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April 17th, 2023 × #html#css#javascript

Modals, Popups, Popovers, Lightboxes

Discussion on terminology, HTML elements, and implementation details around modal popups, dialogs, and popovers.

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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through the differences between modals, popups, popovers, lightboxes, and dialog boxes.

Show Notes

const showButton = document.getElementById('showDialog');
const favDialog = document.getElementById('favDialog');
const outputBox = document.querySelector('output');
const selectEl = favDialog.querySelector('select');
const confirmBtn = favDialog.querySelector('#confirmBtn');

// "Show the dialog" button opens the <dialog> modally
showButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
    favDialog.showModal();
});
// "Favorite animal" input sets the value of the submit button
selectEl.addEventListener('change', (e) => {
  confirmBtn.value = selectEl.value;
});
// "Confirm" button of form triggers "close" on dialog because of [method="dialog"]
favDialog.addEventListener('close', () => {
  outputBox.value = `ReturnValue: ${favDialog.returnValue}.`;
});

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