Custom Prompt Box Programming Tutorial
Learn to create custom prompt boxes to replace the default prompt dialog box in JavaScript. The script below includes the objects for rendering Alert, Confirm and Prompt box dialog windows dynamically. See the custom alert box programming tutorial for in depth explanations about the structure of the code used in this tutorial. Click the link below to read the article about using bracket notation to allow functions to be called according to dynamic strings.
example.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="dialog.css">
<script src="dialog.js"></script>
<script>
function changeText(val){
document.getElementById('status').innerHTML = val;
}
function doStuff(val){
document.body.style.background = val;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="dialogoverlay"></div>
<div id="dialogbox">
<div>
<div id="dialogboxhead"></div>
<div id="dialogboxbody"></div>
<div id="dialogboxfoot"></div>
</div>
</div>
<h1 id="status">Default Text</h1>
<button onclick="Prompt.render('Type some text:','changeText')">Change Text</button>
<button onclick="Prompt.render('Type a color name:','doStuff')">Do stuff</button>
<button onclick="Alert.render('Hello World')">Alert</button>
</body>
</html>
dialog.js
function CustomAlert(){
this.render = function(dialog){
var winW = window.innerWidth;
var winH = window.innerHeight;
var dialogoverlay = document.getElementById('dialogoverlay');
var dialogbox = document.getElementById('dialogbox');
dialogoverlay.style.display = "block";
dialogoverlay.style.height = winH+"px";
dialogbox.style.left = (winW/2) - (550 * .5)+"px";
dialogbox.style.top = "100px";
dialogbox.style.display = "block";
document.getElementById('dialogboxhead').innerHTML = "Acknowledge This Message";
document.getElementById('dialogboxbody').innerHTML = dialog;
document.getElementById('dialogboxfoot').innerHTML = '<button onclick="Alert.ok()">OK</button>';
}
this.ok = function(){
document.getElementById('dialogbox').style.display = "none";
document.getElementById('dialogoverlay').style.display = "none";
}
}
var Alert = new CustomAlert();
function CustomConfirm(){
this.render = function(dialog,op,id){
var winW = window.innerWidth;
var winH = window.innerHeight;
var dialogoverlay = document.getElementById('dialogoverlay');
var dialogbox = document.getElementById('dialogbox');
dialogoverlay.style.display = "block";
dialogoverlay.style.height = winH+"px";
dialogbox.style.left = (winW/2) - (550 * .5)+"px";
dialogbox.style.top = "100px";
dialogbox.style.display = "block";
document.getElementById('dialogboxhead').innerHTML = "Confirm that action";
document.getElementById('dialogboxbody').innerHTML = dialog;
document.getElementById('dialogboxfoot').innerHTML = '<button onclick="Confirm.yes(\''+op+'\',\''+id+'\')">Yes</button> <button onclick="Confirm.no()">No</button>';
}
this.no = function(){
document.getElementById('dialogbox').style.display = "none";
document.getElementById('dialogoverlay').style.display = "none";
}
this.yes = function(op,id){
if(op == "delete_post"){
deletePost(id);
}
document.getElementById('dialogbox').style.display = "none";
document.getElementById('dialogoverlay').style.display = "none";
}
}
var Confirm = new CustomConfirm();
function CustomPrompt(){
this.render = function(dialog,func){
var winW = window.innerWidth;
var winH = window.innerHeight;
var dialogoverlay = document.getElementById('dialogoverlay');
var dialogbox = document.getElementById('dialogbox');
dialogoverlay.style.display = "block";
dialogoverlay.style.height = winH+"px";
dialogbox.style.left = (winW/2) - (550 * .5)+"px";
dialogbox.style.top = "100px";
dialogbox.style.display = "block";
document.getElementById('dialogboxhead').innerHTML = "A value is required";
document.getElementById('dialogboxbody').innerHTML = dialog;
document.getElementById('dialogboxbody').innerHTML += '<br><input id="prompt_value1">';
document.getElementById('dialogboxfoot').innerHTML = '<button onclick="Prompt.ok(\''+func+'\')">OK</button> <button onclick="Prompt.cancel()">Cancel</button>';
}
this.cancel = function(){
document.getElementById('dialogbox').style.display = "none";
document.getElementById('dialogoverlay').style.display = "none";
}
this.ok = function(func){
var prompt_value1 = document.getElementById('prompt_value1').value;
window[func](prompt_value1);
document.getElementById('dialogbox').style.display = "none";
document.getElementById('dialogoverlay').style.display = "none";
}
}
var Prompt = new CustomPrompt();
dialog.css
#dialogoverlay{
display: none;
opacity: .8;
position: fixed;
top: 0px;
left: 0px;
background: #FFF;
width: 100%;
z-index: 10;
}
#dialogbox{
display: none;
position: fixed;
background: #000;
border-radius:7px;
width:550px;
z-index: 10;
}
#dialogbox > div{ background:#FFF; margin:8px; }
#dialogbox > div > #dialogboxhead{ background: #666; font-size:19px; padding:10px; color:#CCC; }
#dialogbox > div > #dialogboxbody{ background: #333; padding:20px; color:#FFF; }
#dialogbox > div > #dialogboxfoot{ background: #666; padding:10px; text-align:right; }