# @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}`);
};
```

## 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}`);
};
```

## 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}`);
};
```

## 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}`);
};
```

## 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}`);
};
```

## 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.|