Ionic Tooltips

Tooltips module for apps built with Ionic Framework.

Compatibility

This module is designed to work with ionic-angular@^3.5.0 but it should work with any version above 2.0.0 as it doesn't heavily depend on the Ionic Framework.

Demo

Below is a gif showing the module in action, you can also clone the example project here: https://github.com/zyra/ionic-tooltips-example

Examples

The module can be used to display tooltips for any element in your app. It also provides a special treatment for buttons in the header navigation (inspired by Google's apps).

Here's a quick example to show a tooltip below a button:

<!-- positionV specifies where the tooltip should be displayed vertically, can be either top or bottom -->
<!-- arrow tells the tooltip directive to show an arrow above the tooltip box -->
<button ion-button tooltip="I'm a tooltip below a button" positionV="bottom" arrow>
  Press me to see a tooltip
</button>

And here's another example to show a tooltip below a nav button:

<ion-header>
  <ion-navbar>
    <ion-title>Page title</ion-title>
    <ion-buttons end>
      <!-- navTooltip tells the tooltip directive that this is a nav button -->
      <ion-button icon-only tooltip="Call" navTooltip>
        <ion-icon name="call"></ion-icon>
      </ion-button>
    </ion-buttons>
  </ion-navbar>
</ion-header>

Installation

1. Make sure you have @angular/animations installed. If you don't have it, run the following command to install it:

npm i --save --save-exact @angular/[email protected]

2. Install this module by running the following command:

npm i --save ionic-tooltips

3. Import TooltipsModule in your @NgModule. If you are using lazy module loading, then you need to import it in the modules where it's used.

import { TooltipsModule } from 'ionic-tooltips';

@NgModule({
   ...
   imports: [
      ...
      TooltipsModule
   ]
})
export class MyModule { ... }

4. Import BrowserAnimationsModule in your app's main @NgModule.

import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';

@NgModule({
  ...
  imports: [
    ...
    BrowserAnimationsModule
  ]
})

Now you're ready to use this module. See information below for usage.

Usage

The tooltip directive takes a string, which will be used as the tooltip text. When using the tooltip directive, you can also use the following inputs:

navTooltip

(boolean) add this attribute or set it's value to true to specify that the tooltip belongs to a nav button. Defaults to false.

positionV

(string) specifies the vertical position of the tooltip. Can be either 'top' or 'bottom'.

positionH

(string) specifies the horizontal position of the tooltip. Can be either 'right' or 'left'.

event

(string) the event to show the tooltip on. Can be either 'hover', 'click' or 'press'. Defaults to 'press'.
Note: 'hover' only works on desktop.

arrow

(boolean) add this attribute or set it's value to true to show an arrow attached to the tooltip. Defaults to false.

duration

(number) number of milliseconds to show the tooltip for. Defaults to 3000.

active

(boolean) add this attribute or set it's value to true to display the tooltip. Defaults to false.

Contribution

• Having an issue? or looking for support? Open an issue and we will get you the help you need.
• Got a new feature or a bug fix? Fork the repo, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

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