# Basic Custom Dialog Box (CustomDialog) (Not Recommended)
A custom dialog box is a dialog box you customize by using APIs of the **CustomDialogController** class. It can be used for user interactions, showing ads, award announcements, alerts, software update notifications, and more. For details, see [Custom Dialog Box](../reference/apis-arkui/arkui-ts/ts-methods-custom-dialog-box.md).

> **NOTE**
> 
> In ArkUI, dialog boxes do not close automatically when you switch pages unless you manually call **close**. To enable a dialog box to be dismissed during page navigation, consider using the **Navigation** component. For details, see the [page display mode: dialog mode](arkts-navigation-navigation.md#page-display-mode).

You can specify the modality of a dialog box by setting [isModal](../reference/apis-arkui/arkui-ts/ts-methods-custom-dialog-box.md#customdialogcontrolleroptions). A dialog box is modal if **isModal** is set to **true** and non-modal otherwise.

## Creating a Custom Dialog Box

1. Use the \@CustomDialog decorator to create a custom dialog box. You can define the content of the dialog box within the decorator. Note that **CustomDialogController** must be defined in @Component.
   
   ```ts
   @CustomDialog
   struct CustomDialogExample {
     controller: CustomDialogController = new CustomDialogController({
       builder: CustomDialogExample({}),
     })
   
     build() {
       Column() {
         Text('I am content')
           .fontSize(20)
           .margin({ top: 10, bottom: 10 })
       }
     }
   }
   ```
2. Create a builder that is bound to the decorator.
   
   ```ts
    @Entry
    @Component
    struct CustomDialogUser {
      dialogController: CustomDialogController = new CustomDialogController({
        builder: CustomDialogExample(),
      })
    }
   ```
3. Click the component bound to the **onClick** event to display the dialog box.
   
   ```ts
   @Entry
   @Component
   struct CustomDialogUser {
     dialogController: CustomDialogController = new CustomDialogController({
       builder: CustomDialogExample(),
     })
   
     build() {
       Column() {
         Button('click me')
           .onClick(() => {
             this.dialogController.open()
           })
       }.width('100%').margin({ top: 5 })
     }
   }
   ```
   
   ![en-us_image_0000001562700493](figures/en-us_image_0000001562700493.png)

## Implementing Interaction with the Custom Dialog Box

Custom dialog boxes can be used for data interactions to complete a series of operations.

1. Add buttons in the \@CustomDialog decorator structure and add data functions.
   
   ```ts
   @CustomDialog
   struct CustomDialogExample {
     cancel?: () => void
     confirm?: () => void
     controller: CustomDialogController
   
     build() {
       Column() {
         Text('I am content').fontSize(20).margin({ top: 10, bottom: 10 })
         Flex({ justifyContent: FlexAlign.SpaceAround }) {
           Button('Cancel')
             .onClick(() => {
               this.controller.close()
               if (this.cancel) {
                 this.cancel()
               }
             }).backgroundColor(0xffffff).fontColor(Color.Black)
           Button('Obtain')
             .onClick(() => {
               this.controller.close()
               if (this.confirm) {
                 this.confirm()
               }
             }).backgroundColor(0xffffff).fontColor(Color.Red)
         }.margin({ bottom: 10 })
       }
     }
   }
   ```
2. Receive the page in the builder and create corresponding function operations.
   
   ```ts
   @Entry
   @Component
   struct CustomDialogUser {
     dialogController: CustomDialogController = new CustomDialogController({
       builder: CustomDialogExample({
         cancel: ()=> { this.onCancel() },
         confirm: ()=> { this.onAccept() },
       }),
     })
   
     onCancel() {
       console.info('Callback when the first button is clicked')
     }
   
     onAccept() {
       console.info('Callback when the second button is clicked')
     }
   
     build() {
       Column() {
         Button('click me')
           .onClick(() => {
             this.dialogController.open()
           })
       }.width('100%').margin({ top: 5 })
     }
   }
   ```
   
   ![en-us_image_0000001511421320](figures/en-us_image_0000001511421320.png)
   
   3. Use the button in the dialog box to implement route redirection and obtain the parameters passed in from the redirection target page.
   
   ```ts
   // Index.ets
   @CustomDialog
   struct CustomDialogExample {
     @Link textValue: string
     controller?: CustomDialogController
     cancel: () => void = () => {
     }
     confirm: () => void = () => {
     }
   
     build() {
       Column({ space: 20 }) {
         if (this.textValue != '') {
           Text(`Content of the second page: ${this.textValue}`)
             .fontSize(20)
         } else {
           Text('Obtain the content of the second page?')
             .fontSize(20)
         }
         Flex({ justifyContent: FlexAlign.SpaceAround }) {
           Button('Cancel')
             .onClick(() => {
               if (this.controller != undefined) {
                 this.controller.close()
                 this.cancel()
               }
             }).backgroundColor(0xffffff).fontColor(Color.Black)
           Button('Obtain')
             .onClick(() => {
               if (this.controller != undefined && this.textValue != '') {
                 this.controller.close()
               } else if (this.controller != undefined) {
                 this.getUIContext().getRouter().pushUrl({
                   url: 'pages/Index2'
                 })
                 this.controller.close()
               }
             }).backgroundColor(0xffffff).fontColor(Color.Red)
         }.margin({ bottom: 10 })
       }.borderRadius(10).padding({ top: 20 })
     }
   }
   
   @Entry
   @Component
   struct CustomDialogUser {
     @State textValue: string = ''
     dialogController: CustomDialogController | null = new CustomDialogController({
       builder: CustomDialogExample({
         cancel: () => {
           this.onCancel()
         },
         confirm: () => {
           this.onAccept()
         },
         textValue: $textValue
       })
     })
   
     // Set dialogController to null when the custom component is about to be destroyed.
     aboutToDisappear() {
       this.dialogController = null // Set dialogController to null.
     }
   
     onPageShow() {
       const params = this.getUIContext().getRouter().getParams() as Record<string, string>; // Obtain the passed parameter object.
       if (params) {
         this.dialogController?.open()
         this.textValue = params.info as string; // Obtain the value of the id attribute.
       }
     }
   
     onCancel() {
       console.info('Callback when the first button is clicked')
     }
   
     onAccept() {
       console.info('Callback when the second button is clicked')
     }
   
     exitApp() {
       console.info('Click the callback in the blank area')
     }
   
     build() {
       Column() {
         Button('click me')
           .onClick(() => {
             if (this.dialogController != null) {
               this.dialogController.open()
             }
           }).backgroundColor(0x317aff)
       }.width('100%').margin({ top: 5 })
     }
   }
   ```
   
   ```ts
   // Index2.ets
   @Entry
   @Component
   struct Index2 {
     @State message: string =' Back';
     build() {
       Column() {
         Button(this.message)
           .fontSize(50)
           .fontWeight(FontWeight.Bold).onClick(() => {
           this.getUIContext().getRouter().back({
             url: 'pages/Index',
             params: {
               info: 'Hello World'
             }
           });
         })
       }.width('100%').height('100%').margin({ top: 20 })
     }
   }
   ```
   
   ![DialogRouter](figures/DialogRouter.gif)

## Defining the Custom Dialog Box Animation

You can define the custom dialog box animation, including its duration and speed, through **openAnimation**.

```ts
@CustomDialog
struct CustomDialogExample {
  controller?: CustomDialogController

  build() {
    Column() {
      Text('Whether to change a text?').fontSize(16).margin({ bottom: 10 })
    }
  }
}

@Entry
@Component
struct CustomDialogUser {
  @State textValue: string = ''
  @State inputValue: string = 'click me'
  dialogController: CustomDialogController | null = new CustomDialogController({
    builder: CustomDialogExample(),
    openAnimation: {
      duration: 1200,
      curve: Curve.Friction,
      delay: 500,
      playMode: PlayMode.Alternate,
      onFinish: () => {
        console.info('play end')
      }
    },
    autoCancel: true,
    alignment: DialogAlignment.Bottom,
    offset: { dx: 0, dy: -20 },
    gridCount: 4,
    customStyle: false,
    backgroundColor: 0xd9ffffff,
    cornerRadius: 10,
  })

  // Set dialogController to null when the custom component is about to be destroyed.
  aboutToDisappear() {
    this.dialogController = null // Set dialogController to null.
  }

  build() {
    Column() {
      Button(this.inputValue)
        .onClick(() => {
          if (this.dialogController != null) {
            this.dialogController.open()
          }
        }).backgroundColor(0x317aff)
    }.width('100%').margin({ top: 5 })
  }
}
```

![openAnimator](figures/openAnimator.gif)

## Defining the Custom Dialog Box Style

You can set style parameters, such as the width, height, background color, and shadow, for a custom dialog box.

```ts
@CustomDialog
struct CustomDialogExample {
  controller?: CustomDialogController

  build() {
    Column() {
      Text('I am content').fontSize(16).margin({ bottom: 10 })
    }
  }
}

@Entry
@Component
struct CustomDialogUser {
  @State textValue: string = ''
  @State inputValue: string = 'Click Me'
  dialogController: CustomDialogController | null = new CustomDialogController({
    builder: CustomDialogExample(),
    autoCancel: true,
    alignment: DialogAlignment.Center,
    offset: { dx: 0, dy: -20 },
    gridCount: 4,
    customStyle: false,
    backgroundColor: 0xd9ffffff,
    cornerRadius: 20,
    width: '80%',
    height: '100px',
    borderWidth: 1,
    borderStyle: BorderStyle.Dashed,// borderStyle must be used with borderWidth in pairs.
    borderColor: Color.Blue,// borderColor must be used with borderWidth in pairs.
    shadow: ({ radius: 20, color: Color.Grey, offsetX: 50, offsetY: 0}),
  })

  // Set dialogController to null when the custom component is about to be destroyed.
  aboutToDisappear() {
    this.dialogController = null // Set dialogController to null.
  }

  build() {
    Column() {
      Button(this.inputValue)
        .onClick(() => {
          if (this.dialogController != null) {
            this.dialogController.open()
          }
        }).backgroundColor(0x317aff)
    }.width('100%').margin({ top: 5 })
  }
}
```

![custom_style](figures/custom_style.gif)

## Nesting a Custom Dialog Box

To nest a dialog box (dialog 2) inside another dialog box (dialog 1), it is recommended that you define dialog 2 within the parent component of dialog 1 so that you can then open dialog 2 through the callback sent from the parent component to dialog 1.

```ts
@CustomDialog
struct CustomDialogExampleTwo {
  controllerTwo?: CustomDialogController
  @State message: string = "I'm the second dialog box."
  @State showIf: boolean = false;
  build() {
    Column() {
      if (this.showIf) {
        Text("Text")
          .fontSize(30)
          .height(100)
      }
      Text(this.message)
        .fontSize(30)
        .height(100)
      Button("Create Text")
        .onClick(()=>{
          this.showIf = true;
        })
      Button('Close Second Dialog Box')
        .onClick(() => {
          if (this.controllerTwo != undefined) {
            this.controllerTwo.close()
          }
        })
        .margin(20)
    }
  }
}
@CustomDialog
struct CustomDialogExample {
  openSecondBox?: ()=>void
  controller?: CustomDialogController

  build() {
    Column() {
      Button('Open Second Dialog Box and Close This Box')
        .onClick(() => {
          this.controller!.close();
          this.openSecondBox!();
        })
        .margin(20)
    }.borderRadius(10)
  }
}
@Entry
@Component
struct CustomDialogUser {
  @State inputValue: string = 'Click Me'
  dialogController: CustomDialogController | null = new CustomDialogController({
    builder: CustomDialogExample({
      openSecondBox: ()=>{
        if (this.dialogControllerTwo != null) {
          this.dialogControllerTwo.open()
        }
      }
    }),
    cancel: this.exitApp,
    autoCancel: true,
    alignment: DialogAlignment.Bottom,
    offset: { dx: 0, dy: -20 },
    gridCount: 4,
    customStyle: false
  })
  dialogControllerTwo: CustomDialogController | null = new CustomDialogController({
    builder: CustomDialogExampleTwo(),
    alignment: DialogAlignment.Bottom,
    offset: { dx: 0, dy: -25 } })

  aboutToDisappear() {
    this.dialogController = null
    this.dialogControllerTwo = null
  }

  onCancel() {
    console.info('Callback when the first button is clicked')
  }

  onAccept() {
    console.info('Callback when the second button is clicked')
  }

  exitApp() {
    console.info('Click the callback in the blank area')
  }
  build() {
    Column() {
      Button(this.inputValue)
        .onClick(() => {
          if (this.dialogController != null) {
            this.dialogController.open()
          }
        }).backgroundColor(0x317aff)
    }.width('100%').margin({ top: 5 })
  }
}
```

![nested_dialog](figures/nested_dialog.gif)

If you define dialog 2 within dialog 1 instead, because of the parent-child relationship that exists between custom dialog boxes in terms of state management, you will not be able to create any component in dialog 2 once dialog 1 is destroyed (closed).