Dialogs
This plugin provides access to some native dialog UI elements via a global navigator.notification
object.
Although the object is attached to the global scoped navigator
, it is not available until after the deviceready
event.
document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);
function onDeviceReady() {
console.log(navigator.notification);
}
Report issues on the Apache Cordova issue tracker
Installation
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-dialogs
Methods
navigator.notification.alert
navigator.notification.confirm
navigator.notification.prompt
navigator.notification.beep
navigator.notification.alert
Shows a custom alert or dialog box. Most Cordova implementations use a native dialog box for this feature, but some platforms use the browser's alert
function, which is typically less customizable.
navigator.notification.alert(message, alertCallback, [title], [buttonName])
message: Dialog message. (String)
alertCallback: Callback to invoke when alert dialog is dismissed. (Function)
title: Dialog title. (String) (Optional, defaults to
Alert
)buttonName: Button name. (String) (Optional, defaults to
OK
)
Example
function alertDismissed() {
// do something
}
navigator.notification.alert(
'You are the winner!', // message
alertDismissed, // callback
'Game Over', // title
'Done' // buttonName
);
Supported Platforms
- Amazon Fire OS
- Android
- BlackBerry 10
- Firefox OS
- iOS
- Tizen
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
- Windows
Windows Phone 7 and 8 Quirks
There is no built-in browser alert, but you can bind one as follows to call
alert()
in the global scope:window.alert = navigator.notification.alert;
Both
alert
andconfirm
are non-blocking calls, results of which are only available asynchronously.
Firefox OS Quirks:
Both native-blocking window.alert()
and non-blocking navigator.notification.alert()
are available.
BlackBerry 10 Quirks
navigator.notification.alert('text', callback, 'title', 'text')
callback parameter is passed the number 1.
navigator.notification.confirm
Displays a customizable confirmation dialog box.
navigator.notification.confirm(message, confirmCallback, [title], [buttonLabels])
message: Dialog message. (String)
confirmCallback: Callback to invoke with index of button pressed (1, 2, or 3) or when the dialog is dismissed without a button press (0). (Function)
title: Dialog title. (String) (Optional, defaults to
Confirm
)buttonLabels: Array of strings specifying button labels. (Array) (Optional, defaults to [
OK,Cancel
])
confirmCallback
The confirmCallback
executes when the user presses one of the buttons in the confirmation dialog box.
The callback takes the argument buttonIndex
(Number), which is the index of the pressed button. Note that the index uses one-based indexing, so the value is 1
, 2
, 3
, etc.
Example
function onConfirm(buttonIndex) {
alert('You selected button ' + buttonIndex);
}
navigator.notification.confirm(
'You are the winner!', // message
onConfirm, // callback to invoke with index of button pressed
'Game Over', // title
['Restart','Exit'] // buttonLabels
);
Supported Platforms
- Amazon Fire OS
- Android
- BlackBerry 10
- Firefox OS
- iOS
- Tizen
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
- Windows
Windows Phone 7 and 8 Quirks
There is no built-in browser function for
window.confirm
, but you can bind it by assigning:window.confirm = navigator.notification.confirm;
Calls to
alert
andconfirm
are non-blocking, so the result is only available asynchronously.
Windows Quirks
On Windows8/8.1 it is not possible to add more than three buttons to MessageDialog instance.
On Windows Phone 8.1 it's not possible to show dialog with more than two buttons.
Firefox OS Quirks:
Both native-blocking window.confirm()
and non-blocking navigator.notification.confirm()
are available.
navigator.notification.prompt
Displays a native dialog box that is more customizable than the browser's prompt
function.
navigator.notification.prompt(message, promptCallback, [title], [buttonLabels], [defaultText])
message: Dialog message. (String)
promptCallback: Callback to invoke with index of button pressed (1, 2, or 3) or when the dialog is dismissed without a button press (0). (Function)
title: Dialog title (String) (Optional, defaults to
Prompt
)buttonLabels: Array of strings specifying button labels (Array) (Optional, defaults to
["OK","Cancel"]
)defaultText: Default textbox input value (
String
) (Optional, Default: empty string)
promptCallback
The promptCallback
executes when the user presses one of the buttons in the prompt dialog box. The results
object passed to the callback contains the following properties:
buttonIndex: The index of the pressed button. (Number) Note that the index uses one-based indexing, so the value is
1
,2
,3
, etc.input1: The text entered in the prompt dialog box. (String)
Example
function onPrompt(results) {
alert("You selected button number " + results.buttonIndex + " and entered " + results.input1);
}
navigator.notification.prompt(
'Please enter your name', // message
onPrompt, // callback to invoke
'Registration', // title
['Ok','Exit'], // buttonLabels
'Jane Doe' // defaultText
);
Supported Platforms
- Amazon Fire OS
- Android
- Firefox OS
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
- Windows
Android Quirks
Android supports a maximum of three buttons, and ignores any more than that.
On Android 3.0 and later, buttons are displayed in reverse order for devices that use the Holo theme.
Windows Quirks
- On Windows prompt dialog is html-based due to lack of such native api.
Firefox OS Quirks:
Both native-blocking window.prompt()
and non-blocking navigator.notification.prompt()
are available.
navigator.notification.beep
The device plays a beep sound.
navigator.notification.beep(times);
- times: The number of times to repeat the beep. (Number)
Example
// Beep twice!
navigator.notification.beep(2);
Supported Platforms
- Amazon Fire OS
- Android
- BlackBerry 10
- iOS
- Tizen
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Windows 8
Amazon Fire OS Quirks
- Amazon Fire OS plays the default Notification Sound specified under the Settings/Display & Sound panel.
Android Quirks
- Android plays the default Notification ringtone specified under the Settings/Sound & Display panel.
Windows Phone 7 and 8 Quirks
- Relies on a generic beep file from the Cordova distribution.
Tizen Quirks
Tizen implements beeps by playing an audio file via the media API.
The beep file must be short, must be located in a
sounds
subdirectory of the application's root directory, and must be namedbeep.wav
.