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What: Closes #12608

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  • New Features

    • Added support for opening multiple nested modals.
    • The newest modal remains active while previously opened modals are hidden.
    • Closing the active modal reveals the previous modal automatically.
    • Modals opened in different locations maintain independent stacks.
    • Backdrop behavior is preserved until all open modals in that location are closed.
    • Updated the modal example with nested modal controls.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved accessibility handling and visibility management for stacked modals.

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Walkthrough

The modal implementation now tracks open modal backdrops per append target. Accessibility handling keeps only the topmost modal in each target-specific stack visible while preserving popper elements. Tests and the basic example cover nested and independent modal behavior.

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Stacked modal accessibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Modal stack and accessibility behavior
packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx
Modal stores backdrop IDs in target-specific stacks, exposes getStackForTarget, updates sibling accessibility state, and removes backdrop styling only when the target stack is empty.
Nested modal example and coverage
packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/__tests__/Modal.test.tsx, packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/examples/ModalBasic.tsx
Tests and the example cover nested modal state, backdrop persistence, topmost visibility, restoration of the previous modal, and independent append targets.

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

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6106b

The change can leave stale accessibility, backdrop, and keyboard state on an old modal target when appendTo changes, and can retain detached custom targets when a closed modal unmounts. Merge should wait for these bounded cleanup and target-switching issues to be fixed.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant Modal
  participant TargetStack
  participant DocumentSiblings
  User->>Modal: Open nested modal
  Modal->>TargetStack: Add modal ID for append target
  TargetStack-->>Modal: Return topmost modal ID
  Modal->>DocumentSiblings: Hide non-topmost siblings
  User->>Modal: Close topmost modal
  Modal->>TargetStack: Remove modal ID
  Modal->>DocumentSiblings: Reveal previous modal
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Suggested reviewers: rebeccaalpert, kmcfaul

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the Modal aria-hidden logic change for tearsheets.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes support target-specific modal stacks and keep only the active modal visible to assistive technologies [#12608].
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation, tests, and example changes directly support the linked issue objectives.
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In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx`:
- Line 72: Scope modal stack state and backdrop cleanup per appendTo target
instead of using the global Modal.openModalStack array. Update the stack
handling and sibling aria-hidden logic near the modal open/close flow, including
the backdropOpen cleanup, to read only the current target’s stack, remove empty
target entries, and preserve independent behavior for distinct targets; add
coverage using two separate appendTo elements.
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packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx (1)

157-180: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Handle an appendTo target change while the modal is open.

Line 159 only resolves the current target. If appendTo changes from targetA to targetB while isOpen is true, the backdrop ID remains in targetA's stack and targetA stays aria-hidden and backdropOpen. The keydown listener also remains on targetA because unmount removes it from targetB.

Persist the resolved target. When it changes, remove the modal state and listener from the prior target before registering the new target. Add a regression test for an open modal whose appendTo changes.

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In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx` around lines 157 - 180,
Update Modal’s componentDidUpdate and componentWillUnmount to persist the
previously resolved appendTo target and detect changes while the modal is open.
Before switching targets, remove the modal’s keydown listener, sibling
screen-reader state, and backdrop class from the prior target, then register the
current target’s state and listener; ensure unmount cleanup uses the persisted
target. Add a regression test covering an open modal whose appendTo changes.
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In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx`:
- Around line 110-120: Update toggleSiblingsFromScreenReaders to avoid calling
Modal.getStackForTarget when hide is false, since that creates and retains a
stack for unopened modals; read the existing entry from Modal.openModalStacks
and return when none exists, while preserving stack creation for the open path.
Add coverage for unmounting a closed modal using a custom appendTo target.

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In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx`:
- Around line 157-180: Update Modal’s componentDidUpdate and
componentWillUnmount to persist the previously resolved appendTo target and
detect changes while the modal is open. Before switching targets, remove the
modal’s keydown listener, sibling screen-reader state, and backdrop class from
the prior target, then register the current target’s state and listener; ensure
unmount cleanup uses the persisted target. Add a regression test covering an
open modal whose appendTo changes.
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Comment on lines +110 to +120
static getStackForTarget(target: HTMLElement): string[] {
if (!Modal.openModalStacks.has(target)) {
Modal.openModalStacks.set(target, []);
}
return Modal.openModalStacks.get(target)!;
}

toggleSiblingsFromScreenReaders = (hide: boolean) => {
const { appendTo } = this.props;
const target: HTMLElement = this.getElement(appendTo);
const bodyChildren = target.children;
for (const child of Array.from(bodyChildren)) {
const isPopperElement = child.hasAttribute('data-popper-placement');
if (child.id !== this.backdropId && !isPopperElement) {
hide ? child.setAttribute('aria-hidden', '' + hide) : child.removeAttribute('aria-hidden');
const stack = Modal.getStackForTarget(target);

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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not create a stack during close cleanup.

When hide is false, Line 120 creates an empty stack for a modal that was never opened. The static Map then retains a detached custom appendTo element after unmount.

Read an existing stack for the close path. Return if no stack exists. Add a test that unmounts a closed modal with a custom target.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@packages/react-core/src/components/Modal/Modal.tsx` around lines 110 - 120,
Update toggleSiblingsFromScreenReaders to avoid calling Modal.getStackForTarget
when hide is false, since that creates and retains a stack for unopened modals;
read the existing entry from Modal.openModalStacks and return when none exists,
while preserving stack creation for the open path. Add coverage for unmounting a
closed modal using a custom appendTo target.

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Expand modal aria-hidden logic beyond just Popper

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