dojo.dialog.change size after content has been set - dojo

Question

require(["dojo","dojo/dom-attr"], function(dojo, domAttr){
var dlg =dijit.byId("my_dialog");
domAttr.set(dlg, "content", "this is a text");
//dlg.set("dimensions", [400, 200]);
//dojo.style("my_dialog", "width", "300px");
//dlg.resize({h: 500, w: 500});
});
I have a dijit.dialog. I set its text dynamically but the dialog's size is way too big. i've tried the three things commented above to no avail.

Answer 1

Just set property style with the right dimension for your dijit/dialog.
In the following example we set dimension width to 500px setting inline CSS for dialog dom element.
Live example:
https://jsfiddle.net/358rjoch/
require(["dijit/Dialog", "dojo/domReady!"], function(Dialog){
myDialog = new Dialog({
title: "My Dialog",
content: "Test content.",
style: "width: 500px"
});
});
<button onclick="myDialog.show();">show</button>
Alternatively you can use only CSS (no inline), for example you can give an ID to your dialog widget and use a CSS selector for its style.
Live example:
https://jsfiddle.net/o15mbodm/
require(["dijit/Dialog", "dojo/domReady!"], function(Dialog){
myDialog = new Dialog({
id:"myDialog", // your id here
title: "My Dialog",
content: "Test content."
});
});
#myDialog{
width: 500px;
height:400px;
}
You can find a detailed list of methods and properties for dijit/dialog widgets at the following link:
http://dojotoolkit.org/api/?qs=1.10/dijit/Dialog