Modals, Popups, Popovers, Lightboxes

Published: April 17, 2023, 10 a.m.

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk through the differences between modals, popups, popovers, lightboxes, and dialog boxes.

Show Notes
const showButton = document.getElementById('showDialog'); const favDialog = document.getElementById('favDialog'); const outputBox = document.querySelector('output'); const selectEl = favDialog.querySelector('select'); const confirmBtn = favDialog.querySelector('#confirmBtn');  // "Show the dialog" button opens the  modally showButton.addEventListener('click', () => {     favDialog.showModal(); }); // "Favorite animal" input sets the value of the submit button selectEl.addEventListener('change', (e) => {   confirmBtn.value = selectEl.value; }); // "Confirm" button of form triggers "close" on dialog because of [method="dialog"] favDialog.addEventListener('close', () => {   outputBox.value = `ReturnValue: ${favDialog.returnValue}.`; }); 
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