By default, Angular Material's tooltip does not support HTML content. However, you can achieve your desired functionality by creating a custom tooltip using Angular Material's overlay module and incorporating HTML content. Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can accomplish this:
- Install Angular Material: If you haven't already, install Angular Material by running the following command in your project directory:
ng add @angular/material
- Import required modules: In your module file (e.g.,
app.module.ts
), import the necessary Angular Material modules:
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { MatTooltipModule } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
import { OverlayModule } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
@NgModule({
imports: [
// ...
MatTooltipModule,
OverlayModule
],
// ...
})
export class AppModule { }
- Create a custom tooltip directive: Create a new file, e.g.,
html-tooltip.directive.ts
, and define a custom tooltip directive:
import { Directive, ElementRef, HostListener, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit, Renderer2, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef } from '@angular/core';
import { MatTooltip, MatTooltipDefaultOptions, MAT_TOOLTIP_DEFAULT_OPTIONS } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
import { Overlay, OverlayRef, PositionStrategy, ScrollStrategy } from '@angular/cdk/overlay';
import { TemplatePortal } from '@angular/cdk/portal';
@Directive({
selector: '[htmlTooltip]'
})
export class HtmlTooltipDirective extends MatTooltip implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
@Input('htmlTooltip') content!: string | TemplateRef<any>;
private overlayRef: OverlayRef;
constructor(
overlay: Overlay,
elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
private viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef,
private renderer: Renderer2,
private defaultOptions: MatTooltipDefaultOptions
) {
super(overlay, elementRef, defaultOptions);
}
ngOnInit(): void {
super.ngOnInit();
this.tooltipClass = 'html-tooltip';
this.position = 'below';
}
ngOnDestroy(): void {
super.ngOnDestroy();
this.overlayRef.dispose();
}
@HostListener('mouseenter')
show(): void {
if (!this.overlayRef) {
this.overlayRef = this.createOverlay();
this.renderer.addClass(this.overlayRef.overlayElement, 'html-tooltip-overlay');
}
const position = this.overlay.position();
position.withDefaultOffsetX(16).withDefaultOffsetY(16);
position.withPositions([
{ originX: 'center', originY: 'bottom', overlayX: 'center', overlayY: 'top' },
{ originX: 'center', originY: 'top', overlayX: 'center', overlayY: 'bottom' },
{ originX: 'end', originY: 'center', overlayX: 'start', overlayY: 'center' },
{ originX: 'start', originY: 'center', overlayX: 'end', overlayY: 'center' }
]);
const scrollStrategy: ScrollStrategy = this.overlay.scrollStrategies.reposition();
const portal = new TemplatePortal(this.content, this.viewContainerRef);
this.overlayRef.attach(portal);
this.overlayRef.updatePositionStrategy(position);
this.overlayRef.updateScrollStrategy(scrollStrategy);
}
private createOverlay(): OverlayRef {
const overlayConfig = this.getOverlayConfig();
return this.overlay.create(overlayConfig);
}
private getOverlayConfig(): any {
const overlayConfig = this.defaultOptions.positionStrategy || this.overlay.position().global();
overlayConfig.host = this.elementRef.nativeElement;
overlayConfig.scrollStrategy