react-modal

What is react-modal?

The react-modal npm package is a library that provides accessible modal dialog components for React applications. It allows developers to create and manage modals in an accessible way, following the WAI-ARIA guidelines for modality. The package offers features such as locking the background scroll when a modal is open, setting the app element, and customizing styles and behaviors of the modal.

What are react-modal's main functionalities?

Basic Modal Usage

This code demonstrates how to create a basic modal using react-modal. It includes a button to open the modal and a button inside the modal to close it.

{"import React, { useState } from 'react';\nimport Modal from 'react-modal';\n\nconst App = () => {\n  const [modalIsOpen, setModalIsOpen] = useState(false);\n\n  function openModal() {\n    setModalIsOpen(true);\n  }\n\n  function closeModal() {\n    setModalIsOpen(false);\n  }\n\n  return (\n    <div>\n      <button onClick={openModal}>Open Modal</button>\n      <Modal\n        isOpen={modalIsOpen}\n        onRequestClose={closeModal}\n        contentLabel='Example Modal'\n      >\n        <h2>Hello</h2>\n        <button onClick={closeModal}>close</button>\n        <div>I am a modal</div>\n      </Modal>\n    </div>\n  );\n};\n\nexport default App;"}

Custom Styles

This code snippet shows how to apply custom styles to a modal using the 'style' prop.

{"import React from 'react';\nimport Modal from 'react-modal';\n\nconst customStyles = {\n  content: {\n    top: '50%',\n    left: '50%',\n    right: 'auto',\n    bottom: 'auto',\n    marginRight: '-50%',\n    transform: 'translate(-50%, -50%)'\n  }\n};\n\nconst App = () => {\n  return (\n    <Modal\n      isOpen={true}\n      style={customStyles}\n      contentLabel='Example Modal'\n    >\n      <h2>Hello</h2>\n      <button>close</button>\n      <div>I am a modal with custom styles</div>\n    </Modal>\n  );\n};\n\nexport default App;"}

Accessibility Features

This example demonstrates how to enhance the accessibility of a modal by setting the app element and using ARIA attributes.

{"import React from 'react';\nimport Modal from 'react-modal';\n\nModal.setAppElement('#yourAppElement');\n\nconst App = () => {\n  return (\n    <Modal\n      isOpen={true}\n      aria={{\n        labelledby: 'heading',\n        describedby: 'full_description'\n      }}\n      contentLabel='Accessible Example Modal'\n    >\n      <h2 id='heading'>Hello</h2>\n      <div id='full_description'>I am an accessible modal</div>\n      <button>close</button>\n    </Modal>\n  );\n};\n\nexport default App;"}

Other packages similar to react-modal

react-bootstrap

React Bootstrap provides a Bootstrap-based modal component. It is similar to react-modal but also includes a wide range of other Bootstrap components for use in React.

material-ui

Material-UI offers a Dialog component that is similar to react-modal. It follows Material Design guidelines and integrates well with other Material-UI components.

reactstrap

reactstrap is another Bootstrap-based library that includes a Modal component. It is similar to react-modal but is specifically designed for use with Bootstrap 4.

README

react-modal

Accessible modal dialog component for React.JS

Usage

<Modal
  isOpen={bool}
  onAfterOpen={afterOpenFn}
  onRequestClose={requestOpenFn}
  closeTimeoutMS={n}
  style={customStyle}
>
  <h1>Modal Content</h1>
  <p>Etc.</p>
</Modal>

Styles

Styles are passed as an object with 2 keys, 'overlay' and 'content' like so

{
  overlay : {
    position          : 'fixed',
    top               : 0,
    left              : 0,
    right             : 0,
    bottom            : 0,
    backgroundColor   : 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75)'
  },
  content : {
    position                   : 'absolute',
    top                        : '40px',
    left                       : '40px',
    right                      : '40px',
    bottom                     : '40px',
    border                     : '1px solid #ccc',
    background                 : '#fff',
    overflow                   : 'auto',
    WebkitOverflowScrolling    : 'touch',
    borderRadius               : '4px',
    outline                    : 'none',
    padding                    : '20px'

  }
}

Styles passed to the modal are merged in with the above defaults and applied to their respective elements. At this time, media queries will need to be handled by the consumer.

Using CSS Classes

If you prefer not to use inline styles or are unable to do so in your project, you can pass className and overlayClassName props to the Modal. If you do this then none of the default styles will apply and you will have full control over styling via CSS.

Overriding styles globally

The default styles above are available on Modal.defaultStyles. Changes to this object will apply to all instances of the modal.

Examples

Inside an app:

var React = require('react');
var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
var Modal = require('react-modal');

var appElement = document.getElementById('your-app-element');

/*
By default the modal is anchored to document.body. All of the following overrides are available.

* element
Modal.setAppElement(appElement);

* query selector - uses the first element found if you pass in a class.
Modal.setAppElement('#your-app-element');

*/

const customStyles = {
  content : {
    top                   : '50%',
    left                  : '50%',
    right                 : 'auto',
    bottom                : 'auto',
    marginRight           : '-50%',
    transform             : 'translate(-50%, -50%)'
  }
};


var App = React.createClass({

  getInitialState: function() {
    return { modalIsOpen: false };
  },

  openModal: function() {
    this.setState({modalIsOpen: true});
  },

  afterOpenModal: function() {
    // references are now sync'd and can be accessed.
    this.refs.subtitle.style.color = '#f00';
  },

  closeModal: function() {
    this.setState({modalIsOpen: false});
  },

  render: function() {
    return (
      <div>
        <button onClick={this.openModal}>Open Modal</button>
        <Modal
          isOpen={this.state.modalIsOpen}
          onAfterOpen={this.afterOpenModal}
          onRequestClose={this.closeModal}
          style={customStyles} >

          <h2 ref="subtitle">Hello</h2>
          <button onClick={this.closeModal}>close</button>
          <div>I am a modal</div>
          <form>
            <input />
            <button>tab navigation</button>
            <button>stays</button>
            <button>inside</button>
            <button>the modal</button>
          </form>
        </Modal>
      </div>
    );
  }
});

ReactDOM.render(<App/>, appElement);

Testing

When using React Test Utils with this library, here are some things to keep in mind:

• You need to set isOpen={true} on the modal component for it to render its children.
• You need to use the .portal property, as in ReactDOM.findDOMNode(renderedModal.portal) or TestUtils.scryRenderedDOMComponentsWithClass(Modal.portal, 'my-modal-class') to acquire a handle to the inner contents of your modal.

By default the modal is closed when clicking outside of it (the overlay area). If you want to prevent this behavior you can pass the 'shouldCloseOnOverlayClick' prop with 'false' value.

<Modal
  isOpen={bool}
  onAfterOpen={afterOpenFn}
  onRequestClose={requestCloseFn}
  closeTimeoutMS={n}
  shouldCloseOnOverlayClick={false}
  style={customStyle}>

  <h1>Force Modal</h1>
  <p>Modal cannot be closed when clicking the overlay area</p>
  <button onClick={handleCloseFunc}>Close Modal...</button>
</Modal>

Demos

• http://reactjs.github.io/react-modal/
• http://reactjs.github.io/react-modal/bootstrap