ui.update_popover

ui.update_popover(id, *args, title=None, show=None, session=None)

Update the contents or title of a popover.

Parameters

id: str

The id of the popover DOM element to update.

*args: TagChild = ()

The new contents of the popover.

title: Optional[TagChild] = None

The new title of the popover.

show: Optional[bool] = None

Opens (True) or closes (False) the popover.

session: Optional[Session] = None

A Shiny session object (the default should almost always be used).

See Also

• popover

Examples

#| standalone: true
#| components: [editor, viewer]
#| layout: vertical
#| viewerHeight: 400

## file: app.py
from shiny import App, Inputs, Outputs, Session, reactive, ui

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.input_action_button("btn_show", "Show popover", class_="mt-3 me-3"),
    ui.input_action_button("btn_close", "Close popover", class_="mt-3 me-3"),
    ui.br(),
    ui.br(),
    ui.popover(
        ui.input_action_button("btn_w_popover", "A button w/ a popover", class_="mt-3"),
        "A message",
        id="popover_id",
    ),
)


def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
    @reactive.effect
    @reactive.event(input.btn_show)
    def _():
        ui.update_popover("popover_id", show=True)

    @reactive.effect
    @reactive.event(input.btn_close)
    def _():
        ui.update_popover("popover_id", show=False)

    @reactive.effect
    @reactive.event(input.btn_w_popover)
    def _():
        ui.notification_show("Button clicked!", duration=3, type="message")


app = App(app_ui, server=server)