What is floating-vue?
floating-vue is a Vue.js library that provides a set of components and utilities for creating floating elements such as tooltips, popovers, dropdowns, and more. It is designed to be highly customizable and easy to use, making it a popular choice for adding floating UI elements to Vue applications.
What are floating-vue's main functionalities?
Tooltip
This feature allows you to add tooltips to any element. The code sample demonstrates how to use the v-tooltip directive to add a tooltip to a button.
<template>
<div>
<button v-tooltip="'This is a tooltip'">Hover me</button>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { VTooltip } from 'floating-vue';
import 'floating-vue/dist/style.css';
export default {
directives: {
tooltip: VTooltip
}
};
</script>
Popover
This feature allows you to create popovers that can be attached to any element. The code sample shows how to use the v-popover directive to attach a popover to a button.
<template>
<div>
<button v-popover:myPopover>Click me</button>
<popover id="myPopover">
<p>This is a popover content</p>
</popover>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { VPopover } from 'floating-vue';
import 'floating-vue/dist/style.css';
export default {
directives: {
popover: VPopover
}
};
</script>
Dropdown
This feature allows you to create dropdown menus. The code sample demonstrates how to use the v-dropdown directive to create a dropdown menu attached to a button.
<template>
<div>
<button v-dropdown:myDropdown>Open Dropdown</button>
<dropdown id="myDropdown">
<ul>
<li>Option 1</li>
<li>Option 2</li>
<li>Option 3</li>
</ul>
</dropdown>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import { VDropdown } from 'floating-vue';
import 'floating-vue/dist/style.css';
export default {
directives: {
dropdown: VDropdown
}
};
</script>
Other packages similar to floating-vue
v-tooltip
v-tooltip is a Vue.js directive for creating tooltips, popovers, and dropdowns. It is similar to floating-vue in terms of functionality but focuses more on simplicity and ease of use. It may not offer as many customization options as floating-vue.
vue-popperjs
vue-popperjs is a Vue wrapper for popper.js, a library used to position tooltips and popovers. It provides a more low-level API compared to floating-vue, giving developers more control over the positioning and behavior of floating elements.
vue-js-popover
vue-js-popover is a lightweight Vue.js component for creating popovers. It is simpler and more lightweight compared to floating-vue, making it a good choice for projects that require basic popover functionality without the need for extensive customization.