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Summary

Fixes issues when using icons inside a tooltip button. Resolved errors resulting from moving the cursor over the icon, as well as improve compatibility with icon styling.

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Preview link (local Storybook): http://localhost:6006/?path=/story/components-tooltip--test

Problem statement

This seeks to address several issues:

  • Errors result when moving the cursor over content inside a tooltip trigger, such as an icon. You can demonstrate this by mousing over icons in the project's own Tooltip Test story (see screenshot)
    • Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'classList')
  • The tooltip's SVG element selector styles (.usa-tooltip__trigger > svg) can introduce undesirable side-effects when applying tooltip behaviors to a button which includes both an icon and text (e.g. like in Button/Icon: Improve default appearance of button with icon #4493, see screenshot of effects)
  • Using mouseover events with behavior/receptor's event delegation implementation is likely to have a negative performance impact, since mouseover events are likely being handled thousands of times on a page for user interactions unrelated to tooltips

Solution

The proposed solution leverages event bubbling of targeted event handlers to address all of the above issues:

  • When event handler is bound to the trigger element, currentTarget can be used as a guaranteed reference to the tooltip trigger, addressing the errors mentioned above
  • Similarly, event bubbling removes the need for styles which remove pointer-events from an icon, which are assumed to have been needed since otherwise the icon would potentially block events meant for the trigger
  • Binding the events to the trigger elements avoids unnecessary handling of noisy mouseover / mouseout events for elements on the page unrelated to the tooltip

Testing and review

  1. Confirm in the Tooltip Test preview that:
    1. No errors occur when mousing over any of the tooltips, including over icons in the footer links
    2. The tooltips appear as expected

@mejiaj mejiaj added this to the uswds 3.6.0 milestone Aug 7, 2023
@mejiaj mejiaj added the Package: Tooltip Work affecting Tooltip. Apply only when this area helps route or find the issue. label Aug 18, 2023
@amyleadem amyleadem modified the milestones: uswds 3.7.0, uswds 3.7.0B Sep 14, 2023

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This works like a charm! The updated JS is more readable in my opinion and all three bugs in the problem statement are resolved. Great work!

Just one small suggested change to export the setUpEvents method.

Thanks @aduth !

  • Tooltip displays as expected
  • Errors are no longer occurring when button icons are hovered
  • Unit tests work appropriately
  • JS is improved by this pr

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Thanks for the PR. Tooltip shouldn't break if there's an icon inside.

Some questions/requests:

  1. Support icons in tooltips without removing behaviors?
  2. Are you seeing a performance impact specifically with tooltip and its use of mouseover?
  3. Can you add an example of an icon in tooltip in the test template?

@mejiaj mejiaj modified the milestones: uswds 3.8.0, 2024.02 February Jan 8, 2024
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  • Support icons in tooltips without removing behaviors?

Can you clarify what you mean by this?

As part of adding a new Storybook section in 2e91d66, I noticed that at least the pointer-events: none could be good to keep to avoid some flickering effect with mousing over icons in the button trigger.

  • Are you seeing a performance impact specifically with tooltip and its use of mouseover?

I haven't actually measured the impact, and the changes to event binding are based on an understanding of how the event delegation is applied, and wanting to avoid unnecessary work when mousing over unrelated elements on the page.

I could back out these changes if there's a desire to keep this pull request simpler or to avoid explicit event binding in favor of the more conventional behavior-based event delegation.

  • Can you add an example of an icon in tooltip in the test template?

I wasn't sure if you're referring to an icon within the tooltip itself, or an icon in a tooltip trigger button. The latter is what this pull request is trying to address. The existing test template footer example includes part of the issue here when a button contains only an icon. In 2e91d66 I also pushed an example where there's both a button and some text. This is improved slightly in this pull request, and would hopefully be fully improved with changes in #5398.

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I also see the error Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'classList') when using my keyboard to tab to the tooltip even if it just a regular button with no icon. Will this address that issue with keyboard tabbing as well?

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@sperro Did this issue start happening recently? I know there's been a couple other Tooltip component changes in the recent 3.8.1 release (#5909, #5919) which might be related to what you're seeing. I'd suggest filing a bug report issue to see about getting that error fixed.

I haven't had a chance to update this pull request recently with those changes since the merge conflicts are rather substantial, so I can't say for sure whether this would fix the error.

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@aduth I noticed the issue prior to 3.8.1 release. I just tested in 3.8.1 and it actually seems worse. Previously the error was only seen while tabbing to set focus via keyboard but I also saw it now with mouseover. Its the same error you posted in your Problem statement so I think its related.

Errors result when moving the cursor over content inside a tooltip trigger, such as an icon. You can demonstrate this by mousing over icons in the project's own Tooltip Test story (see screenshot)
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'classList')

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@sperro Ah, yeah, it'd been a while since I wrote the pull request so I forgot I included that specific error in the original message. This may fix the issues you had, but there have been a lot of changes to the Tooltip code since I opened this pull request, meaning I'll probably have to start over to resolve the conflicts.

I'm also re-encountering a lot of similar issues with Tooltip, and one general issue I'm noticing is that it doesn't work really well if there are multiple/nested children of the tooltip element. That's partly what's being addressed here, but it might help as a temporary workaround if you're able to find a way to collapse your tooltip markup to ensure there's no nested children elements.

The biggest issue there is that the following code always assumes that e.target is the tooltip element, but with nested elements, it might be one of the inner elements:

const { trigger, body } = getTooltipElements(e.target);

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Another workaround, and one I'm considering for my use-case: If you need children elements but they're not meant to be interacted with (e.g. an icon), you can apply pointer-events: none CSS styling to the element, similar to what USWDS already does for specific element types:

> svg {
display: block;
pointer-events: none;
}

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I was able to resolve the issues I was seeing by re-initializing the tooltip component after my page loaded. I have an angular application. I added import for
import * as tooltip from '@uswds/uswds/packages/usa-tooltip/src/index';
And in my lifecycle function triggered after my component is initialized I called
tooltip.on();

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved tooltip behavior when hovering over triggers and their child elements, including icon-containing buttons.
    • Ensured tooltips hide correctly when the pointer leaves the trigger.
  • Style

    • Preserved default SVG display behavior within tooltip triggers while keeping icons non-interactive.

Walkthrough

Tooltip activation now uses direct listeners on initialized triggers. The setup callback and activation handlers were updated. SVG display styling changed, and tests cover child-element mouse events and buttons containing icons.

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Tooltip direct event handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Direct trigger event handling
packages/usa-tooltip/src/index.js
Tooltip setup attaches mouse and focus listeners directly to each trigger. Activation and deactivation handlers resolve the tooltip from event.currentTarget.
Icon styling and validation
packages/usa-tooltip/src/styles/_usa-tooltip.scss, packages/usa-tooltip/src/test/test-patterns/test-usa-tooltip-utilities.twig, packages/usa-tooltip/src/test/tooltips.spec.js
The nested trigger SVG no longer has an explicit display: block rule. Tests cover icon-containing buttons, child-element mouseover events, and tooltip hiding after mouseout.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested labels: Is: Breaking 🔴, Affects: Accessibility 🟡, Affects: Markup 🟡, Context: JavaScript

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 2e91d

Keyboard and pointer users can encounter tooltips that cannot be dismissed as before or disappear while still being used. These interaction regressions should be fixed before merge.

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Breaking Change Declared ⚠️ Warning The pull-request description contains none of the three required template statements. The changed-file inventory confirms this is not documentation-only: it changes JavaScript, SCSS, a Twig template, … Add exactly one of these statements to the pull-request description: "This is not a breaking change.", ":warning: This is potentially a breaking change.", or ":warning: This is a breaking change."
New Api Surface Follow-Ups ⚠️ Warning The added tooltip fixture introduces a .usa-icon class, so this release checklist applies. Missing items: an entry in packages/uswds-core/src/styles/_notifications.scss; a Related pull requests se… Add the required notification entry and update the pull request description with the required Related pull requests section and companion-PR status.
Accessibility Verification Declared ⚠️ Warning The check applies because the diff changes focus handling: tooltip activation and deactivation move to direct focusin/focusout listeners on each trigger. The description reports mouseover testing … Add an accessibility test matrix to the PR description. Name the assistive technology and browser combinations used, such as the project-supported NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver combinations with their browsers. Record coverage for keyboard focus…
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Title check ✅ Passed The title follows the required "USWDS - : " format and accurately describes the tooltip icon-handling changes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the tooltip trigger, nested icon, event-handling, styling, and testing changes in the pull request.
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No New Runtime Dependency ✅ Passed The pull request does not change any package.json dependencies. Both package.json manifests show unchanged dependencies fields. The only changed production JavaScript file, packages/usa-tooltip/src/in…
Regression Test Targets The Change ✅ Passed The PR modifies the Mocha spec at packages/usa-tooltip/src/test/tooltips.spec.js. The added tooltip is visible when mousing over child test appends a child element and dispatches a bubbling `mouse…
Theme Token Discipline ✅ Passed PASS. The only changed file under packages/**/*.scss is packages/usa-tooltip/src/styles/_usa-tooltip.scss, and the pull request removes display: block from the trigger SVG rule. It adds no declarati…
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Add an accessibility test matrix to the PR description. Name the assistive technology and browser combinations used, such as the project-supported NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver combinations with their browsers. Record coverage for keyboard focus and blur of tooltip triggers, including triggers that contain icons, the aria-describedby/role="tooltip" relationship, and focus transitions into and out of the trigger. Do not describe the announcement result without hands-on assistive-technology testing.

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Classify this shipped Twig markup change before merge.

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around lines 119 - 134, Classify the markup and text additions in the
button-with-icon example as either a design change or a code change according to
repository guidance, then apply the required classification before merging. Use
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376-379: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Remove direct listeners during teardown.

packages/uswds-core/src/js/utils/behavior.js runs teardown and remove during off, but this tooltip behavior provides neither hook. The four listeners added here therefore remain attached. If an initialized trigger remains reachable after teardown, it can still activate or hide its tooltip.

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behavior around the listener registration to track each initialized
tooltipTrigger and add a teardown hook that removes the matching
onTooltipActivate and onTooltipDeactivate listeners for mouseover, focusin,
mouseout, and focusout. Ensure teardown clears the tracking state so detached
triggers cannot retain active handlers.
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Prevent bubbling child exits from hiding the tooltip. A reachable nested element can dispatch a bubbling mouseout with relatedTarget still inside tooltipTrigger. The handler can then call hideToolTip while the pointer remains within the trigger. The SVG pointer-events: none rule does not prevent this for other nested elements.

Use mouseleave, or ignore events whose relatedTarget is contained by event.currentTarget. Add a regression test in packages/usa-tooltip/src/test/tooltips.spec.js that dispatches mouseout from a reachable child with relatedTarget: tooltipTrigger and asserts that the tooltip remains visible.

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In `@packages/usa-tooltip/src/index.js` at line 378, Update the tooltip
deactivation listener around tooltipTrigger and onTooltipDeactivate to prevent
nested bubbling mouse exits from hiding the tooltip, preferably by using
mouseleave or ignoring events whose relatedTarget remains within
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In `@packages/usa-tooltip/src/index.js`:
- Around line 376-391: Update the tooltip setup flow around setup and init to
register a keydown handler on each tooltip trigger that dismisses the active
tooltip when Escape is pressed. Preserve the existing mouse and focus listeners,
and add or retain regression coverage verifying Escape dismissal.
- Around line 376-391: Update the tooltip event handling in setup so
deactivation uses wrapper-level mouseleave rather than tooltipTrigger mouseout,
hiding the tooltip only after the pointer leaves the wrapper containing both
trigger and tooltipBody. Keep the existing activation behavior and retain the
hoverable-content regression test.

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In `@packages/usa-tooltip/src/index.js`:
- Around line 376-379: Update the tooltip behavior around the listener
registration to track each initialized tooltipTrigger and add a teardown hook
that removes the matching onTooltipActivate and onTooltipDeactivate listeners
for mouseover, focusin, mouseout, and focusout. Ensure teardown clears the
tracking state so detached triggers cannot retain active handlers.
- Line 378: Update the tooltip deactivation listener around tooltipTrigger and
onTooltipDeactivate to prevent nested bubbling mouse exits from hiding the
tooltip, preferably by using mouseleave or ignoring events whose relatedTarget
remains within event.currentTarget. Add a regression test in tooltips.spec.js
that dispatches a child mouseout with relatedTarget set to tooltipTrigger and
verifies the tooltip stays visible.

In `@packages/usa-tooltip/src/test/test-patterns/test-usa-tooltip-utilities.twig`:
- Around line 119-134: Classify the markup and text additions in the
button-with-icon example as either a design change or a code change according to
repository guidance, then apply the required classification before merging. Use
the “For a button including an icon” example and its tooltip button markup as
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Comment on lines +376 to +391
tooltipTrigger.addEventListener("mouseover", onTooltipActivate);
tooltipTrigger.addEventListener("focusin", onTooltipActivate);
tooltipTrigger.addEventListener("mouseout", onTooltipDeactivate);
tooltipTrigger.addEventListener("focusout", onTooltipDeactivate);

return { tooltipBody, position, tooltipContent, wrapper };
};

// Setup our function to run on various events
const tooltip = behavior(
{
"mouseover focusin": {
[TOOLTIP](e) {
const trigger = e.target;
const elementType = trigger.nodeName;

// Initialize tooltip if it hasn't already
if (elementType === "BUTTON" && trigger.hasAttribute("title")) {
setUpAttributes(trigger);
}
},
[TOOLTIP_TRIGGER](e) {
const { trigger, body } = getTooltipElements(e.target);

showToolTip(body, trigger, trigger.dataset.position);
},
},
"mouseout focusout": {
[TOOLTIP_TRIGGER](e) {
const { body } = getTooltipElements(e.target);

hideToolTip(body);
},
},
},
{},
{
init(root) {
selectOrMatches(TOOLTIP, root).forEach((tooltipTrigger) => {
setUpAttributes(tooltipTrigger);
});
selectOrMatches(TOOLTIP, root).forEach(setup);
},
setup: setUpAttributes,
setup,

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restore Escape dismissal for active tooltips.

init reaches each .usa-tooltip trigger, but the direct-listener setup registers no keydown handler. An active tooltip therefore remains visible when the trigger receives Escape. Restore the previous Escape handler on the trigger and retain a regression test for Escape dismissal.

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In `@packages/usa-tooltip/src/index.js` around lines 376 - 391, Update the tooltip
setup flow around setup and init to register a keydown handler on each tooltip
trigger that dismisses the active tooltip when Escape is pressed. Preserve the
existing mouse and focus listeners, and add or retain regression coverage
verifying Escape dismissal.

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Keep the tooltip active while entering its content. wrapper contains tooltipTrigger and the generated tooltipBody as siblings. The current trigger-level mouseout therefore hides the body when the pointer leaves the trigger. A containment check on event.currentTarget would not fix this transition because the body is outside the trigger. Restore wrapper-level mouseleave handling that hides the body only after the pointer leaves wrapper, and retain the hoverable-content regression test.

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In `@packages/usa-tooltip/src/index.js` around lines 376 - 391, Update the tooltip
event handling in setup so deactivation uses wrapper-level mouseleave rather
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The icon fix changes the behavior of tooltip.off(root). The new listeners are attached directly to each trigger, but nothing removes them during teardown. Calling tooltip.on(root), then tooltip.off(root), then hovering a trigger keeps the tooltip hidden before this PR and opens it afterward. I confirmed that difference with both versions in jsdom.

That matters for applications that turn component behavior off when a view is replaced or disabled. I added the breaking label for this lifecycle change. Keeping references to the direct listeners and removing them during teardown would preserve the existing .off() contract while retaining the icon fix.

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