Angular Toast Properties

An object defining configuration properties for the Toast UI component.

See Also

accessKey

Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

The value of this property will be passed to the accesskey attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.

animation

Configures UI component visibility animations. This object contains two fields: show and hide.

Selector: dxo-animation
Type:

Object

Default Value: { show: { type: 'fade', duration: 400, from: 0, to: 1 }, hide: { type: 'fade', duration: 400, to: 0 } }, {show: {type: 'slide', duration: 200, from: { position: {my: 'top', at: 'bottom', of: window}}}, hide: { type: 'slide', duration: 200, to: { position: {my: 'top', at: 'bottom', of: window}}}} (Android)

Set this object to null or undefined to disable animation.

closeOnClick

A Boolean value specifying whether or not the toast is closed if a user clicks it.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

closeOnOutsideClick

Specifies whether to close the UI component if a user clicks outside it.

Type:

Boolean

|

Function

Function parameters:
event:

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused UI component closing. It is a EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Return Value:

Boolean

true if the UI component should be closed; otherwise false.

Default Value: true (Android)

The function passed to this property enables you to specify a custom condition for UI component closing. For instance, you can prevent closing until a user clicks a certain element.

jQuery
JavaScript
$(function () {
    $("#toastContainer").dxToast({
        // ...
        closeOnOutsideClick: function(e) {
            return e.target === $("#someElement").get()[0];
        }
    });
});
Angular
TypeScript
HTML
import { DxToastModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
    closeOnOutsideClick(e) {
        return e.target === document.getElementById("someElement");
    }
}
@NgModule({
     imports: [
         // ...
         DxToastModule
     ],
     // ...
 })
<dx-toast ...
    [closeOnOutsideClick]="closeOnOutsideClick">
</dx-toast>
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxToast ....
        :close-on-outside-click="closeOnOutsideClick">
    </DxToast>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxToast from 'devextreme-vue/toast';

export default {
    components: {
        DxToast
    },
    methods: {
        closeOnOutsideClick (e) {
            return e.target === document.getElementById("someElement");
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import Toast from 'devextreme-react/toast';

const closeOnOutsideClick = (e) => {
    return e.target === document.getElementById("someElement");
};

export default function App() {
    return (
        <Toast ...
            closeOnOutsideClick={closeOnOutsideClick}>
        </Toast>
    );
}

The closeOnOutsideClick function is called when a user clicks the UI component or outside it.

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closeOnSwipe

A Boolean value specifying whether or not the toast is closed if a user swipes it out of the screen boundaries.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

contentTemplate

Specifies a custom template for the UI component content.

Type:

template

Template Data: undefined
Default Name: 'content'

deferRendering

Specifies whether to render the UI component's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

displayTime

The time span in milliseconds during which the Toast UI component is visible.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 2000, 4000 (Material)

elementAttr

Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.

Type: any
Default Value: {}

jQuery
$(function(){
    $("#toastContainer").dxToast({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-toast ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-toast>
import { DxToastModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxToastModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxToast ...
        :element-attr="toastAttributes">
    </DxToast>
</template>

<script>
import DxToast from 'devextreme-vue/toast';

export default {
    components: {
        DxToast
    },
    data() {
        return {
            toastAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import Toast from 'devextreme-react/toast';

class App extends React.Component {
    toastAttributes = {
        id: 'elementId',
        class: 'class-name'
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <Toast ...
                elementAttr={this.toastAttributes}>
            </Toast>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

focusStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

height

Specifies the UI component's height.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The UI component's height.

Default Value: 'auto'

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The height in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    height: function() {
        return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
    }

The Toast calculates its height relative to one of the elements in the following priority: position.of => window.

hint

Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

hoverStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

maxHeight

Specifies the maximum height the UI component can reach while resizing.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The maximum height.

Default Value: null

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The height in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    height: function() {
        return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
    }

maxWidth

Specifies the maximum width the UI component can reach while resizing.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The maximum width.

Default Value: 568 (Material)

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The width in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    width: function() {
        return window.innerWidth / 1.5;
    }

message

The Toast message text.

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

minHeight

Specifies the minimum height the UI component can reach while resizing.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The minimum height.

Default Value: null

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The height in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    height: function() {
        return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
    }

minWidth

Specifies the minimum width the UI component can reach while resizing.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The minimum width.

Default Value: 344 (Material)

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The width in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    width: function() {
        return window.innerWidth / 1.5;
    }

onContentReady

A function that is executed when the UI component's content is ready and each time the content is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only when using Knockout.

Default Value: null

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onHidden

A function that is executed after the UI component is hidden.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onHiding

A function that is executed before the UI component is hidden.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
cancel

Boolean

Allows you to cancel overlay hiding.

component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

See Also

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
model any

Model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

fullName

String

The path to the modified property that includes all parent properties.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

name

String

The modified property if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level property it is nested into.

value any

The modified property's new value.

Default Value: null

The following example shows how to subscribe to component property changes:

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#toastContainer").dxToast({
        // ...
        onOptionChanged: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-toast ...
    (onOptionChanged)="handlePropertyChange($event)"> 
</dx-toast>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; 

@Component({ 
    selector: 'app-root', 
    templateUrl: './app.component.html', 
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] 
}) 

export class AppComponent { 
    // ...
    handlePropertyChange(e) {
        if(e.name === "changedProperty") { 
            // handle the property change here
        }
    }
}
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; 
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; 
import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; 
import { DxToastModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; 

@NgModule({ 
    declarations: [ 
        AppComponent 
    ], 
    imports: [ 
        BrowserModule, 
        DxToastModule 
    ], 
    providers: [ ], 
    bootstrap: [AppComponent] 
}) 

export class AppModule { }  
Vue
App.vue
<template> 
    <DxToast ...
        @option-changed="handlePropertyChange"
    />            
</template> 

<script>  
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 
import DxToast from 'devextreme-vue/toast'; 

export default { 
    components: { 
        DxToast
    }, 
    // ...
    methods: { 
        handlePropertyChange: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    } 
} 
</script> 
React
App.js
import React from 'react';  
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 

import Toast from 'devextreme-react/toast'; 

const handlePropertyChange = (e) => {
    if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
        // handle the property change here
    }
}

export default function App() { 
    return ( 
        <Toast ...
            onOptionChanged={handlePropertyChange}
        />        
    ); 
} 

onShowing

A function that is executed before the UI component is displayed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

onShown

A function that is executed after the UI component is displayed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:
e:

Object

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

Toast

The UI component's instance.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

model any

Model data. Available only if Knockout is used.

Default Value: null

position

Positions the UI component.

Selector: dxo-position
Default Value: 'bottom center', { at: 'bottom left', my: 'bottom left', offset: '20 -20'} (Android), { at: 'bottom center', my: 'bottom center', offset: '0 0' } (phones on Android)
Raised Events: onPositioned

If you set the position.of to a specific element, the shading applies to this element. The Toast calculates its size relative to the element.

rtlEnabled

Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

When this property is set to true, the UI component text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript
DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});

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shading

Specifies whether to shade the background when the UI component is active.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

Shading applies to the first specified element in the following sequence: container => position.of => window

If this property is set to true, the Toast is displayed in modal mode, and users cannot interact with other UI components.

shadingColor

Specifies the shading color. Applies only if shading is enabled.

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

This property supports the following colors:

tabIndex

Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 0

The value of this property will be passed to the tabindex attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.

type

Specifies the Toast UI component type.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'info'
Accepted Values: 'custom' | 'error' | 'info' | 'success' | 'warning'

The available toast types (except for "custom") only differ by the icon and background color.

If you assign "custom" to the type property, the dx-toast-custom class is applied to the UI component element. Implement the appropriate CSS class to specify toast appearance.

visible

A Boolean value specifying whether or not the UI component is visible.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false
Raised Events: onShowing onHiding

You can show and hide the UI component by changing the value of an observable variable passed to this property.

The UI component is automatically hidden after the time specified in the displayTime property.

width

Specifies the UI component's width.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The UI component's width.

Default Value: function() {return $(window).width() * 0.8 }, 'auto' (Android), function() { return $(window).width(); } (phones on Android)

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The width in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function
    A function returning either of the above. For example:

    JavaScript
    width: function() {
        return window.innerWidth / 1.5;
    }

The Toast calculates its width relative to one of the elements in the following priority: position.of => window.