# @ohos.promptAction (Prompt) The **PromptAction** module provides APIs for creating and showing toasts, dialog boxes, and action menus. > **NOTE** > > The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 9. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version. > > This module cannot be used in the file declaration of the [UIAbility](./js-apis-app-ability-uiAbility.md). In other words, the APIs of this module can be used only after a component instance is created; they cannot be called in the lifecycle of the UIAbility. > > The functionality of this module depends on UI context. This means that the APIs of this module cannot be used where the UI context is unclear. For details, see [UIContext](./js-apis-arkui-UIContext.md#uicontext). > > Since API version 10, you can use the [getPromptAction](./js-apis-arkui-UIContext.md#getpromptaction) API in [UIContext](./js-apis-arkui-UIContext.md#uicontext) to obtain the [PromptAction](./js-apis-arkui-UIContext.md#promptaction) object associated with the current UI context. ## Modules to Import ```ts import promptAction from '@ohos.promptAction'; import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base'; ``` ## promptAction.showToast showToast(options: ShowToastOptions): void Shows a toast. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full **Parameters** | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | ------- | ------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | | options | [ShowToastOptions](#showtoastoptions) | Yes | Toast options.| **Error codes** For details about the error codes, see [promptAction Error Codes](../errorcodes/errorcode-promptAction.md). | ID | Error Message| | --------- | ------- | | 100001 | if UI execution context not found. | **Example** ```ts import promptAction from '@ohos.promptAction' import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base'; try { promptAction.showToast({ message: 'Message Info', duration: 2000 }); } catch (error) { let message = (error as BusinessError).message let code = (error as BusinessError).code console.error(`showToast args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`); }; ``` ![en-us_image_0001](figures/en-us_image_0001.gif) ## ShowToastOptions Describes the options for showing the toast. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full | Name | Type | Mandatory| Description | | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | message | string\| [Resource](../arkui-ts/ts-types.md#resource)9+| Yes | Text to display.
**NOTE**
The default font is **'Harmony Sans'**. Other fonts are not supported.| | duration | number | No | Duration that the toast will remain on the screen. The default value is 1500 ms. The value range is 1500 ms to 10000 ms. If a value less than 1500 ms is set, the default value is used. If the value greater than 10000 ms is set, the upper limit 10000 ms is used.| | bottom | string\| number | No | Distance between the toast border and the bottom of the screen.
Default value: **80vp** | ## promptAction.showDialog showDialog(options: ShowDialogOptions): Promise<ShowDialogSuccessResponse> Shows a dialog box. This API uses a promise to return the result synchronously. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full **Parameters** | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | ------- | --------------------------------------- | ---- | ------ | | options | [ShowDialogOptions](#showdialogoptions) | Yes | Dialog box options.| **Return value** | Type | Description | | ---------------------------------------- | -------- | | Promise<[ShowDialogSuccessResponse](#showdialogsuccessresponse)> | Promise used to return the dialog box response result.| **Error codes** For details about the error codes, see [promptAction Error Codes](../errorcodes/errorcode-promptAction.md). | ID | Error Message| | --------- | ------- | | 100001 | if UI execution context not found. | **Example** ```ts import promptAction from '@ohos.promptAction' import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base'; try { promptAction.showDialog({ title: 'Title Info', message: 'Message Info', buttons: [ { text: 'button1', color: '#000000' }, { text: 'button2', color: '#000000' } ], }) .then(data => { console.info('showDialog success, click button: ' + data.index); }) .catch((err:Error) => { console.info('showDialog error: ' + err); }) } catch (error) { let message = (error as BusinessError).message let code = (error as BusinessError).code console.error(`showDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`); }; ``` ![en-us_image_0002](figures/en-us_image_0002.gif) ## promptAction.showDialog showDialog(options: ShowDialogOptions, callback: AsyncCallback<ShowDialogSuccessResponse>):void Shows a dialog box. This API uses an asynchronous callback to return the result. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full **Parameters** | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | -------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------ | | options | [ShowDialogOptions](#showdialogoptions) | Yes | Dialog box options.| | callback | AsyncCallback<[ShowDialogSuccessResponse](#showdialogsuccessresponse)> | Yes | Callback used to return the dialog box response result. | **Error codes** For details about the error codes, see [promptAction Error Codes](../errorcodes/errorcode-promptAction.md). | ID | Error Message| | --------- | ------- | | 100001 | if UI execution context not found. | **Example** ```ts import promptAction from '@ohos.promptAction'; import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base'; try { promptAction.showDialog({ title: 'showDialog Title Info', message: 'Message Info', buttons: [ { text: 'button1', color: '#000000' }, { text: 'button2', color: '#000000' } ] }, (err, data) => { if (err) { console.info('showDialog err: ' + err); return; } console.info('showDialog success callback, click button: ' + data.index); }); } catch (error) { let message = (error as BusinessError).message let code = (error as BusinessError).code console.error(`showDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`); }; ``` ![en-us_image_0002](figures/en-us_image_0002.gif) ## ShowDialogOptions Describes the options for showing the dialog box. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full | Name | Type | Mandatory| Description | | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | title | string\| [Resource](../arkui-ts/ts-types.md#resource)9+| No | Title of the dialog box. | | message | string\| [Resource](../arkui-ts/ts-types.md#resource)9+| No | Text body. | | buttons | Array<[Button](#button)> | No | Array of buttons in the dialog box. The array structure is {text:'button', color: '\#666666'}. More than one button is supported. | alignment10+ | [DialogAlignment](../arkui-ts/ts-methods-alert-dialog-box.md#dialogalignment) | No | Alignment mode of the dialog box in the vertical direction.
Default value: **DialogAlignment.Default**| | offset10+ | [Offset](../arkui-ts/ts-types.md#offset) | No | Offset of the dialog box based on the **alignment** settings.
Default value: **{ dx: 0 , dy: 0 }**| | maskRect10+| [Rectangle](../arkui-ts/ts-methods-alert-dialog-box.md#rectangle10) | No | Mask area of the dialog box. Events outside the mask area are transparently transmitted, and events within the mask area are not.
Default value: **{ x: 0, y: 0, width: '100%', height: '100%' }**| ## ShowDialogSuccessResponse Describes the dialog box response result. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full | Name | Type | Mandatory| Description | | ----- | ------ | ---- | ------------------------------- | | index | number | No | Index of the selected button in the **buttons** array.| ## promptAction.showActionMenu showActionMenu(options: ActionMenuOptions, callback: AsyncCallback<ActionMenuSuccessResponse>):void Shows an action menu. This API uses a callback to return the result asynchronously. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full **Parameters** | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | -------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---- | --------- | | options | [ActionMenuOptions](#actionmenuoptions) | Yes | Action menu options. | | callback | AsyncCallback<[ActionMenuSuccessResponse](#actionmenusuccessresponse)> | Yes | Callback used to return the action menu response result.| **Error codes** For details about the error codes, see [promptAction Error Codes](../errorcodes/errorcode-promptAction.md). | ID | Error Message| | --------- | ------- | | 100001 | if UI execution context not found. | **Example** ```ts import promptAction from '@ohos.promptAction'; import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base'; try { promptAction.showActionMenu({ title: 'Title Info', buttons: [ { text: 'item1', color: '#666666' }, { text: 'item2', color: '#000000' }, ] }, (err, data) => { if (err) { console.info('showActionMenu err: ' + err); return; } console.info('showActionMenu success callback, click button: ' + data.index); }) } catch (error) { let message = (error as BusinessError).message let code = (error as BusinessError).code console.error(`showActionMenu args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`); }; ``` ![en-us_image_0005](figures/en-us_image_0005.gif) ## promptAction.showActionMenu showActionMenu(options: ActionMenuOptions): Promise<ActionMenuSuccessResponse> Shows an action menu. This API uses a promise to return the result synchronously. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full **Parameters** | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | ------- | --------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | | options | [ActionMenuOptions](#actionmenuoptions) | Yes | Action menu options.| **Return value** | Type | Description | | ---------------------------------------- | ------- | | Promise<[ActionMenuSuccessResponse](#actionmenusuccessresponse)> | Promise used to return the action menu response result.| **Error codes** For details about the error codes, see [promptAction Error Codes](../errorcodes/errorcode-promptAction.md). | ID | Error Message| | --------- | ------- | | 100001 | if UI execution context not found. | **Example** ```ts import promptAction from '@ohos.promptAction'; import { BusinessError } from '@ohos.base'; try { promptAction.showActionMenu({ title: 'showActionMenu Title Info', buttons: [ { text: 'item1', color: '#666666' }, { text: 'item2', color: '#000000' }, ] }) .then(data => { console.info('showActionMenu success, click button: ' + data.index); }) .catch((err:Error) => { console.info('showActionMenu error: ' + err); }) } catch (error) { let message = (error as BusinessError).message let code = (error as BusinessError).code console.error(`showActionMenu args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`); }; ``` ![en-us_image_0005](figures/en-us_image_0005.gif) ## ActionMenuOptions Describes the options for showing the action menu. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full | Name | Type | Mandatory| Description | | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | title | string\| [Resource](../arkui-ts/ts-types.md#resource)9+| No | Title of the dialog box. | | buttons | [[Button](#button),[Button](#button)?,[Button](#button)?,[Button](#button)?,[Button](#button)?,[Button](#button)?] | Yes | Array of menu item buttons. The array structure is **{text:'button', color: '\#666666'}**. Up to six buttons are supported. If there are more than six buttons, only the first six buttons will be displayed.| ## ActionMenuSuccessResponse Describes the action menu response result. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | ----- | ------ | ---- | ------------------------ | | index | number | No | Index of the selected button in the **buttons** array, starting from **0**.| ## Button Describes the menu item button in the action menu. **System capability**: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full | Name | Type | Mandatory | Description | | ----- | ---------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | | text | string\| [Resource](../arkui-ts/ts-types.md#resource)9+| Yes | Button text.| | color | string\| [Resource](../arkui-ts/ts-types.md#resource)9+| Yes | Text color of the button.|