Getting started with Angular Avatar component
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The following section explains the steps required to create a simple Avatar component using styles and its basic usage.
Setting up Angular project
Angular provides an efficient way to create new projects using the Angular CLI tool.
Install the CLI application globally using the following command:
npm install -g @angular/cli
Create a new Angular application:
ng new syncfusion-angular-app
Navigate to the created project folder:
cd syncfusion-angular-app
Refer to the Syncfusion® Angular Getting Started section for detailed information about setting up Angular CLI projects.
Avatar component dependencies
The Avatar
component is pure CSS component which doesn’t need specific dependencies to render.
The component requires the following Syncfusion® package:
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-layouts
This package provides the essential styles and utilities needed for the Avatar component.
Installing Syncfusion® Layouts package
Syncfusion® packages are distributed in npm as @syncfusion
scoped packages. You can find all Angular Syncfusion® packages on npm.
Syncfusion® provides two types of package structures for Angular components:
- Ivy library distribution package format
- Angular compatibility compiler(Angular’s legacy compilation and rendering pipeline) package:
Ivy library distribution package
Syncfusion® Angular packages(>=20.2.36
) has been moved to the Ivy distribution to support the Angular Ivy rendering engine and the package are compatible with Angular version 12 and above. To download the package use the below command.
Add @syncfusion/ej2-angular-layouts
package to the application.
npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-layouts --save
Angular compatibility compiled package (ngcc)
For Angular versions below 12, use the legacy (ngcc) package of Syncfusion® Angular components.
Add the @syncfusion/ej2-angular-layouts@ngcc
package:
npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-layouts@ngcc --save
To specify the ngcc package in the package.json
file, add the suffix -ngcc
with the package version as below.
@syncfusion/ej2-angular-layouts:"20.2.38-ngcc"
Note: If the ngcc tag is not specified during installation, the Ivy Library Package will be installed and may display warnings for incompatible Angular versions.
Adding style sheet to the application
To render the Avatar component, import the required stylesheets in the [src/styles.css]
file:
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-layouts/styles/material.css';
Alternatively, import the styles directly relative to the node_modules folder based on your CSS file’s location, as shown below:
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css';
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-layouts/styles/material.css';
Note: To use combined component styles, refer to Syncfusion®
CRG
(Custom Resource Generator) for your application.
Adding Avatar to the application
The Avatar component uses CSS classes to display user representations. Modify the template
in the app.component.ts
file to render the Avatar component.
[src/app/app.component.ts]
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
imports: [
],
standalone: true,
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<div id='element'><span class="e-avatar">GR</span></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {}
Run the application
Run the application in the browser using the following command:
npm start
The following example demonstrates a basic Avatar component with initials:
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
@Component({
imports: [
],
standalone: true,
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
<div id='element'>
<span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xlarge"></span>
<span class="e-avatar e-avatar-large"></span>
<span class="e-avatar"></span>
<span class="e-avatar e-avatar-small"></span>
<span class="e-avatar e-avatar-xsmall"></span>
</div>
`
})
export class AppComponent { }
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import 'node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css';
#loader {
color: #008cff;
height: 40px;
width: 30%;
position: absolute;
font-family: 'Helvetica Neue','calibiri';
font-size: 14px;
top: 45%;
left: 45%;
}
#element {
display: block;
width: 300px;
margin: 130px auto;
border-radius: 3px;
justify-content: center;
}
.e-avatar {
background-image: url(https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/grid/images/2.png);
margin: 2px;
}
#container {
visibility: hidden;
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));
Refer to the Angular Avatar feature tour page for comprehensive feature demonstrations. Explore the Angular Avatar example to learn data presentation and manipulation techniques.