Display a Dialog with custom position in JavaScript Dialog control

08 May 2023 / 1 minute to read

By default, the dialog is displayed in the center of the target container. The dialog position can be set using the position property by providing custom X and Y coordinates. The dialog can be positioned inside the target based on the given X and Y values.

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app.ts

index.html

styles.css

import { Dialog } from '@syncfusion/ej2-popups';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

enableRipple(true);

let firstDialog = new Dialog({
    // Enables the header
    header: 'Position-01',
    // The Dialog shows within the target element
    target: document.getElementById("container"),
    // Dialog content
    content:'The dialog is positioned at {X: 420, Y: 14} coordinates',
    //Dialog height
    height: '120px',
    //Dialog width
    width: '360px',
    position: {X: 420, Y: 14},
    animationSettings: { effect: 'None' }
});
// Render initialized outer Dialog
firstDialog.appendTo('#firstDialog');

let secondDialog = new Dialog({
    // Enables the header
    header: 'Position-02',
    animationSettings: { effect: 'None'},
    // Dialog content
    content: 'The dialog is positioned at {X: 420, Y: 240} coordinates',
    // The Dialog shows within the target element
    target: document.getElementById("container"),
    // Dialog height
    height: '120px',
    // Dialog Width
    width: '360px',
    position: {X: 420, Y: 240}
});
// Render initialized inner Dialog
secondDialog.appendTo('#secondDialog');

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
            
    <title>Essential JS 2 Dialog positioning</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="TypeScript UI Components" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.2.3/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id='firstDialog'></div>
        <div id='secondDialog'></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

html,
body,    
#container {
    height: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
}

#loader {
    color: #008cff;
    height: 40px;
    left: 45%;
    position: absolute;
    top: 45%;  
    width: 30%;
}