# Global Custom Dialog Box Independent of UI Components (openCustomDialog) (Recommended)

Due to the restrictions of [CustomDialogController](../reference/apis-arkui/arkui-ts/ts-methods-custom-dialog-box.md#customdialogcontroller), such as lack of support for dynamic creation and refresh, for more complex use cases, you are advised to use the [openCustomDialog](../reference/apis-arkui/js-apis-arkui-UIContext.md#opencustomdialog12) API provided by the **PromptAction** object obtained from **UIContext** to implement a custom dialog box.

> **NOTE**
> 
> There are two ways to create a custom dialog using **openCustomDialog**:
> - **openCustomDialog** with **ComponentContent**: By encapsulating content using **ComponentContent**, the dialog box can be decoupled from the UI, offering greater flexibility and satisfying needs for encapsulation. This approach provides full customizability of the dialog box style and allows for dynamic updates to dialog box parameters using the **updateCustomDialog** API after the dialog box is opened.
> - **openCustomDialog** with **builder**: Unlike **ComponentContent**, the builder must be bound to the context and is somewhat coupled with the UI. This approach provides a default dialog box style, suitable for those who want to achieve a look consistent with the system's default dialog box style.
> 
> This topic focuses on creating custom dialog boxes using **ComponentContent**. For the usage of the builder-based dialog box, see [openCustomDialog](../reference/apis-arkui/js-apis-arkui-UIContext.md#opencustomdialog12-1).

**openCustomDialog** can be configured with [isModal](../reference/apis-arkui/js-apis-arkui-UIContext.md#opencustomdialog12) to create modal and non-modal dialog boxes. When **isModal** is set to **true**, the dialog box is modal. When **isModal** is set to **false**, the dialog box is non-modal.

## Lifecycle

The dialog box provides lifecycle functions to notify users of its lifecycle events. The order in which these lifecycle events are triggered is as follows: **onWillAppear**, **onDidAppear**, **onWillDisappear**, **onDidDisappear**.

| Name           |Type| Description                      |
| ----------------- | ------ | ---------------------------- |
| onDidAppear    | () => void  | Callback invoked when the dialog box appears.   |
| onDidDisappear |() => void  | Callback invoked when the dialog box disappears.   |
| onWillAppear    | () => void | Callback invoked when the dialog box is about to appear.|
| onWillDisappear | () => void | Callback invoked when the dialog box is about to disappear.|

## Opening and Closing a Custom Dialog Box

> **NOTE**
> 
> For details about the variables, see [Example](#example).

1. Create a **ComponentContent** instance.
   
   **ComponentContent** is used to define the content of the custom dialog box. **wrapBuilder(buildText)** encapsulates the custom component, and **new Params(this.message)** is the input parameter for the custom component, which can be omitted or passed in with basic data types.
   
   ```ts
   private contentNode: ComponentContent<Object> = new ComponentContent(this.ctx, wrapBuilder(buildText), new Params(this.message));
   ```
2. Open the custom dialog box.
   
   Call **openCustomDialog** to open the custom dialog box, whose **customStyle** is set to **true** by default, meaning that the dialog box is styled entirely based on the **contentNode** settings you provide.
   
   ```ts
   PromptActionClass.ctx.getPromptAction().openCustomDialog(PromptActionClass.contentNode, PromptActionClass.options)
     .then(() => {
       console.info('OpenCustomDialog complete.')
     })
     .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
       let message = (error as BusinessError).message;
       let code = (error as BusinessError).code;
       console.error(`OpenCustomDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
     })
   ```
3. Close the custom dialog box.
   
   Call **closeCustomDialog**, which requires the ComponentContent corresponding to the dialog box to be closed. To set a close method within the dialog box, follow the complete sample to encapsulate this functionality into a static method.
   
   To release the corresponding **ComponentContent** after the dialog box is closed, call the [dispose](../reference/apis-arkui/js-apis-arkui-ComponentContent.md#dispose) API of the **ComponentContent**.
   
   ```ts

   PromptActionClass.ctx.getPromptAction().closeCustomDialog(PromptActionClass.contentNode)
     .then(() => {
       console.info('CloseCustomDialog complete.')
       if (this.contentNode !== null) {
            this.contentNode.dispose();   // Dispose of contentNode.
        }
     })
     .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
       let message = (error as BusinessError).message;
       let code = (error as BusinessError).code;
       console.error(`CloseCustomDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
     })
   ```

## Updating the Content of a Custom Dialog Box

**ComponentContent** has the same usage constraints as [BuilderNode](../reference/apis-arkui/js-apis-arkui-builderNode.md) and does not support custom components using decorators such as [@Reusable](../quick-start/arkts-create-custom-components.md#basic-structure-of-a-custom-component), [@Link](../quick-start/arkts-link.md), [@Provide](../quick-start/arkts-provide-and-consume.md), and [@Consume](../quick-start/arkts-provide-and-consume.md) to synchronize the state between the page where the dialog box pops up and the custom component in **ComponentContent**. Therefore, if you need to update the content of the custom component in the dialog box, use the **update** API provided by **ComponentContent**.

```ts
this.contentNode.update(new Params('update'))
```

## Updating the Attributes of a Custom Dialog Box

You can dynamically update the attributes of the dialog box through **updateCustomDialog**. Currently, the following attributes are supported: **alignment**, **offset**, **autoCancel**, and **maskColor**.
Note that when attributes are updated, those unset will be restored to their default values. For example, if you initially set **{ alignment: DialogAlignment.Top, offset: { dx: 0, dy: 50 } }** and then update it to **{ alignment: DialogAlignment.Bottom }**, the initially set **offset: { dx: 0, dy: 50 }** will not be retained; the offset will be restored to the default value.

```ts
PromptActionClass.ctx.getPromptAction().updateCustomDialog(PromptActionClass.contentNode, options)
  .then(() => {
    console.info('UpdateCustomDialog complete.')
  })
  .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
    let message = (error as BusinessError).message;
    let code = (error as BusinessError).code;
    console.error(`UpdateCustomDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
  })
```

## Example

```ts
// PromptActionClass.ets
import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
import { ComponentContent, promptAction } from '@kit.ArkUI';
import { UIContext } from '@ohos.arkui.UIContext';

export class PromptActionClass {
  static ctx: UIContext;
  static contentNode: ComponentContent<Object>;
  static options: promptAction.BaseDialogOptions;

  static setContext(context: UIContext) {
    PromptActionClass.ctx = context;
  }

  static setContentNode(node: ComponentContent<Object>) {
    PromptActionClass.contentNode = node;
  }

  static setOptions(options: promptAction.BaseDialogOptions) {
    PromptActionClass.options = options;
  }

  static openDialog() {
    if (PromptActionClass.contentNode !== null) {
      PromptActionClass.ctx.getPromptAction().openCustomDialog(PromptActionClass.contentNode, PromptActionClass.options)
        .then(() => {
          console.info('OpenCustomDialog complete.')
        })
        .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
          let message = (error as BusinessError).message;
          let code = (error as BusinessError).code;
          console.error(`OpenCustomDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
        })
    }
  }

  static closeDialog() {
    if (PromptActionClass.contentNode !== null) {
      PromptActionClass.ctx.getPromptAction().closeCustomDialog(PromptActionClass.contentNode)
        .then(() => {
          console.info('CloseCustomDialog complete.')
        })
        .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
          let message = (error as BusinessError).message;
          let code = (error as BusinessError).code;
          console.error(`CloseCustomDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
        })
    }
  }

  static updateDialog(options: promptAction.BaseDialogOptions) {
    if (PromptActionClass.contentNode !== null) {
      PromptActionClass.ctx.getPromptAction().updateCustomDialog(PromptActionClass.contentNode, options)
        .then(() => {
          console.info('UpdateCustomDialog complete.')
        })
        .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
          let message = (error as BusinessError).message;
          let code = (error as BusinessError).code;
          console.error(`UpdateCustomDialog args error code is ${code}, message is ${message}`);
        })
    }
  }
}
```

```ts
// Index.ets
import { ComponentContent } from '@kit.ArkUI';
import { PromptActionClass } from './PromptActionClass';

class Params {
  text: string = ""

  constructor(text: string) {
    this.text = text;
  }
}

@Builder
function buildText(params: Params) {
  Column() {
    Text(params.text)
      .fontSize(50)
      .fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold)
      .margin({ bottom: 36 })
    Button('Close')
      .onClick(() => {
        PromptActionClass.closeDialog()
      })
  }.backgroundColor('#FFF0F0F0')
}

@Entry
@Component
struct Index {
  @State message: string = "hello"
  private ctx: UIContext = this.getUIContext();
  private contentNode: ComponentContent<Object> =
    new ComponentContent(this.ctx, wrapBuilder(buildText), new Params(this.message));

  aboutToAppear(): void {
    PromptActionClass.setContext(this.ctx);
    PromptActionClass.setContentNode(this.contentNode);
    PromptActionClass.setOptions({ alignment: DialogAlignment.Top, offset: { dx: 0, dy: 50 } });
  }

  build() {
    Row() {
      Column() {
        Button("open dialog and update options")
          .margin({ top: 50 })
          .onClick(() => {
            PromptActionClass.openDialog()

            setTimeout(() => {
              PromptActionClass.updateDialog({
                alignment: DialogAlignment.Bottom,
                offset: { dx: 0, dy: -50 }
              })
            }, 1500)
          })
        Button("open dialog and update content")
          .margin({ top: 50 })
          .onClick(() => {
            PromptActionClass.openDialog()

            setTimeout(() => {
              this.contentNode.update(new Params('update'))
            }, 1500)
          })
      }
      .width('100%')
      .height('100%')
    }
    .height('100%')
  }
}
```

 ![UIContextPromptAction](figures/UIContextPromptAction.gif)