ScrollBoundaryContainer

Props

Component props
Name
Type
Default
children
Required
React.Node
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Variants

Height

When scrolling is desired, we must explicitly set a height. Unless a height is set, the content will push the parent container's height.

In ScrollBoundaryContainer, height is an optional prop with a default value of 100%. If ScrollBoundaryContainer’s immediate parent is a component with a fixed height, do not pass a height to ScrollBoundaryContainer as seen in first example below. On the other hand, if there isn’t an immediate parent fixing the height, you must specify the ScrollBoundaryContainer height as seen in the second example below.

Popover within ScrollBoundaryContainer
Tooltips within ScrollBoundaryContainer

Built-in component

Modal and Sheet come with ScrollBoundaryContainer built-in, so any anchored components used in their children tree should work out-of-the-box. Passing an additional ScrollBoundaryContainer will break the existing styling on scroll.

The following example shows the internal ScrollBoundaryContainer in action. The main content of both Modal and Sheet is a form which includes Dropdown and ComboBox.

Box
Box's overflow prop specifies what should happen if the content is larger than the bounding box. Box should not be replaced with ScrollBoundaryContainer if the goal is simply to allow Box to scroll when content overflows. ScrollBoundaryContainer is only needed when anchored components, such as Tooltip, Popover, ComboBox or Dropdown, are used within a container that could potentially scroll.

Modal / Sheet
Modal and Sheet come with ScrollBoundaryContainer built-in, so any anchored components used in their children tree should work out-of-the-box. Passing an additional ScrollBoundaryContainer will break the existing styling on scroll.

Tooltip / Popover / Dropdown / ComboBox
ScrollBoundaryContainer must be used around any of these components if they are used within a container that could possibly scroll. This is necessary to ensure the component remains attached to its anchor on scroll. If they are located within scrolling Modal or Sheet components, ScrollBoundaryContainer isn't needed as it's already built-in.