react-tooltip

What is react-tooltip?

The react-tooltip npm package is a versatile library for React that allows developers to easily add custom tooltips to their web applications. It provides a range of options for styling, positioning, and triggering tooltips, making it a convenient tool for enhancing user interface elements with additional information.

What are react-tooltip's main functionalities?

Simple Tooltips

This feature allows you to create simple tooltips with minimal configuration. By adding a 'data-tip' attribute to any React element and including the ReactTooltip component, a tooltip will appear on hover.

{"import React from 'react';\nimport ReactTooltip from 'react-tooltip';\n\nfunction App() {\n  return (\n    <div>\n      <p data-tip='hello world'>Hover over me to see the tooltip!</p>\n      <ReactTooltip />\n    </div>\n  );\n}\n\nexport default App;"}

Custom Styles

React-tooltip allows for custom styling of tooltips. You can specify the type (theme), effect, place, and even add custom classes for additional styling.

{"import React from 'react';\nimport ReactTooltip from 'react-tooltip';\n\nfunction App() {\n  return (\n    <div>\n      <p data-tip='Custom styles!' data-for='customStyle'>Hover over me!</p>\n      <ReactTooltip id='customStyle' type='dark' effect='solid' place='top' className='extraClass' />\n    </div>\n  );\n}\n\nexport default App;"}

Dynamic Content

Tooltips can display dynamic content that changes based on the application's state. This is useful for tooltips that need to update to reflect user interactions or other real-time data.

{"import React, { useState } from 'react';\nimport ReactTooltip from 'react-tooltip';\n\nfunction App() {\n  const [dynamicTip, setDynamicTip] = useState('Initial tooltip content');\n\n  return (\n    <div>\n      <p data-tip data-for='dynamicTip'>Hover over me for dynamic content!</p>\n      <ReactTooltip id='dynamicTip'>{dynamicTip}</ReactTooltip>\n      <button onClick={() => setDynamicTip('Updated tooltip content')}>Update Tooltip</button>\n    </div>\n  );\n}\n\nexport default App;"}

HTML Content

React-tooltip supports HTML content inside tooltips. This allows for more complex and styled content to be displayed within the tooltip.

{"import React from 'react';\nimport ReactTooltip from 'react-tooltip';\n\nfunction App() {\n  return (\n    <div>\n      <p data-tip data-for='htmlContent'>Hover over me for HTML content!</p>\n      <ReactTooltip id='htmlContent' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: '<strong>HTML</strong> content' }} />\n    </div>\n  );\n}\n\nexport default App;"}

Other packages similar to react-tooltip

tippy.js

Tippy.js is a highly customizable tooltip and popover library powered by Popper.js. It offers a wide range of options and plugins for creating interactive tooltips and popovers. Compared to react-tooltip, Tippy.js provides more out-of-the-box animations and is not limited to React.

rc-tooltip

Rc-tooltip is a React component for tooltip functionality. It is part of the rc-components family and offers a simple API for creating and managing tooltips. While react-tooltip is more feature-rich and has a larger community, rc-tooltip is a good alternative for those already using other rc-components.

react-tippy

React-tippy is a React wrapper for Tippy.js, bringing its powerful tooltip capabilities to React applications. It combines the extensive features of Tippy.js with a React-friendly interface. React-tippy may be preferred by developers who want the advanced features of Tippy.js in a React-specific package.

README

react-tooltip

React tooltip component, inspired by tooltipsy (a jquery plugin I've used)

Installation

npm install react-tooltip --save

Usage

1 . Require react-tooltip after installation

var ReactTooltip = require("react-tooltip")

2 . Add data-placeholder = "your placeholder" to your element

<p data-placeholder="hello world">Tooltip</p>

3 . Including react-tooltip component

<ReactTooltip />

Example

http://wwayne.github.io/react-tooltip

'use strict';

var React = require("react");
var ReactTooltip = require("../index");

var Index = React.createClass({
  render: function() {
    return (
      <section className="tooltip-example">
        <p data-placeholder="foo">hover on me</p>
        <p data-placeholder="This is another hover test" data-place="bottom">Tooltip from bottom</p>
        <ReactTooltip />
      </section>
    )
  }
});

React.render(<Index />,document.body)

License

MIT