Bootstrap JS Toasts
Toast CSS Classes
The Toast component is like an alert box that is only shown for a couple of seconds when something happens (i.e. when the user clicks on a button, submits a form, etc.).
For a tutorial about Toasts, read our Bootstrap Toast Tutorial.
| Class | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
.toast |
Creates the toast | Try it |
.toast-header |
Creates the toast header | Try it |
.toast-body |
Creates the toast body | Try it |
Activate Via JavaScript
Toasts must be initialized with jQuery: select the specified element and call the toast() method.
Example
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$('.toast').toast('show');
});
</script>
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Toast Options
Options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript. For data attributes,
append the option name to data-, as in data-animation="".
| Name | Type | Default | Description | Try it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| animation | boolean | true |
Specifies whether to add a CSS fade transition effect when showing and hiding the toast.
|
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| autohide | boolean | true | Specifies whether to hide the toast by default | Try it |
| delay | number | 500 | Specifies the number of milliseconds it will take to hide the toast once it is shown. | Try it |
Toast Methods
The following table lists all available toast methods.
| Method | Description | Try it |
|---|---|---|
| .toast(options) | Activates the toast with an option. See options above for valid values | Try it |
| .toast("show") | Shows the toast | Try it |
| .toast("hide") | Hides the toast | Try it |
| .toast("dispose") | Hides and destroys the toast | Try it |
Toast Events
The following table lists all available toast events.
| Event | Description | Try it |
|---|---|---|
| show.bs.toast | Occurs when the toast is about to be shown | Try it |
| shown.bs.toast | Occurs when the toast is fully shown (after CSS transitions have completed) | Try it |
| hide.bs.toast | Occurs when the toast is about to be hidden | Try it |
| hidden.bs.toast | Occurs when the toast is fully hidden (after CSS transitions have completed) | Try it |
