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The Alert component for Retool Apps

A message box to display important information with optional title and clickable action.

For more information about this component, refer to the Informational components guide.

Properties

All properties for this object with supported data types or values. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool to manipulate or read property values.

actionIcon

The icon to display on the action button.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector
Examples
"/icon:bold/alert"

actionIconPosition

The position of the action icon.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector
Allowed Values
ValueDescription
left

Left.

right

Right.

Examples
"left"

actionPosition

The position of the action button.

Type string
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector
Allowed Values
ValueDescription
top

Top.

bottom

Bottom.


actionText

The text to display on the action button.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector
Examples
"Submit"

actionTooltip

The tooltip to display on hover over the action button.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector
Examples
"Click to deploy."

backgroundColor

The background color.

Type string
Format Color
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector
Examples
"#ff0000"

borderColor

The border color.

Type string
Format Color
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector

closeIcon

The icon to display when closed.

Type string
Mutability Read-only

closeIconPosition

The position of the icon relative to the text.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Icon position
Allowed Values
ValueUI OptionDescription
leftLeft

Left of text.

rightRight

Right of text.

replaceReplace text

Replace text.

Default
left
Examples
left

color

The specified color.

Type string
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector

description

Descriptive text to display to the user.

Type string
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector

hidden

Whether this object is hidden from view.

Type boolean
Format True/False
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > Hidden
MethodsetHidden()
Default
false
Examples
true

icon

the icon to display.

Type string
Format Icon Key
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Icon
Default
null
Examples
/icon:bold/shopping-gift

iconPosition

The position of the icon relative to the text.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Icon position
Allowed Values
ValueUI OptionDescription
leftLeft

Left of text.

rightRight

Right of text.

replaceReplace text

Replace text.

Default
left
Examples
left

id

The unique identifier (name).

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector
Default
alert1
Examples
query1
button1

isHiddenOnDesktop

Whether to show or hide this object in the desktop layout.

Type boolean
Format True/False
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > Advanced > Show on desktop
Default
false
Examples
true

isHiddenOnMobile

Whether to show or hide this object in the mobile layout.

Type boolean
Format True/False
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > Advanced > Show on mobile
Default
true
Examples
true

maintainSpaceWhenHidden

Whether to take up space on the canvas if hidden is true.

Type boolean
Format True/False
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > Advanced > Maintain space when hidden
Default
false
Examples
true

margin

The amount of margin to render outside.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Spacing > Margin
Allowed Values
ValueUI OptionDescription
4px 8pxNormal

Normal margin.

0None

No margin.

Default
4px 8px
Examples
4px 8px

onActionClick

The event handler that runs when the action is clicked.

Type string
Mutability Read-only

onClose

The event handler that runs when closed.

Type string
Mutability Read-only

showInEditor

Whether the component remains visible in the editor if hidden is true.

Type boolean
Format True/False
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > Advanced > Always show in edit mode
Default
false
Examples
true

style

Custom style options.

Type object
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > style

styleVariant

The style variant to use.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > Variant
Allowed Values
ValueDescription
solid

Solid style.

outline

Outline style.

Default
solid
Examples
solid

title

The title text to display.

Type string
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector

tooltip

The tooltip text to display next to the label on hover.

Type string
Format Markdown
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Tooltip

value

The current or default value.

Type string
Format Plain Text
Mutability
ControlUsage
Retool UI Inspector > Content > Default value
MethodsetValue()
Default
null
Examples
Hello world!

Methods

JavaScript API methods for this object. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool and use methods to manipulate data and property values.

alert.clearValue()

Clear the current values.

Definition
alert.clearValue()
Examples

Clear the current value of alert.

alert.clearValue();

alert.resetValue()

Reset the current value to the default value.

Definition
alert.resetValue()
Examples

Reset the current value of alert.

alert.resetValue();

alert.scrollIntoView()

Scrolls the canvas or parent container so that the selected component appears in the visible area.

Definition
alert.scrollIntoView(options)
Parameters

options

The scroll options.

Type object
Object Properties

behavior

The scroll behavior.

Type string
Allowed Values
ValueDescription
auto

Scroll immediately to the specified position.

smooth

Scroll gradually to the specified position.


block

The scroll position relative to the component.

Type string
Allowed Values
ValueDescription
nearest

Scrolls only the minimum amount required for the component to appear in the visible area. Scrolling does not occur if the component is already in view.

start

Scrolls to position the component at the top of the visible area.

center

Scrolls to position the component in the middle of the visible area.

end

Scrolls to position the component at the bottom of the visible area.



Examples

Scroll the minimum amount to immediately bring alert into view.

alert.scrollIntoView({behavior: 'auto', block: 'nearest'});

alert.setHidden()

Set the hidden value to toggle whether the component is visible. Defaults to true without a parameter.

Definition
alert.setHidden(hidden)
Parameters

hidden

Whether this object is hidden from view.

Type boolean
Format True/False
Default
false
Examples
true

Examples

Hide alert.

alert.setHidden(true);

Unhide alert.

alert.setHidden(false);

alert.setValue()

Set the current value.

Definition
alert.setValue(value)
Parameters

value

The value.

Type string | number | boolean | object | array

Examples

Set the current value of alert to userValue.

alert.setValue(userValue);

Events

Events triggered by user interactions. You can configure event handlers in the IDE to trigger queries or other actions in response to events.

EventDescription
CloseThe component or item is closed.