())
    },
  },
}
</script>

Properties

animated

Description

If true, the modal will animate.

Attributeanimated
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

backdropDismiss

Description

If true, the modal will be dismissed when the backdrop is clicked.

Attributebackdrop-dismiss
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

component

Description

The component to display inside of the modal.

Attributecomponent
TypeFunction | HTMLElement | null | string

componentProps

Description

The data to pass to the modal component.

Typeundefined | { [key: string]: any; }

cssClass

Description

Additional classes to apply for custom CSS. If multiple classes are provided they should be separated by spaces.

Attributecss-class
Typestring | string[] | undefined

enterAnimation

Description

Animation to use when the modal is presented.

Type((Animation: Animation, baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Promise<Animation>) | undefined

keyboardClose

Description

If true, the keyboard will be automatically dismissed when the overlay is presented.

Attributekeyboard-close
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

leaveAnimation

Description

Animation to use when the modal is dismissed.

Type((Animation: Animation, baseEl: any, opts?: any) => Promise<Animation>) | undefined

mode

Description

The mode determines which platform styles to use.

Attributemode
Type"ios" | "md"

showBackdrop

Description

If true, a backdrop will be displayed behind the modal.

Attributeshow-backdrop
Typeboolean
Defaulttrue

Events

NameDescription
ionModalDidDismissEmitted after the modal has dismissed.
ionModalDidPresentEmitted after the modal has presented.
ionModalWillDismissEmitted before the modal has dismissed.
ionModalWillPresentEmitted before the modal has presented.

Methods

dismiss

Description

Dismiss the modal overlay after it has been presented.

Signaturedismiss(data?: any, role?: string | undefined) => Promise<boolean>

onDidDismiss

Description

Returns a promise that resolves when the modal did dismiss.

SignatureonDidDismiss() => Promise<OverlayEventDetail<any>>

onWillDismiss

Description

Returns a promise that resolves when the modal will dismiss.

SignatureonWillDismiss() => Promise<OverlayEventDetail<any>>

present

Description

Present the modal overlay after it has been created.

Signaturepresent() => Promise<void>

CSS Custom Properties

NameDescription
--backgroundBackground of the modal content
--border-colorBorder color of the modal content
--border-radiusBorder radius of the modal content
--border-styleBorder style of the modal content
--border-widthBorder width of the modal content
--heightHeight of the modal
--max-heightMaximum height of the modal
--max-widthMaximum width of the modal
--min-heightMinimum height of the modal
--min-widthMinimum width of the modal
--widthWidth of the modal
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