Dialog box obscuring PrimeNG dropdown menu

I'm working on an Angular2 app that utilizes PrimeNG components.

My issue arises when trying to include a dropdown inside a dialog box. Despite my implementation, the dropdown ends up being cut off due to the constraints of the dialog box, as visible in the screenshot below. I aim for the dropdown to be displayed above the dialog with all options fully visible.

The dialog is relatively small, and I prefer not to create a larger one solely for this purpose, given the excess empty space it would entail.

Here's a snippet of my HTML code:

<p-dialog header="Repack" [(visible)]="display" showEffect="fade" minHeight="200">
    <div class="row col-md-12" align="center">
        <button pButton (click)="viewRepack()" label="View Repack"></button>
    </div>
    <div class="row col-md-12"><strong>Edit Table Assignment: </strong></div>
    <p-dropdown [options]="tables" [(ngModel)]="selectedTable" [style]="{width: '100%'}"></p-dropdown>
    <button pButton label="Save" (click)="save()" style="float:right;margin-right:3px;margin-top:5px;"></button>
</p-dialog>

If anyone can provide insight or advice on this matter, it would be greatly appreciated.

Answer №1

To ensure proper functionality, it is essential to include the attribute appendTo.

For example:

<p-dropdown appendTo="body" [options]="tables" [(ngModel)]="selectedTable" [style]="{width: '100%'}"></p-dropdown>

Answer №2

This information is sourced from the authoritative NG Prime Documentation link. When a dialog contains other components with overlays like dropdowns, it's important to ensure that the overlay does not exceed the boundaries of the dialog due to overflow issues. To address this, you have two options: either append the overlay to the body or allow overflow within the dialog itself.

<p-dialog>
<p-dropdown appendTo="body"></p-dropdown>

OR

 <p-dialog [contentStyle]="{'overflow':'visible'}">
<p-dropdown></p-dropdown>

Answer №3

There are a couple of ways you can tackle this issue:

  1. One option is to add an appendTo section to each component within the dialog that needs to be able to overflow.

    <p-dialog>
        <p-dropdown appendTo="body"></p-dropdown>
    </p-dialog>
    

    Drawbacks of this method: (a) You have to include an appendTo section for every item in the dialog that could potentially overflow, and (b) if the underlying page allows scrolling, the overflowing dropdown will scroll with the page instead of the dialog.

  2. Preferable approach: Enable the p-dialog itself to overflow.

    <p-dialog [contentStyle]="{'overflow':'visible'}">
       <p-dropdown></p-dropdown>
    </p-dialog>
    

    If you're using a p-footer, you might also need to add the following snippet to your CSS file to ensure the footer appears correctly (essentially adding the class ui-g-12 to the container div of the footer):

    p-dialog /deep/ .ui-dialog-footer {
       width: 100%;
       float: left;
       box-sizing: border-box;
       padding: .5em;
    }
    

Please note that both of these solutions can be found on the PrimeNG documentation for p-dialog, although the documentation does not explicitly address how to properly display a footer.

Answer №4

Try This Angular/PrimeNG 12+ Solution

Here is a helpful solution that may work:

<p-dialog [contentStyle]="{'overflow':'visible'}"></p-dialog>

Answer №5

Below is a snippet of the code that successfully solved my issue:

<p-dialog header="Repack" [(visible)]="display" showEffect="fade" resizable="true">
    <div class="row col-md-12" align="center" style="overflow-y:visible">
        <button pButton (click)="ViewRepack()" label="View Repack"></button>
    </div>
    <div class="row col-md-12"><strong>Edit Table Assignment: </strong></div>
    <p-dropdown [options]="tables" [(ngModel)]="selectedTable" [style]="{width:'200px', position:'fixed'}"></p-dropdown>
    <button pButton label="Save" (click)="ChangeTable()" style="float:right;margin-right:3px;"></button>
</p-dialog>

Answer №6

To ensure the dropdown width is not set automatically, include [autowidth]="false" in the p-dropdown

Example:

<p-dropdown [options]="colors" [(ngModel)]="selectedColor"
            [autoWidth]="false"></p-dropdown>

Additionally, you can adjust the width of the dropdown by applying the following style in your component:

styles: [':host /deep/ .ui-dropdown-items-wrapper { min-width: 250px}']

Answer №7

Make sure to utilize the attribute known as appendTo.

When creating a modal dialog, incorporate a template variable into the content section and then reference this variable in the appendTo attribute.

For instance: Template variable

<div mat-dialog-content #matdialogcontent>

Implementation

 <p-dropdown [options]="optionsArray" [appendTo]="matdialogcontent"></p-dropdown>

Please be advised: If you opt for using [appendTo]="body", it could result in the dropdown floating around, particularly if the user scrolls the page while the modal is open.

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