Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Dialog showModal() Method

The showModal() method shows the dialog.

Browser Support


`showModal`	Yes 37+	No	No	Yes 6+	Yes 24+

Syntax

dialogObject.showModal()

Example

The following code shows how to show a dialog window.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Show dialog</button>
<dialog id="myDialog">This is a dialog window</dialog>
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<script>
function myFunction() { 
    document.getElementById("myDialog").showModal(); 
} 
</script>

</body>
</html>

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