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I want to show an AlertDialog (material alert dialog) but have it display my custom composable inside of it. The reasons why I want an alertDialog is because I want the size of an AlertDialog and I want it's container as well (i.e. an alertDialog seems to be on a rounded corner material card)

Should I start with `Dialog` and try to morph it into alertDialog design, or is there a way to pass a composable into an AlertDialog that I'm missing?

Honestly it’s probably easier just to start with a `Dialog` - the implementation is trivial. It’s really just a `Dialog` with a `Surface` with a shape with rounded corners :slightly_smiling_face:

<@UMCJAPF63> thanks. I was leaning that way, but didn't know if I should just try to make the root element in my dialog a Card or something. Also the Dialog sample code <https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:compose/ui/ui/samples/src/main/java/androidx/compose/ui/samples/DialogSample.kt|here> sets a hardcoded size on the Dialog which I thought was weird.

```    val dialogWidth = 200.dp
    val dialogHeight = 50.dp```
as I'm used to AlertDialogs in view-land basically always setting it's own size as it promotes consistency throughout the platform.

Yeah, well it’s just a sample of how to use a `Dialog` - you don’t have to set the size :slightly_smiling_face: It should just default to the framework’s default size for consistency.

And yeah, you can just make the root a `Surface`, take a look at: <https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:compose/material/material/src/commonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/material/AlertDialog.kt;l=44|https://cs.android.com/androidx/platform/frameworks/support/+/androidx-main:compose/[…]mmonMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/material/AlertDialog.kt;l=44>

This is just placed inside a `Dialog`

Thanks <@UMCJAPF63> coming from the view world it's like...
Wait. It can't be this easy can it? Lol