Beginning JavaScript® and CSS Development with jQuery

Appendix P. Dialog

Method	Description	Return Value
Dialog Methods
dialog(options)	Makes the selected elements into dialog boxes.	jQuery
dialog("open")	Opens the specified dialog box(es).	jQuery
dialog("IsOpen")	Determines if the dialog is open.	Boolean
dialog("moveToTop")	Moves the specified dialog on top of the dialogs stack.	jQuery
dialog("close")	Closes the specified dialog box(es).	jQuery
dialog("destroy")	Completely removes the dialog.	jQuery

Dialog Options

Option	Description	Type
autoOpen	When set to true, the dialog will open automatically when dialog is called. If set to false, it will stay hidden until dialog("open") is called on it. The default is true.	Boolean
bgiframe	When true, the bgiframe plugin will be used, to fix the issue in IE6 where select boxes show on top of other elements, regardless of zIndex. Requires including the bgiframe plugin. Future versions may not require a separate plugin. The default is false.	Boolean
buttons	Specifies which buttons should be displayed on the dialog. The property key is the text of the button. The value is the callback function for when the button is clicked. The context of the callback is the dialog element; if you need access to the button, it is available as the target of the event object.	Object
dialogClass	The specified class name(s) will be added to the dialog, for additional styling.	String
draggable	When set to true, the resulting dialog will be draggable. If false, the dialog will not be draggable. The default is true.	Boolean
height	The height of the dialog, ...