JavaScript/jQuery Popup - Customize the Content

Specifying the Content Template

The template implementation depends on the used framework or library. Examples of jQuery, Angular, and ASP.NET MVC are presented below. They show how to create a template consisting of static (text) and dynamic (the JavaScript Button UI component) content.

jQuery
HTML
$(function() {
    $("#popupContainer").dxPopup({
        title: "JavaScript Popup Title",
        visible: true,
        contentTemplate: function (contentElement) {
            contentElement.append(
                $("<p />").text("Static Content"),
                $("<div />").attr("id", "buttonContainer").dxButton({ 
                    text: "Click me",
                    onClick: function (e) {
                        // ...
                    }
                });
            )
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-popup
    title="JavaScript Popup Title"
    [(visible)]="isPopupVisible"
    contentTemplate="popupContent">
    <div *dxTemplate="let data of 'popupContent'">
        <p>Static content</p>
        <dx-button
            text="Click me"
            (onClick)="buttonClick($event)">
        </dx-button>
    </div>
</dx-popup>
import { DxPopupModule, DxButtonModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    isPopupVisible: boolean = true;
    buttonClick (e) {
        // ...
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxPopupModule,
        DxButtonModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
<template>
    <DxPopup
        :visible.sync="isPopupVisible"
        title="JavaScript Popup Title">
        <template>
            <p>Static content</p>
            <DxButton
                text="Click me"
                @click="buttonClick"
            />
        </template>
    </DxPopup>
</template>

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

import { DxPopup } from 'devextreme-vue/popup';
import { DxButton } from 'devextreme-vue/button';

export default {
    components: {
        DxButton
    },
    data() {
        return {
            isPopupVisible: true
        };
    },
    methods: {
        buttonClick() {
            // ...
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
import React from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import { JavaScript Popup } from 'devextreme-react/popup';
import { JavaScript Button } from 'devextreme-react/button';

const renderContent = () => {
    return (
        <p>Static content</p>
        <JavaScript Button
            text="Click me"
            onClick={buttonClick}
        />
    );
}

const buttonClick = () => {
    // ...
}

class App extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.state = {
            isPopupVisible: true
        };

        this.onHiding = this.onHiding.bind(this);
    }

    onHiding() {
        this.setState({
            isPopupVisible: false
        });
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <JavaScript Popup
                visible={this.state.isPopupVisible}
                title="JavaScript Popup Title"
                contentRender={renderContent}
                onHiding={this.onHiding}
            />
        );
    }
}

export default App;
ASP.NET MVC Controls
Razor C#
@(Html.DevExtreme().JavaScript Popup()
    .Title("JavaScript Popup Title")
    .Visible(true)
    .ContentTemplate(@<text>
        <p>Static content</p>
        @(Html.DevExtreme().JavaScript Button()
            .Text("Click me")
            .OnClick("button_click")
        )
    </text>)
)

<script type="text/javascript">
    function button_click(e) {
        // ...
    }
</script>

Switching Templates On the Fly

If you need to render different templates depending on a specific condition, define them inside the JavaScript Popup container using the DevExtreme dxTemplate markup component. You can switch the templates on the fly by changing the contentTemplate property's value.

jQuery
HTML
JavaScript
<div id="changeTemplateButton"></div>
<div id="popupContainer">
    <div data-options="dxTemplate: { name: 'template1' }">
        <p>First template</p>
    </div>
    <div data-options="dxTemplate: { name: 'template2' }">
        <p>Second template</p>
    </div>
</div>
$(function() {
    const popup = $("#popupContainer").dxPopup({
        title: "JavaScript Popup Title",
        visible: true,
        contentTemplate: "template1"
    }).dxPopup("instance");

    $("#changeTemplateButton").dxButton({
        text: "Change the Template", 
        onClick: function (e) {
            const currentTemplate = popup.option("contentTemplate");
            popup.option("contentTemplate", currentTemplate == "template1" ? "template2" : "template1");
            popup.show();
        } 
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-button
    text="Change the Template"
    (onClick)="changeTemplate()">
</dx-button>
<dx-popup
    title="JavaScript Popup Title"
    [(visible)]="isPopupVisible"
    [contentTemplate]="currentTemplate">
    <div *dxTemplate="let data of 'template1'">
        <p>First template</p>
    </div>
    <div *dxTemplate="let data of 'template2'">
        <p>Second template</p>
    </div>
</dx-popup>
import { DxPopupModule, DxButtonModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    currentTemplate: string = "template1";
    isPopupVisible: boolean = true;
    changeTemplate () {
        this.currentTemplate = (this.currentTemplate == "template1" ? "template2" : "template1");
        this.isPopupVisible = true;
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxPopupModule,
        DxButtonModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
<template>
    <div>
        <DxPopup
            title="JavaScript Popup Title"
            :visible.sync="isPopupVisible"
            :contentTemplate="currentTemplate">
            <template #template1>
                <p>First template</p>
            </template>
            <template #template2>
                <p>Second template</p>
            </template>
        </DxPopup>
        <DxButton
            text="Change the Template"
            @click="changeTemplate"
        />
    </div>
</template>

<script>

import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import { DxPopup } from 'devextreme-vue/popup';
import { DxButton } from 'devextreme-vue/button';

export default {
    components: {
        DxPopup,
        DxButton
    },
    data() {
        return {
            isPopupVisible: true,
            currentTemplate: "template1"
        };
    },
    methods: {
        changeTemplate () {
            this.currentTemplate = (this.currentTemplate === 'template1' ? 'template2' : 'template1')
        }
    }
}

</script>
React
import React from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import { JavaScript Popup } from 'devextreme-react/popup';
import { JavaScript Button } from 'devextreme-react/button';

const firstTemplate = () => {
    return (
        <p>First template</p>
    );
}

const secondTemplate = () => {
    return (
        <p>Second template</p>
    );
}

class App extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.state = {
            isPopupVisible: true,
            renderContent: firstTemplate
        };

        this.changeTemplate = this.changeTemplate.bind(this);
        this.onHiding = this.onHiding.bind(this);
    }

    changeTemplate() {
        this.setState({
            renderContent: this.state.renderContent === firstTemplate ? secondTemplate : firstTemplate
        });
    }

    onHiding() {
        this.setState({
            isPopupVisible: false
        });
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <div>
                <JavaScript Popup
                    title="JavaScript Popup Title"
                    visible={this.state.isPopupVisible}
                    onHiding={this.onHiding}
                    contentRender={this.state.renderContent}
                />
                <JavaScript Button
                    text="Change the Template"
                    onClick={this.changeTemplate}
                />
            </div>
        );
    }
}

export default App;
ASP.NET MVC Controls
Razor C#
@(Html.DevExtreme().JavaScript Popup()
    .ID("popup")
    .Title("JavaScript Popup Title")
    .Visible(true)
    .ContentTemplate(new TemplateName("template1"))
)

@using (Html.DevExtreme().NamedTemplate("template1")) {
    <p>First template</p>
}
@using (Html.DevExtreme().NamedTemplate("template2")) {
    <p>Second template</p>
}

@(Html.DevExtreme().JavaScript Button()
    .ID("changeTemplateButton")
    .Text("Change the Template")
    .OnClick("changeTemplateButton_click")
)

<script type="text/javascript">
    function changeTemplateButton_click() {
        const popup = $("#popup").dxPopup("instance");
        const currentTemplate = popup.option("contentTemplate");
        popup.option("contentTemplate", currentTemplate.selector == "#template1" ? $("#template2") : $("#template1"));
        popup.show();
    }
</script>
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