Ignite UI™ API Documentation

ui.igNotifier

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Methods
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Code Sample

 
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
         <!--Ignite UI Required Combined CSS Files-->
        <link href="css/themes/infragistics/infragistics.theme.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
        <link href="css/structure/infragistics.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

        <script src="js/modernizr-latest.js"></script>
        <script src="js/jquery.js"></script>
        <script src="js/jquery-ui.js"></script>

         <!--Ignite UI Required Combined JavaScript Files--> 
        <script src="js/infragistics.core.js"></script>
        <script src="js/infragistics.lob.js"></script>

        <script type="text/javascript">
   
            $(document).ready(function () {

               $("#successEditor").igTextEditor({
                    placeHolder:"Focus me."
                });
            
                $("#successEditor").igNotifier({
                    showOn: "focus",
                    state: "success" ,
                    direction: "right",
                    showIcon: true,
                    mode:"popover", 
                    messages: {
                        info: "Information about the state of the input.",
                        success: "Well done",
                        warning: "Warning",
                        error: "Error!"
                    }
                });
            });

        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <div id="successEditor"></div>
    </body>
    </html>

Related Samples

allowCSSOnTarget

Type:: bool
Default:: true

Allows setting the respective state CSS on the target element (used to apply border color by default).

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$('.selector').igNotifier({
					allowCSSOnTarget: true
				});

				//Get
				var allowCSSOnTarget = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "allowCSSOnTarget");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "allowCSSOnTarget", false);

animationDuration

Type:: number
Default:: 250

Gets/Sets the time in milliseconds the notification fades in and out when showing/hiding.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$('.selector').igNotifier({
				  animationDuration: 300
				});

				//Get
				var animationDuration = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "animationDuration");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "animationDuration", 300);

animationSlideDistance

Type:: number
Default:: 5

Gets/Sets the distance in pixels a notification popover slides outwards as it's shown.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$('.selector').igNotifier({
					animationSlideDistance: 5

				//Get
				var animationSlideDistance = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "animationSlideDistance");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "animationSlideDistance", 5);

appendTo

Type:

enumeration

Default:

body
Controls where the popover DOM should be attached to (only applies to popovers).
Members
- string
- Type:string
- A valid jQuery selector for the element.
- object
- Type:object
- A reference to the parent jQuery object.
Code Sample
```
 
				//Initialize
				$('.selector').igNotifier({
				  appendTo: "body"
				});
				//Get
				var appendTo = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "appendTo");
				 
```

closeOnBlur

Type:: bool
Default:: false

Controls whether the popover will close on blur or not. This option has effect only when the corresponding showOn is set (manual by default).

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$('.selector').igNotifier({
				  closeOnBlur: true
				});

				//Get
				var closeOnBlur = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "closeOnBlur");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "closeOnBlur", true);

containment
Inherited

Type:: object
Default:: null

Sets the containment for the popover. Accepts a jQuery object.

Code Sample

 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igNotifier({
                    containment: $( '#notifierDivElement' )
                });
                  
                // Get
                var containment = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "containment");
                 
                // Set
                $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "containment", $( '#notifierDivElement' ));

contentTemplate

Type:: enumeration
Default:: <span class={0}><span class={1}></span></span>{2}

Gets/Sets the content for the popover container. Templated with parameters by default: {0} - icon container class, {1} - the icon class and {2} - message text.

Members

string
Type:string
String content of the popover container.
function
Type:function
Function which is a callback that should return the content. Use the 'this' value to access the target DOM element and passed argument for state value. Result can also include the same template parametes.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
					// string content for the popover container
					$(".selector").igNotifier({
						contentTemplate:"<img src='http://www.infragistics.com/assets/images/logo.png' title='IG logo' /> {1}"
					});
					//Get
					var contentFunction = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "contentTemplate");
					// Set
					// Accepts setting the value only if string type is passed
					$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "contentTemplate", "<img src='http://www.infragistics.com/assets/images/logo.png' title='IG logo' /> {1}");

direction
Inherited

Type:

enumeration

Default:

auto
controls the direction in which the control shows relative to the target element.
Members
- auto
- Type:string
- lets the control show on the side where enough space is available with the priority specified by the directionPriority property.
- left
- Type:string
- shows popover on the left side of the target element.
- right
- Type:string
- shows popover on the right side of the target element.
- top
- Type:string
- shows popover on the top of the target element.
- bottom
- Type:string
- shows popover on the bottom of the target element.
Code Sample
```
 
                //Initialize
                $(".selector").igNotifier({
                    direction: "right"
                });
                  
                // Get
                var direction = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "direction");
                 
                // Set
                $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "direction", "top");
      
```
directionPriority
Inherited

Type:

array

Default:

[]

Elements Type:

string

Controls the priority in which the control searches for space to show relative to the target element.
This property has effect only if the direction property value is "auto" or unset.

headerTemplate

Type:: object
Default:: {}

Sets the content for the popover header.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					headerTemplate: {
						closeButton: false
					}
				});

				//Get
				var headerTemplate = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "headerTemplate");

closeButton

Type:: bool
Default:: true

Controls whether the popover renders a functional close button.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					headerTemplate: {
						closeButton : false,
						title : null
					}
				});

				//Get
				var title = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "headerTemplate");

title

Type:: string
Default:: null

Sets the content for the popover header.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					headerTemplate: {
						closeButton : false,
						title : null
					}
				});

				//Get
				var title = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "headerTemplate");

height
Inherited

Type:

enumeration

Default:

null
defines height for the popover. leave null for auto.
Members
Code Sample
```
      //Initialize
      $(".selector").igNotifier({
          height: 200
      });
  
      // Get
      var height = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "height");
      
```
maxHeight
Inherited

Type:

enumeration

Default:

200
defines height the popover won't exceed even if no specific one is set.
Members
Code Sample
```
 
      //Initialize
      $(".selector").igNotifier({
          maxHeight: 200
      });
  
      // Get
      var maxHeight = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "maxHeight");
      
      
```
maxWidth
Inherited

Type:

enumeration

Default:

200
defines width the popover won't exceed even if no specific one is set.
Members
Code Sample
```
 
      //Initialize
      $(".selector").igNotifier({
          maxWidth: 300
      });
  
      // Get
      var maxWidth = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "maxWidth");
      
```

messages

Type:: object
Default:: {}

A set of default messages for each state.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					messages: {
						success:"Well done!",
						info: "Info about the input status.",
						warning: "Warning",
						error: "Error"
					}
				});

				//Get
				var messages = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages", {success: "Well done!"});

error

Type:: string
Default:: "Error"

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					messages: {
						error: "Error"
					}
				});

				//Get
				var messages = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages", {error: "Something went wrong!"});

info

Type:: string
Default:: ""

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					messages: {
						info: "Info"
					}
				});

				//Get
				var messages = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages", {info: "Info"});

success

Type:: string
Default:: "Success"

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					messages: {
						success:"Well done!"
					}
				});

				//Get
				var messages = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages", {success: "Well done!"});

warning

Type:: string
Default:: "Warning"

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					messages: {
						warning: "Warning"
					}
				});

				//Get
				var messages = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "messages", {warning: "Warning"});

minWidth
Inherited

Type:: enumeration
Default:: 60

defines width the popover won't go under the value even if no specific one is set.

Members

number
The minWidth can be set as a number.
string
The minWidth can be set in pixels (px).

Code Sample

 
            //Initialize
            $('.selector').igNotifier({
                minWidth: "50px"

            //Get
            var minWidth = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "minWidth");
 
            //Set
            $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "minWidth", 50)

mode

Type:

enumeration

Default:

auto
Controls the positioning mode of messages. Setting a mode will override the default behavior which is auto. Note: Inline element uses a block container as is always placed after the target.
Members
- auto
- Type:string
- Uses popover for info and warning messages and inline for errors and success.
- popover
- Type:string
- Displays messages in a configurable popover.
- inline
- Type:string
- Displays messages in a simplified notification text under the target.
Code Sample
```
 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					mode: "inline"
				});
				//Get
				var mode = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "mode");
				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "mode", "popover");
				 
```
notifyLevel

Type:

enumeration

Default:

success
Controls the level of notifications shown by automatic and manual messages using the notify method. Use show to ignore the level.
Members
- success
- Type:string
- Show all types of messages.
- info
- Type:string
- Show everything from info level messages up.
- warning
- Type:string
- Show everything from warning level messages up.
- error
- Type:string
- Show only error messages.
Code Sample
```
 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					notifyLevel: "error"
				});
				//Get
				var notifyLevel = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "notifyLevel");
				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "notifyLevel", "info");
				 
```
position
Inherited

Type:

enumeration

Default:

auto
controls the position of the popover according to the target element in case the popover is larger than the target on the side we want to position, if the popover is smaller it should always be in the middle of the visible area.
Members
- auto
- Type:string
- lets the control choose a position depending on available space with the following priority balanced > end > start.
- balanced
- Type:string
- the popover is positioned at the middle of the target element.
- start
- Type:string
- the popover is positioned at the beginning of the target element.
- end
- Type:string
- the popover is positioned at the end of the target element.
Code Sample
```
 
      //Initialize
      $(".selector").igNotifier({
          position: "balanced"
      });
  
      // Get
      var position = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "position");
 
      // Set
      $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "position", "start");
      
```

showIcon

Type:: bool
Default:: false

Allows rendering a span with the respective state CSS to display jQuery UI framework icons.

Code Sample

 
				//Initialize
				$('.selector').igNotifier({
					showIcon: true

				//Get
				var showIcon = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "showIcon");

				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "showIcon", true);

showOn

Type:

enumeration

Default:

manual
Sets the event on which the notification will be shown. Predefined values are "mouseenter", "click" and "focus".
Members
- mouseenter
- Type:string
- The popover is shown on mouse enter in the target element.
- click
- Type:string
- The popover is shown on click on the target element.
- focus
- Type:string
- The popover is shown on focusing the target element.
- manual
- Type:string
- The popover is shown manually.
Code Sample
```
 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
						showOn: "focus"
				});
				//Get
				var showOn = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "showOn");
				 
```
state

Type:

enumeration

Default:

info
Gets/Sets the current state of the igNotifier messages. State controls what CSS classes are applied to the messages and target and has interactions with other options as well.
Members
- success
- Type:string
- Messages and target CSS have success styles applied.
- info
- Type:string
- Messages have info applied. Target is unaffected.
- warning
- Type:string
- Messages and target CSS have warning styles applied.
- error
- Type:string
- Messages and target CSS have error styles applied.
Code Sample
```
 
				//Initialize
				$(".selector").igNotifier({
					state: "success"
				});
				//Get
				var state = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "state");
				//Set
				$(".selector").igNotifier("option", "state", "success");
				 
```

width
Inherited

Type:: enumeration
Default:: null

defines width for the popover. leave null for auto.

Members

number
The width can be set as a number.
string
The width can be set in pixels (px).

Code Sample

 
      //Initialize
      $(".selector").igNotifier({
            width: "200px"  
      });
  
      // Get
      var width = $(".selector").igNotifier("option", "width");

For more information on how to interact with the Ignite UI controls' events, refer to
Using Events in Ignite UI.

Note: Calling API methods programmatically does not raise events related to their operation unless specifically stated otherwise by the corresponding API documentation; those events are only raised by their respective user interaction.

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hidden
Inherited

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after popover is hidden.

evt
Type: Event

JQuery event object.
ui
Type: Object

Code Sample

 
      ///EVENTS
      //Bind after initialization    
      $(document).delegate(".selector", "ignotifierhidden", function (evt, ui) {
          //return the triggered event
          evt;
     
          // reference to the igNotifier widget.
          ui.owner;
  
          // reference the element the popover hid for.
          ui.element;
  
          // reference the current content displayed in the popover as a string.
          ui.content;
  
          // reference the popover element hidden.
          ui.popover;
      });
  
      //Initialize
      $(".selector").igNotifier({
          hidden: function (evt, ui) {
              ...
         }
      })

hiding
Inherited

Cancellable:: true

Event fired before popover is hidden.

evt
Type: Event

JQuery event object.
ui
Type: Object

Code Sample

 
      //Bind after initialization    
      $(document).delegate(".selector", "ignotifierhiding", function (evt, ui) {
          //return the triggered event
          evt;
     
          // reference to the igNotifier widget.
          ui.owner;
  
          // reference the element the popover will hide for.
          ui.element;
  
          // reference the current content in the popover as a string.
          ui.content;
  
          // reference the popover element hiding.
          ui.popover;
      });
  
      //Initialize
      $(".selector").igNotifier({
          hiding: function (evt, ui) {
              ...
          }
      });

showing
Inherited

Cancellable:: true

Event fired before popover is shown.

evt
Type: Event

JQuery event object.
ui
Type: Object

Code Sample

 
        //Bind after initialization    
        $(document).delegate(".selector", "ignotifiershowing", function (evt, ui) {
            //return the triggered event
            evt;
     
            // reference to the igNotifier widget.
            ui.owner;
  
            // reference the element the popover will show for.
            ui.element;
  
            // reference the current content to be shown as a string.
            ui.content;
  
            // reference the popover element showing.
            ui.popover;
        });
  
        //Initialize
        $(".selector").igNotifier({
            showing: function (evt, ui) {
                ...
           }
        });

shown
Inherited

Cancellable:: false

Event fired after popover is shown.

evt
Type: Event

JQuery event object.
ui
Type: Object

Code Sample

 
        //Bind after initialization    
        $(document).delegate(".selector", "ignotifiershown", function (evt, ui) {
            //return the triggered event
            evt;
     
            // reference to the igNotifier widget.
            ui.owner;
  
            // reference the element the popover showed for.
            ui.element;
  
            // reference the content that was shown as a string.
            ui.content;
  
            // reference the popover element shown.
            ui.popover;
        });
  
        //Initialize
        $(".selector").igNotifier({
            shown: function (evt, ui) {
                ...
           }
        });

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container
Inherited

.igNotifier( "container" );

Return Type:

object
Returns the container for the popover contents.
Code Sample
```
 
				$( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "destroy" );
				 
```

destroy

.igNotifier( "destroy" );

Destroys the widget.

Code Sample

 
				$( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "destroy" );

getContent
Inherited

.igNotifier( "getContent" );

Return Type:

string

Return Type Description:

The popover content.
Gets the currently set content for the popover container.
Code Sample
```
 var currentContent = $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "getContent" ); 
```
getCoordinates
Inherited

.igNotifier( "getCoordinates" );

Return Type:

object

Return Type Description:

The popover coordinates in pixels.
Gets the current coordinates of the popover.
Code Sample
```
 var coordinates =  $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "getCoordinates" ); 
```
hide
Inherited

.igNotifier( "hide" );
Hides the popover for the specified target.
Code Sample
```
 $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "hide" ); 
```
id
Inherited

.igNotifier( "id" );

Return Type:

string
Returns the ID of the element the popover is attached to.
Code Sample
```
 var notifierID = $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "id" ); 
```
isVisible

.igNotifier( "isVisible" );
Returns true if the notification is currently visible.
Code Sample
```
 
				var isVisible = $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "isVisible" );
				 
```
notify

.igNotifier( "notify", state:object, [message:string] );
Triggers a notification with a certain state and optional message. The notifyLevel option determines if the notification will be displayed.
- state
- Type:object
- The state to show notification for.
- message
- Type:string
- Optional
- Optional message to show, overrides defaults.
Code Sample
```
 
				$( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "notify", "success", "Well Done");
				 
```
setContent
Inherited

.igNotifier( "setContent", newCnt:string );
Sets the content for the popover container.
- newCnt
- Type:string
- The popover content to set.
Code Sample
```
 $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "setContent" , "New Content To be Set"); 
```
setCoordinates
Inherited

.igNotifier( "setCoordinates", pos:object );
Sets the popover to specific coordinates.
- pos
- Type:object
- The popover coordinates in pixels.
Code Sample
```
 
       var position = {top: 300, left: 450};
       $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "setCoordinates" , position);
      
```

show
Inherited

.igNotifier( "show", [trg:domelement], [content:string] );

Shows the popover for the specified target.

trg
Type:domelement
Optional
The element to show popover for.
content
Type:string
Optional
The string to set for the popover to show.

Code Sample

 
      // show the notifier for the target it has been initialized before
       $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "show" );
  
       // show the notifier for a new target and with s new content to be displayed
       $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "show", $( "#notifier_target" ), "Content to be displayed in the notifier");

target
Inherited

.igNotifier( "target" );

Return Type:

object

Return Type Description:

The current target.
Gets the popover current target.
Code Sample
```
 var target =  $( ".selector" ).igNotifier( "target" ); 
```

ui-igpopover-arrow ui-igpopover-arrow-

Classes applied to the popover arrow (like ui-igpopover-arrow-top, ui-igpopover-arrow-left, etc).
ui-widget ui-igpopover ui-ignotify

Classes applied to the main popover container.
ui-icon ui-icon-closethick ui-igpopover-close-button

Classes applied to the close button.
ui-ignotify-content

Class applied to the inner notification container.
ui-icon ui-icon-circle-close

JQuery UI Icon class for error state.
ui-ignotify-error

Classes applied to the main popover container and target with error state.
ui-ignotify-icon-container

Class applied to the inner icon container SPAN.
ui-icon ui-icon-info

JQuery UI Icon class for information state.
ui-ignotify-info

Classes applied to the main popover container and target with information state.
ui-ignotify-inline

Class applied to the main container for inline notifications.
ui-icon ui-icon-circle-check

JQuery UI Icon class for success state.
ui-ignotify-success

Classes applied to the main popover container and target with success state.
ui-igpopover-title

Classes applied to the title container(if title is defined in options).
ui-icon ui-icon-alert

JQuery UI Icon class for success state.
ui-ignotify-warn

Classes applied to the main popover container and target with warning state.

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contentTemplate

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headerTemplate

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closeButton

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title

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maxWidthInherited

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messages

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error

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info

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success

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warning

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mode

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notifyLevel

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positionInherited

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showIcon

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state

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widthInherited

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hiddenInherited

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direction
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directionPriority
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height
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position
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