UbuntuUI.Popover

A Popover is a div containng markup that can pop up and disappear. (Unlike a Dialog, Popovers are not full screen.)

A Popoves often contain a List whose items are connected to useful JavaScript functions.

######Popover Position The Popover's position is set relative to a specified base element with the <em>data-gravity="LETTER"</em> attribute. LETTER values:

  • 'n': the base element is above the Popover
  • 's': the base element is below the Popover
  • 'e': the base element is to the east of (to the right of) the Popover (in right-to-left locales)
  • 'w': the base element is to the west of (to the left of) the Popover (in right-to-left locale)

UbuntuUI.Popover( elem, id )

Parameters:

  • elem <String>
    • The element to which the Popover's position is relative
  • id <ID>
    • The id attribute of the Popover in HTML
Example
 <p id="popoverBase">Text</p>
<div class="popover active" data-gravity="n" id="popover">
<ul class="list">
<li class="active"><a href="#">Item1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Item2</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
Javascript:
var popBase = document.getElementById("popoverBase");
var popover = UI.popover(popBase, "popover");
  • Methods
element( )

Returns the DOM element associated with the id this widget is bind to.

Example
   var mypopover = UI.popover("popoverid").element();
hide( )

Hide a Popover

show( )

Display a Popover

toggle( )

Toggle show/hide status of a Popover