Popover API
API documentation for the React Popover component. Learn about the available props and the CSS API.
Import
import Popover from '@mui/material/Popover';
// or
import { Popover } from '@mui/material';Component name
The nameMuiPopover can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.Props
Props of the Modal component are also available.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| open* | bool | false | If true, the component is shown. |
| action | ref | A ref for imperative actions. It currently only supports updatePosition() action. | |
| anchorEl | HTML element | func | An HTML element, or a function that returns one. It's used to set the position of the popover. | |
| anchorOrigin | { horizontal: 'center' | 'left' | 'right' | number, vertical: 'bottom' | 'center' | 'top' | number } | { vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left', } | This is the point on the anchor where the popover's anchorEl will attach to. This is not used when the anchorReference is 'anchorPosition'.Options: vertical: [top, center, bottom]; horizontal: [left, center, right]. |
| anchorPosition | { left: number, top: number } | This is the position that may be used to set the position of the popover. The coordinates are relative to the application's client area. | |
| anchorReference | 'anchorEl' | 'anchorPosition' | 'none' | 'anchorEl' | This determines which anchor prop to refer to when setting the position of the popover. |
| children | node | The content of the component. | |
| classes | object | Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details. | |
| container | HTML element | func | An HTML element, component instance, or function that returns either. The container will passed to the Modal component.By default, it uses the body of the anchorEl's top-level document object, so it's simply document.body most of the time. | |
| elevation | integer | 8 | The elevation of the popover. |
| marginThreshold | number | 16 | Specifies how close to the edge of the window the popover can appear. |
| onClose | func | Callback fired when the component requests to be closed. The reason parameter can optionally be used to control the response to onClose. | |
| PaperProps | { component?: element type } | {} | Props applied to the Paper element. |
| sx | Array<func | object | bool> | func | object | The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details. | |
| transformOrigin | { horizontal: 'center' | 'left' | 'right' | number, vertical: 'bottom' | 'center' | 'top' | number } | { vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'left', } | This is the point on the popover which will attach to the anchor's origin. Options: vertical: [top, center, bottom, x(px)]; horizontal: [left, center, right, x(px)]. |
| TransitionComponent | elementType | Grow | The component used for the transition. Follow this guide to learn more about the requirements for this component. |
| transitionDuration | 'auto' | number | { appear?: number, enter?: number, exit?: number } | 'auto' | Set to 'auto' to automatically calculate transition time based on height. |
| TransitionProps | object | {} | Props applied to the transition element. By default, the element is based on this Transition component. |
The
ref is forwarded to the root element.Inheritance
While not explicitly documented above, the props of the Modal component are also available on Popover. You can take advantage of this to target nested components.CSS
| Rule name | Global class | Description |
|---|---|---|
| root | .MuiPopover-root | Styles applied to the root element. |
| paper | .MuiPopover-paper | Styles applied to the Paper component. |
You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:
- With a global class name.
- With a rule name as part of the component's
styleOverridesproperty in a custom theme.