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Popover API

The API documentation of the Popover React component. Learn more about the properties and the CSS customization points.

import Popover from '@material-ui/core/Popover';

Props

Name Type Default Description
action func This is callback prop. It's called by the component on mount. This is useful when you want to trigger an action programmatically. It currently only supports updatePosition() action.

Signature:
function(actions: object) => void
actions: This object contains all possible actions that can be triggered programmatically.
anchorEl union: object |
 func
 This is the DOM element, or a function that returns the DOM element, that may be used to set the position of the popover.
anchorOrigin { horizontal: union: number |
 enum: 'left' |
 'center' |
 'right'

, vertical: union: number |
 enum: 'top' |
 'center' |
 'bottom'

}		 { vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left',} This is the point on the anchor where the popover's anchorEl will attach to. This is not used when the anchorReference is 'anchorPosition'.
Options: vertical: [top, center, bottom]; horizontal: [left, center, right].
anchorPosition { left: number, top: number } This is the position that may be used to set the position of the popover. The coordinates are relative to the application's client area.
anchorReference enum: 'anchorEl' |
 'anchorPosition' |
 'none'
 'anchorEl'
children node The content of the component.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
container union: object |
 func
 A node, component instance, or function that returns either. The container will passed to the Modal component. By default, it uses the body of the anchorEl's top-level document object, so it's simply document.body most of the time.
elevation number 8 The elevation of the popover.
getContentAnchorEl func This function is called in order to retrieve the content anchor element. It's the opposite of the anchorEl prop. The content anchor element should be an element inside the popover. It's used to correctly scroll and set the position of the popover. The positioning strategy tries to make the content anchor element just above the anchor element.
marginThreshold number 16 Specifies how close to the edge of the window the popover can appear.
ModalClasses object classes prop applied to the Modal element.
onClose func Callback fired when the component requests to be closed.

Signature:
function(event: object, reason: string) => void
event: The event source of the callback.
reason: Can be:"escapeKeyDown", "backdropClick"
onEnter func Callback fired before the component is entering.
onEntered func Callback fired when the component has entered.
onEntering func Callback fired when the component is entering.
onExit func Callback fired before the component is exiting.
onExited func Callback fired when the component has exited.
onExiting func Callback fired when the component is exiting.
open * bool If true, the popover is visible.
PaperProps { component?: element type } {} Properties applied to the Paper element.
transformOrigin { horizontal: union: number |
 enum: 'left' |
 'center' |
 'right'

, vertical: union: number |
 enum: 'top' |
 'center' |
 'bottom'

}		 { vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left',} This is the point on the popover which will attach to the anchor's origin.
Options: vertical: [top, center, bottom, x(px)]; horizontal: [left, center, right, x(px)].
TransitionComponent elementType Grow The component used for the transition.
transitionDuration union: number |
 { enter?: number, exit?: number } |
 enum: 'auto'

 'auto' Set to 'auto' to automatically calculate transition time based on height.
TransitionProps object {} Properties applied to the Transition element.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other properties supplied will be provided to the root element (Modal).

CSS

You can override all the class names injected by Material-UI thanks to the classes prop. This prop accepts the following keys:

Name Description
paper Styles applied to the Paper component.

Have a look at the overriding styles with classes section and the implementation of the component for more detail.

If using the overrides key of the theme, you need to use the following style sheet name: MuiPopover.

Inheritance

The properties of the Modal component are also available. You can take advantage of this behavior to target nested components.

Notes

The component can cause issues in StrictMode.

Demos