Position in Angular Tooltip component

27 Apr 202415 minutes to read

Tooltips can be attached to 12 static locations around the target.
On initializing the Tooltip, you can set the position property with any one of the following values:

  • TopLeft

  • TopCenter

  • TopRight

  • BottomLeft

  • BottomCenter

  • BottomRight

  • LeftTop

  • LeftCenter

  • LeftBottom

  • RightTop

  • RightCenter

  • RightBottom

By default, Tooltip is placed at the TopCenter of the target element.

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



import { Component, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation } from '@angular/core';
import { TooltipComponent, Position } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        TooltipModule,
        ButtonModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'my-app',
    template: `
    <div style='display: inline-flex;position:  relative;left:  50%;transform:  translateX(-50%);margin-top:  100px;'>
      <div>
        <ejs-tooltip #tooltip id='tooltip' content='Tooltip content' >
            <button ejs-button id="target">Show Tooltip</button>
        </ejs-tooltip>
    </div>
    <div>
         <select id="positions" (change)="onChange($event.target)" class="form-control">
             <option value="TopLeft">Top Left</option>
             <option value="TopCenter" selected>Top Center</option>
             <option value="TopRight">Top Right</option>
             <option value="BottomLeft">Bottom Left</option>
             <option value="BottomCenter">Bottom Center</option>
             <option value="BottomRight">Bottom Right</option>
             <option value="LeftTop">Left Top</option>
             <option value="LeftCenter">Left Center</option>
             <option value="LeftBottom">Left Bottom</option>
             <option value="RightTop">Right Top</option>
             <option value="RightCenter">Right Center</option>
             <option value="RightBottom">Right Bottom</option>
        </select>
    </div>
    </div>
    `,
    styles: [
        `
    #tooltip {
        padding: 5px;
        margin-right: 20px;
    }
    `,
    ],
    encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('tooltip') public control : TooltipComponent | any;

    onChange(value: string | any) {
        this.control.position = value as Position;
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Tip pointer positioning

The Tooltip pointer can be attached or detached from the Tooltip by using the showTipPointer property.
Pointer positions can be adjusted using the tipPointerPosition property that can be assigned to one of the following values:

  • Auto

  • Start

  • Middle

  • End

The following code example illustrates how to set the pointer to the start position of the Tooltip.

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



import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        TooltipModule,
        ButtonModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'my-app',
    template: `
        <ejs-tooltip id="tooltip" content='Tooltip content' tipPointerPosition='Start'>
            <button ejs-button>Show tooltip</button>
        </ejs-tooltip>
        `,
    styles: [`
        #tooltip {
           display: block;
            margin: 80px auto;
            width: 200px;
            text-align: center;
            color: #424242;
            font-size: 20px;
        }
    `]
})

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

By default, tip pointers are auto adjusted so that the arrow does not point outside the target element.

Dynamic positioning

The Tooltip and its tip pointer can be positioned dynamically based on the target’s location. This can be achieved by using the refresh method, which auto adjusts the Tooltip over the target.

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



import { Component, ViewChild, Inject } from '@angular/core';
import { TooltipComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups';
import { Draggable } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        TooltipModule,
        ButtonModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'my-app',
    template: `
    <ejs-tooltip #tooltip id='targetContainer' content='Drag me !!!' target='#demoSmart' [animation]='tooltipAnimation'>
        <div id="demoSmart">
        </div>
    </ejs-tooltip>
    `,
    styles: [`
    #targetContainer {
        position: relative;
        height: 360px;
        overflow: hidden;
        border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;
        display: block;
    }

    #demoSmart {
        width: 50px;
        height: 50px;
        background: rebeccapurple;
        position: absolute;
        left: 35%;
        top: 35%;
    }
    `]
})

export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('tooltip')
    public tooltipControl: TooltipComponent | any ;
    public tooltipAnimation: Object = {
        open: { effect: 'None' },
        close: { effect: 'None' }
    };

    ngOnInit(): void {
        let ele: HTMLElement = document.getElementById('demoSmart') as HTMLElement;
        let drag: Draggable = new Draggable(ele, {
            clone: false,
            dragArea: '#targetContainer',
            drag: (args: any) => {
                this.tooltipControl.refresh(args.element);
            },
            dragStart: (args: any) => {
                this.tooltipControl.open(args.element);
            },
            dragStop: (args: any) => {
                this.tooltipControl.close();
            }
        });
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Mouse trailing

Tooltips can be positioned relative to the mouse pointer. This behavior can be enabled or disabled by using the mouseTrail property.
By default, it is set to false.

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



import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        TooltipModule,
        ButtonModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'my-app',
    template: `
        <ejs-tooltip id="tooltip" content='Tooltip content' [mouseTrail]='true'>
            <span>Show tooltip</span>
        </ejs-tooltip>
        `,
    styles: [`
        #tooltip {
            display: block;
            background-color: #cfd8dc;
            border: 3px solid #eceff1;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            margin: 80px auto;
            padding: 20px 0;
            width: 200px;
            text-align: center;
            color: #424242;
            font-size: 20px;
        }
    `]
})

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

When mouse trailing option is enabled, the tip pointer position gets auto adjusted based on the target, and
other position values like start, end, and middle are not applied (to prevent the pointer from moving out of target).

Setting offset values

Offset values are set to specify the distance between the target and tooltip element.
offsetX and offsetY properties are used to specify the offset left and top values.

  • offsetX specifies the distance between the target and Tooltip element in X axis.
  • offsetY specifies the distance between the target and Tooltip element in Y axis.

The following code example illustrates how to set offset values.

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



import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        TooltipModule,
        ButtonModule
    ],


standalone: true,
    selector: 'my-app',
    template: `
        <ejs-tooltip id="tooltip" content='Tooltip content' [offsetX]='30' [offsetY]='30' [mouseTrail]='true' [showTipPointer]='false'>
            <span>Show tooltip</span>
        </ejs-tooltip>
        `,
    styles: [`
        #tooltip {
            display: block;
            background-color: #cfd8dc;
            border: 3px solid #eceff1;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            margin: 80px auto;
            padding: 20px 0;
            width: 200px;
            text-align: center;
            color: #424242;
            font-size: 20px;
        }
    `]
})

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

By default, collision is handled automatically and therefore when collision is detected the Tooltip fits horizontally and flips vertically.