Multiple modals overlay

Question

I need that the overlay shows above the first modal, not in the back.

$('#openBtn').click(function(){
	$('#myModal').modal({show:true})
});

<a data-toggle="modal" href="#myModal" class="btn btn-primary">Launch modal</a>

<div class="modal" id="myModal">
	<div class="modal-dialog">
      <div class="modal-content">
        <div class="modal-header">
          <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
          <h4 class="modal-title">Modal title</h4>
        </div><div class="container"></div>
        <div class="modal-body">
          Content for the dialog / modal goes here.
          <br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <a data-toggle="modal" href="#myModal2" class="btn btn-primary">Launch modal</a>
        </div>
        <div class="modal-footer">
          <a href="#" data-dismiss="modal" class="btn">Close</a>
          <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="modal" id="myModal2" data-backdrop="static">
	<div class="modal-dialog">
      <div class="modal-content">
        <div class="modal-header">
          <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
          <h4 class="modal-title">Second Modal title</h4>
        </div><div class="container"></div>
        <div class="modal-body">
          Content for the dialog / modal goes here.
        </div>
        <div class="modal-footer">
          <a href="#" data-dismiss="modal" class="btn">Close</a>
          <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
</div>


<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>

I tried to change the z-index of .modal-backdrop, but it becomes a mess.

In some cases I have more than two modals on the same page.

Answer 1

I had a similar scenario, and after a little bit of R&D I found a solution. Although I'm not great in JS still I have managed to write down a small query.

http://jsfiddle.net/Sherbrow/ThLYb/

<div class="ingredient-item" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">test1 <p>trerefefef</p></div>
<div class="ingredient-item" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">tst2 <p>Lorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem IpsumLorem Ipsum</p></div>
<div class="ingredient-item" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal">test3 <p>afsasfafafsa</p></div>

<!-- Modal -->
<div class="modal fade" id="myModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
  <div class="modal-dialog">
    <div class="modal-content">
      <div class="modal-header">
        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
        <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">Modal title</h4>
      </div>
      <div class="modal-body">
        ...
      </div>
      <div class="modal-footer">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Save changes</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>





$('.ingredient-item').on('click', function(e){

   e.preventDefault();

    var content = $(this).find('p').text();

    $('.modal-body').html(content);

});

Answer 2

Sometimes sequence may causes the mess! Write first modal first then second modal

Answer 3

In my case the problem was caused by a browser extension that includes the bootstrap.js files where the show event handled twice and two modal-backdrop divs are added, but when closing the modal only one of them is removed.

Found that by adding a subtree modification breakpoint to the body element in chrome, and tracked adding the modal-backdrop divs.

Answer 4

Unfortunately I do not have the reputation to comment, but it should be noted that the accepted solution with the hardcoded baseline of a 1040 z-index seems to be superior to the zIndex calculation that tries to find the maximum zIndex being rendered on the page.

It appears that certain extensions/plugins rely on top level DOM content which makes the .Max calculation such an obscenely large number, that it can't increment the zIndex any further. This results in a modal where the overlay appears over the modal incorrectly (if you use Firebug/Google Inspector tools you'll see a zIndex on the order of 2^n - 1)

I haven't been able to isolate what the specific reason the various forms of Math.Max for z-Index leads to this scenario, but it can happen, and it will appear unique to a few users. (My general tests on browserstack had this code working perfectly).

Hope this helps someone.

Answer 5

The solution to this for me was to NOT use the "fade" class on my modal divs.

Answer 6

Finally solved. I tested it in many ways and works fine.

Here is the solution for anyone that have the same problem: Change the Modal.prototype.show function (at bootstrap.js or modal.js)

FROM:

if (transition) {
   that.$element[0].offsetWidth // force reflow
}   

that.$element
   .addClass('in')
   .attr('aria-hidden', false)

that.enforceFocus()

TO:

if (transition) {
    that.$element[0].offsetWidth // force reflow
}

that.$backdrop
   .css("z-index", (1030 + (10 * $(".modal.fade.in").length)))

that.$element
   .css("z-index", (1040 + (10 * $(".modal.fade.in").length)))
   .addClass('in')
   .attr('aria-hidden', false)

that.enforceFocus()

It's the best way that i found: check how many modals are opened and change the z-index of the modal and the backdrop to a higher value.