express.ui.modal_show

express.ui.modal_show(modal, session=None)

Show a modal dialog.

modal_show is used to display a modal that has been created with modal.

Parameters

modal : Tag

Typically a modal instance.

session : Optional[Session] = None

The Session instance to display the modal in. If not provided, the session is inferred via get_current_session.

See Also

Examples

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

## file: app.py
from shiny import reactive
from shiny.express import input, ui

ui.input_action_button("show", "Show modal dialog")


@reactive.effect
@reactive.event(input.show)
def _():
    m = ui.modal(
        "This is a somewhat important message.",
        title="Somewhat important message",
        easy_close=True,
        footer=None,
    )
    ui.modal_show(m)