Popover

Popover is used to display some content on top of another, and should be paired with a clickable trigger element. It is a base for other more specific component, like Menu, Autocomplete and Multiselect. Please, consider using these specific componenets to cover your needs.

How to use Popover

• Only if Menu, Autocomplete and Multiselect components are not covering your use cases, you should use Popover.
• Before using this component, double-check your design requirements. We are providing Menu, Autocomplete, and Multiselect for more specific use-cases and they can address your needs.
• Keep in mind that you will have to implement everything related to accessibility for the popover content.
• Component is controllable, so don't forget to pass onClose callback prop. Otherwise closeOnEsc and closeOnBlur will not work properly.

Code examples

• Pass trigger component as a child for Popover.Trigger. NOTE: 🚨 Ensure that the component that you pass accepts ref. Consider using forwardRef for functional components.
• Pass popover content as a child for Popover.Content

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function PopoverExample() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
  return (
    <Popover isOpen={isOpen} onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
      <Popover.Trigger>
        <Button onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}>Toggle</Button>
      </Popover.Trigger>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Box padding="spacingM">
          <Paragraph>This is the content.</Paragraph>
          <Button>Some action</Button>
        </Box>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover>
  );
}
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function PopoverExample() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
  return (
    <Popover isOpen={isOpen} onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
      <Popover.Trigger>
        <Button onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}>Toggle</Button>
      </Popover.Trigger>
      <Popover.Content>
        <Box padding="spacingM">
          <Paragraph>This is the content.</Paragraph>
          <Button>Some action</Button>
        </Box>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover>
  );
}
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Trapping focus within Popover

If the popover contains interactive elements that user can navigate through with Tab, consider using react-focus-lock to trap the focus within Popover

// import { Popover } from '@contentful/f36-popover';

// import { Button } from '@contentful/f36-button';
// import { Stack } from '@contentful/f36-core';
// import { Switch } from '@contentful/f36-forms';

// import FocusLock from 'react-focus-lock';

function PopoverExample() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
  return (
    <Popover isOpen={isOpen} onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
      <Popover.Trigger>
        <Button onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}>Toggle</Button>
      </Popover.Trigger>
      <Popover.Content>
        {/* Just wrap your content with FocusLock component */}
        <FocusLock>
          <Stack
            padding="spacingM"
            margin="none"
            spacing="spacingS"
            flexDirection="column"
          >
            <Switch>Option 1</Switch>
            <Switch>Option 2</Switch>
            <Switch>Option 3</Switch>
          </Stack>
        </FocusLock>
      </Popover.Content>
    </Popover>
  );
}

Content guidelines

• Use an interactive element such as button for Popover.Trigger

Accessibility

• If the popover contains interactive elements that user can navigate through with Tab, consider using react-focus-lock to trap the focus within Popover
• When the popover is opened, focus is moved to the Popover.Content. If you set autoFocusto false, it will not move the focus.
• When the popover is open and focus is within the Popover.Content, click on Esc key will close the popover. If you set closeOnEsc to false, it will not close.
• When the popover is open and focus is within the Popover.Content, click outside popover or blurring out will close the it. If you set closeOnBlur to false, it will not close.
• All the necessary a11y attributes for Popover.Content and Popover.Trigger are provided.

Props

• Name

  children(required)

  ReactNode
• Name

  autoFocus

  Description

  If true, the popover will be focused after opening

  false

  true
• Name

  closeOnBlur

  Description

  If true, the popover will close when you blur out it by clicking outside or tabbing out

  false

  true
• Name

  closeOnEsc

  Description

  If true, the popover will close when you hit the Esc key

  false

  true
• Name

  id

  Description

  Popover id. Will be used as an `id` attribute on popover and as `aria-controls` attribute on trigger

  string
• Name

  isAutoalignmentEnabled

  Description

  Boolean to control if popover is allowed to change its placement automatically based on available space in the viewport. For example: If you set placement prop to bottom, but there isn't enough space to position the popover in that direction, it will change the popper placement to top. As soon as enough space is detected, the placement will be reverted to the defined one. If you want the popover to strictly follow the placement prop you should set this prop to false.

  false

  true
• Name

  isFullWidth

  Description

  Boolean to determine if the Popover should be the same width as the trigger element

  false

  true
• Name

  isOpen

  Description

  Boolean to control whether or not the Popover is open

  false

  true
• Name

  offset

  Description

  The `X-axis` and `Y-axis` offset to position popper element from its trigger element. `[X, Y]`

  [number, number]
• Name

  onClose

  Description

  Callback fired when the popover closes

  () => void
• Name

  placement

  Description

  Determines the preferred position of the Popover. This position is not guaranteed, as the Popover might be moved to fit the viewport

  "auto"

  "auto-start"

  "auto-end"

  "top"

  "bottom"

  "right"

  "left"

  "top-start"

  "top-end"

  "bottom-start"

  "bottom-end"

  "right-start"

  "right-end"

  "left-start"

  "left-end"
• Name

  usePortal

  Description

  Boolean to control whether or not to render the Popover in a React Portal. Rendering content inside a Portal allows the Popover to escape the bounds of its parent while still being positioned correctly. Using a Portal is necessary if an ancestor of the Popover hides overflow.

  false

  true