JavaScript Popup Boxes
JavaScript has three kinds of popup boxes:
- Alert box
- Confirm box
- Prompt box
Alert Box
An alert box is often used if you want to make sure information comes through to the user.
When an alert box pops up, the user will have to click "OK" to proceed.
Syntax
window.alert("sometext");
The window.alert() method can be written without the window
prefix.
Confirm Box
A confirm box is often used if you want the user to verify or accept something.
When a confirm box pops up, the user will have to click either "OK" or "Cancel" to proceed.
If the user clicks "OK", the box returns true. If the user clicks "Cancel", the box returns false.
Syntax
window.confirm("sometext");
The window.confirm() method can be written without the window prefix.
Example
if (confirm("Press a button!")) {
txt = "You
pressed OK!";
} else {
txt = "You pressed Cancel!";
}Try it Yourself »
Prompt Box
A prompt box is often used if you want the user to input a value before entering a page.
When a prompt box pops up, the user will have to click either "OK" or "Cancel" to proceed after entering an input value.
If the user clicks "OK" the box returns the input value. If the user clicks "Cancel" the box returns null.
Syntax
window.prompt("sometext","defaultText");
The window.prompt() method can be written without the window prefix.
Example
let person = prompt("Please enter your name", "Harry Potter");
let text;
if
(person == null || person == "") {
text = "User cancelled
the prompt.";
} else {
text = "Hello " + person + "!
How are you today?";
}Try it Yourself »
Line Breaks
To display line breaks inside a popup box, use a back-slash followed by the character n.
