Dialog: Nested

A dialog or alert dialog opened from inside another stacks on top. The parent steps back and a lighter backdrop covers it. Esc closes only the top one.

import {
  AlertDialog,
  AlertDialogAction,
  AlertDialogCancel,
  AlertDialogContent,
  AlertDialogDescription,
  AlertDialogFooter,
  AlertDialogHeader,
  AlertDialogTitle,
  AlertDialogTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Dialog,
  DialogBody,
  DialogClose,
  DialogContent,
  DialogDescription,
  DialogFooter,
  DialogHeader,
  DialogTitle,
  DialogTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/dialog"

export function DialogNested() {
  return (
    <Dialog>
      <DialogTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
        Workspace settings
      </DialogTrigger>
      <DialogContent>
        <DialogHeader>
          <DialogTitle>Workspace settings</DialogTitle>
          <DialogDescription>
            Manage members and the danger zone.
          </DialogDescription>
        </DialogHeader>
        <DialogBody>
          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
            <Dialog>
              <DialogTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
                Invite member
              </DialogTrigger>
              <DialogContent size="sm">
                <DialogHeader>
                  <DialogTitle>Invite member</DialogTitle>
                  <DialogDescription>
                    The settings dialog steps back while this one is open.
                  </DialogDescription>
                </DialogHeader>
                <DialogFooter>
                  <DialogClose render={<Button />}>Send invite</DialogClose>
                </DialogFooter>
              </DialogContent>
            </Dialog>
            <AlertDialog>
              <AlertDialogTrigger render={<Button variant="destructive" />}>
                Delete workspace
              </AlertDialogTrigger>
              <AlertDialogContent>
                <AlertDialogHeader>
                  <AlertDialogTitle>Delete workspace?</AlertDialogTitle>
                  <AlertDialogDescription>
                    All projects in this workspace will be removed.
                  </AlertDialogDescription>
                </AlertDialogHeader>
                <AlertDialogFooter>
                  <AlertDialogCancel>Cancel</AlertDialogCancel>
                  <AlertDialogAction variant="destructive">
                    Delete
                  </AlertDialogAction>
                </AlertDialogFooter>
              </AlertDialogContent>
            </AlertDialog>
          </div>
        </DialogBody>
      </DialogContent>
    </Dialog>
  )
}

Add this example

This adds the example as components/examples/dialog/nested.tsx, together with the Dialog component and the HextaUI theme tokens it needs.

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/dialog-nested.json

To add only the component, follow the Dialog installation.

Props in this example

The Dialog props this example sets, from the API reference.

DialogTrigger

Prop	Type	Default
`render`	`ReactElement \| (props, state) => ReactElement`	`<button>`

DialogContent

Prop	Type	Default
`size`	`"sm" \| "default" \| "lg"`	`"default"`

DialogClose

Prop	Type	Default
`render`	`ReactElement \| (props, state) => ReactElement`	`<button>`

Every prop is in the Dialog API reference.

More Dialog examples

See them all, with keyboard support and accessibility notes, on the Dialog page.