Close dialog when clicking outside in Angular Dialog component

26 Feb 202611 minutes to read

By default, the dialog closes when you press the Esc key or click the close icon in the dialog header. Close the dialog by clicking outside the dialog area using the hide method.

Set the closeOnEscape property to false to prevent the dialog from closing when pressing the Esc key.

The following sample demonstrates closing the dialog when clicking outside the dialog area.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { DialogModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups'




import { Component, ViewChild, OnInit, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
import { DialogComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups';
import { EmitType } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

@Component({
imports: [
        
		DialogModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<button class="e-control e-btn" style="position: absolute;" id="targetButton" (click)="onOpenDialog($event)">Open Dialog</button>
    <div #container class='root-container'>
      <ejs-dialog id='dialog' #ejDialog [animationSettings]='animationSettings' content='Are you sure you want to permanently delete all of these items?' header='Delete Multiple Items' [target]='targetElement'
      width='300px' [showCloseIcon]='showCloseIcon' [buttons]='buttons'>
      </ejs-dialog> </div> `
})

export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    @ViewChild('ejDialog') ejDialog: DialogComponent | undefined;
    // Create element reference for dialog target element.
    @ViewChild('container', { read: ElementRef }) container: ElementRef | undefined;
    // The Dialog shows within the target element.
    public targetElement?: HTMLElement;

    //To get all element of the dialog component after component get initialized.
    ngOnInit() {
      this.initilaizeTarget();
    }
    ngAfterViewInit(): void {
      document.onclick = (args: any) : void => {
            if(args.target.tagName === 'BODY') {
                this.ejDialog!.hide();
            }
        }
    }

    // Initialize the Dialog component's target element.
    initilaizeTarget: EmitType<object> = () => {
      this.targetElement = document.body;
    }
    //Animation options
    public animationSettings: Object = { effect: 'Zoom', duration: 400, delay: 0 };

    public showCloseIcon: boolean = true;
    // Hide the Dialog when click the footer button.
    public hideDialog: EmitType<object> = () => {
        this.ejDialog!.hide();
    }
    // Enables the footer buttons
    public buttons: Object = [
        {
            'click': this.hideDialog.bind(this),
            // Accessing button component properties by buttonModel property
              buttonModel:{
              content:'Yes',
              //Enables the primary button
              isPrimary: true
            }
        },
        {
            'click': this.hideDialog.bind(this),
            // Accessing button component properties by buttonModel property
              buttonModel:{
              content:'No',
            }
        }
    ];
    // Sample level code to handle the button click action
    public onOpenDialog = (event: any): void => {
        // Call the show method to open the Dialog
        this.ejDialog!.show();
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

The following sample demonstrates rendering the dialog within a target container and closing it by clicking outside the dialog.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { DialogModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups'

import { Component, ViewEncapsulation, ViewChild, ElementRef, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
import { DialogComponent,PositionDataModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups';
import { EmitType } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
/**
 * Modal Dialog Component
 */
@Component({
imports: [
        
		DialogModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<button class="e-control e-btn" style="position: absolute;" id="targetButton" (click)="onOpenDialog($event)">Open Dialog</button>
    <div id="modalTarget" #container class='root-container'>
      <ejs-dialog id='dialog' #ejDialog [animationSettings]='animationSettings' [position]='position' content='Are you sure you want to permanently delete all of these items?' header='Delete Multiple Items' [target]='targetElement'
      width='300px' [showCloseIcon]='showCloseIcon' [buttons]='buttons'>
      </ejs-dialog> </div> `,
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
})

export class AppComponent {

   @ViewChild('ejDialog') ejDialog: DialogComponent | undefined;
    // Create element reference for dialog target element.
    @ViewChild('container', { read: ElementRef }) container: ElementRef | undefined;
    // The Dialog shows within the target element.
    public targetElement?: HTMLElement;
    public position: PositionDataModel = { X: 'center', Y: 'center' };
    //To get all element of the dialog component after component get initialized.
    ngOnInit() {
      this.initilaizeTarget();
    }
    ngAfterViewInit(): void {
      document.onclick = (args: any) : void => {
            let currentTarget = args.target.closest('ejs-dialog, button');
            if(currentTarget === null) {
                this.ejDialog!.hide();
            }
        }
    }

    // Initialize the Dialog component's target element.
    initilaizeTarget: EmitType<object> = () => {
      this.targetElement = document.getElementById("modalTarget") as any;
    }
    //Animation options
    public animationSettings: Object = { effect: 'Zoom', duration: 400, delay: 0 };

    public showCloseIcon: boolean = true;
    // Hide the Dialog when click the footer button.
    public hideDialog: EmitType<object> = () => {
        this.ejDialog!.hide();
    }
    // Enables the footer buttons
    public buttons: Object = [
        {
            'click': this.hideDialog.bind(this),
            // Accessing button component properties by buttonModel property
              buttonModel:{
              content:'Yes',
              //Enables the primary button
              isPrimary: true
            }
        },
        {
            'click': this.hideDialog.bind(this),
            // Accessing button component properties by buttonModel property
              buttonModel:{
              content:'No',
            }
        }
    ];
    // Sample level code to handle the button click action
    public onOpenDialog = (event: any): void => {
        // Call the show method to open the Dialog
        (this as any).ejDialog.show();
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));