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AlertDialog

A Jetpack Compose AlertDialog component for displaying native alert dialogs.

Android

Included in Expo Go

GitHub

npm

Changelog

Recommended version:

~58.0.0

Expo UI AlertDialog matches the official Jetpack Compose AlertDialog API. Content is provided via slot sub-components (AlertDialog.Title, AlertDialog.Text, AlertDialog.ConfirmButton, AlertDialog.DismissButton, AlertDialog.Icon) that map directly to Compose's slot parameters.

Material 3 alert dialog with title, supporting text, and Cancel/Discard buttons

Installation

Terminal

- npx expo install @expo/ui

- yarn expo install @expo/ui

- pnpm expo install @expo/ui

- bun expo install @expo/ui

If you are installing this in an existing React Native app, make sure to install expo in your project.

Usage

Basic alert dialog

BasicAlertDialogExample.tsx

import { useState } from 'react';
import {
  Host,
  AlertDialog,
  Button,
  TextButton,
  Text,
} from '@expo/ui/jetpack-compose';

export default function BasicAlertDialogExample() {
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <Button onClick={() => setVisible(true)}>
        <Text>Show alert</Text>
      </Button>
      {visible && (
        <AlertDialog onDismissRequest={() => setVisible(false)}>
          <AlertDialog.Title>
            <Text>Confirm action</Text>
          </AlertDialog.Title>
          <AlertDialog.Text>
            <Text>Are you sure you want to proceed?</Text>
          </AlertDialog.Text>
          <AlertDialog.ConfirmButton>
            <TextButton onClick={() => setVisible(false)}>
              <Text>Confirm</Text>
            </TextButton>
          </AlertDialog.ConfirmButton>
          <AlertDialog.DismissButton>
            <TextButton onClick={() => setVisible(false)}>
              <Text>Cancel</Text>
            </TextButton>
          </AlertDialog.DismissButton>
        </AlertDialog>
      )}
    </Host>
  );
}

Custom colors

CustomColorsExample.tsx

import { useState } from 'react';
import {
  Host,
  AlertDialog,
  Button,
  TextButton,
  Text,
} from '@expo/ui/jetpack-compose';

export default function CustomColorsExample() {
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <Button onClick={() => setVisible(true)}>
        <Text>Show alert</Text>
      </Button>
      {visible && (
        <AlertDialog
          onDismissRequest={() => setVisible(false)}
          colors={{
            containerColor: '#1E1E2E',
            titleContentColor: '#CDD6F4',
            textContentColor: '#BAC2DE',
          }}>
          <AlertDialog.Title>
            <Text>Custom Dialog</Text>
          </AlertDialog.Title>
          <AlertDialog.Text>
            <Text>This dialog uses custom colors.</Text>
          </AlertDialog.Text>
          <AlertDialog.ConfirmButton>
            <TextButton onClick={() => setVisible(false)}>
              <Text>OK</Text>
            </TextButton>
          </AlertDialog.ConfirmButton>
          <AlertDialog.DismissButton>
            <TextButton onClick={() => setVisible(false)}>
              <Text>Cancel</Text>
            </TextButton>
          </AlertDialog.DismissButton>
        </AlertDialog>
      )}
    </Host>
  );
}

With icon

IconDialogExample.tsx

import { useState } from 'react';
import {
  Host,
  AlertDialog,
  Button,
  TextButton,
  Text,
  Icon,
} from '@expo/ui/jetpack-compose';

export default function IconDialogExample() {
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

  return (
    <Host matchContents>
      <Button onClick={() => setVisible(true)}>
        <Text>Show alert</Text>
      </Button>
      {visible && (
        <AlertDialog onDismissRequest={() => setVisible(false)}>
          <AlertDialog.Icon>
            {/* Replace with your own icon asset */}
            <Icon source={require('./info-icon.xml')} />
          </AlertDialog.Icon>
          <AlertDialog.Title>
            <Text>Dialog with Icon</Text>
          </AlertDialog.Title>
          <AlertDialog.Text>
            <Text>This dialog has an icon above the title.</Text>
          </AlertDialog.Text>
          <AlertDialog.ConfirmButton>
            <TextButton onClick={() => setVisible(false)}>
              <Text>OK</Text>
            </TextButton>
          </AlertDialog.ConfirmButton>
        </AlertDialog>
      )}
    </Host>
  );
}

API

import { AlertDialog } from '@expo/ui/jetpack-compose';

Component

`AlertDialog`

Android

Type: React.Element<AlertDialogProps>

Renders an AlertDialog component with slot-based content matching the Compose API. Content is provided via slot sub-components: AlertDialog.Title, AlertDialog.Text, AlertDialog.ConfirmButton, AlertDialog.DismissButton, and AlertDialog.Icon.

AlertDialogProps

`children`

Android

Optional • Type: ReactNode

Children containing slot sub-components (AlertDialog.Title, AlertDialog.Text, AlertDialog.ConfirmButton, AlertDialog.DismissButton, AlertDialog.Icon).

`colors`

Android

Optional • Type: AlertDialogColors

Colors for the alert dialog.

`modifiers`

Android

Optional • Type: ModifierConfig[]

Modifiers for the component.

`onDismissRequest`

Android

Optional • Type: () => void

Callback that is called when the user tries to dismiss the dialog (for example, by tapping outside of it or pressing the back button).

`properties`

Android

Optional • Type: DialogProperties

Properties for the dialog window.

`tonalElevation`

Android

Optional • Type: number

The tonal elevation of the dialog in dp, which affects its background color based on the color scheme.

Types

`AlertDialogColors`

Android

Colors for the alert dialog, matching AlertDialogDefaults in Compose.

Property	Type	Description
containerColor(optional)	`ColorValue`	The background color of the dialog.
iconContentColor(optional)	`ColorValue`	The color of the icon.
textContentColor(optional)	`ColorValue`	The color of the body text.
titleContentColor(optional)	`ColorValue`	The color of the title text.

`DialogProperties`

Android

Properties for the dialog window, matching DialogProperties in Compose.

Property	Type	Description
decorFitsSystemWindows(optional)	`boolean`	Whether the dialog's decor fits system windows (status bar, navigation bar, and more). When `true`, the dialog's content will be inset to avoid overlapping with system UI. Default:`true`
dismissOnBackPress(optional)	`boolean`	Whether the dialog can be dismissed by pressing the back button. Default:`true`
dismissOnClickOutside(optional)	`boolean`	Whether the dialog can be dismissed by clicking outside of it. Default:`true`
usePlatformDefaultWidth(optional)	`boolean`	Whether the dialog should use the platform default width. Default:`true`