Getting started with Angular Grid component

25 Aug 202524 minutes to read

This section explains the steps required to create a simple Grid and demonstrate the basic usage of the Grid component in an Angular environment.

To get started quickly with Angular Grid using CLI and Schematics, you can check on this video:

Setup Angular Environment

You can use Angular CLI to setup your Angular applications. To install Angular CLI use the following command.

npm install -g @angular/cli

Create an Angular Application

Start a new Angular application using below Angular CLI command.

ng new my-app

This command will prompt you for a few settings for the new project, such as whether to add Angular routing and which stylesheet format to use.

By default, it will create a CSS-based application.

Next, navigate to the created project folder:

cd my-app

Adding Syncfusion Grid package

All the available Essential JS 2 packages are published in npmjs.com registry.

To install Grid component, use the following command.

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids --save

The –save will instruct NPM to include the grid package inside of the dependencies section of the package.json.

Adding CSS reference

The following CSS files are available in ../node_modules/@syncfusion package folder.
This can be referenced in [src/styles.css] using following code.

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';  
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';  
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css';  
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css';  
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';  
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-notifications/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids/styles/material.css';

Add Grid component

Modify the template in [src/app/app.component.ts] file to render the grid component.
Add the Angular Grid by using <ejs-grid> selector in template section of the app.component.ts file.

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'

@Component({
    imports: [
      GridModule
    ],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    // specifies the template string for the Grid component
    template: `<ejs-grid> </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    ngOnInit(): void {
    }
}

Defining Row Data

Bind data for the Grid component by using dataSource property. It accepts either an array of JavaScript objects or DataManager instance.

import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';

@Component({
    imports: [
      GridModule
    ],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data'> </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data?: object[];

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = data;
    }
}

Create a [src/app/datasource.ts] file and utilize the following dataset to provide JSON data for the grid component.

export let data: Object[] = [
    {
        OrderID: 10248, CustomerID: 'VINET', EmployeeID: 5, OrderDate: new Date(8364186e5),
        ShipName: 'Vins et alcools Chevalier', ShipCity: 'Reims', ShipAddress: '59 rue de l Abbaye',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '51100', ShipCountry: 'France', Freight: 32.38, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10249, CustomerID: 'TOMSP', EmployeeID: 6, OrderDate: new Date(836505e6),
        ShipName: 'Toms Spezialitäten', ShipCity: 'Münster', ShipAddress: 'Luisenstr. 48',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '44087', ShipCountry: 'Germany', Freight: 11.61, Verified: !1
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10250, CustomerID: 'HANAR', EmployeeID: 4, OrderDate: new Date(8367642e5),
        ShipName: 'Hanari Carnes', ShipCity: 'Rio de Janeiro', ShipAddress: 'Rua do Paço, 67',
        ShipRegion: 'RJ', ShipPostalCode: '05454-876', ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 65.83, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10251, CustomerID: 'VICTE', EmployeeID: 3, OrderDate: new Date(8367642e5),
        ShipName: 'Victuailles en stock', ShipCity: 'Lyon', ShipAddress: '2, rue du Commerce',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '69004', ShipCountry: 'France', Freight: 41.34, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10252, CustomerID: 'SUPRD', EmployeeID: 4, OrderDate: new Date(8368506e5),
        ShipName: 'Suprêmes délices', ShipCity: 'Charleroi', ShipAddress: 'Boulevard Tirou, 255',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: 'B-6000', ShipCountry: 'Belgium', Freight: 51.3, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10253, CustomerID: 'HANAR', EmployeeID: 3, OrderDate: new Date(836937e6),
        ShipName: 'Hanari Carnes', ShipCity: 'Rio de Janeiro', ShipAddress: 'Rua do Paço, 67',
        ShipRegion: 'RJ', ShipPostalCode: '05454-876', ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 58.17, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10254, CustomerID: 'CHOPS', EmployeeID: 5, OrderDate: new Date(8370234e5),
        ShipName: 'Chop-suey Chinese', ShipCity: 'Bern', ShipAddress: 'Hauptstr. 31',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '3012', ShipCountry: 'Switzerland', Freight: 22.98, Verified: !1
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10255, CustomerID: 'RICSU', EmployeeID: 9, OrderDate: new Date(8371098e5),
        ShipName: 'Richter Supermarkt', ShipCity: 'Genève', ShipAddress: 'Starenweg 5',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '1204', ShipCountry: 'Switzerland', Freight: 148.33, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10256, CustomerID: 'WELLI', EmployeeID: 3, OrderDate: new Date(837369e6),
        ShipName: 'Wellington Importadora', ShipCity: 'Resende', ShipAddress: 'Rua do Mercado, 12',
        ShipRegion: 'SP', ShipPostalCode: '08737-363', ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 13.97, Verified: !1
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10257, CustomerID: 'HILAA', EmployeeID: 4, OrderDate: new Date(8374554e5),
        ShipName: 'HILARION-Abastos', ShipCity: 'San Cristóbal', ShipAddress: 'Carrera 22 con Ave. Carlos Soublette #8-35',
        ShipRegion: 'Táchira', ShipPostalCode: '5022', ShipCountry: 'Venezuela', Freight: 81.91, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10258, CustomerID: 'ERNSH', EmployeeID: 1, OrderDate: new Date(8375418e5),
        ShipName: 'Ernst Handel', ShipCity: 'Graz', ShipAddress: 'Kirchgasse 6',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '8010', ShipCountry: 'Austria', Freight: 140.51, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10259, CustomerID: 'CENTC', EmployeeID: 4, OrderDate: new Date(8376282e5),
        ShipName: 'Centro comercial Moctezuma', ShipCity: 'México D.F.', ShipAddress: 'Sierras de Granada 9993',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '05022', ShipCountry: 'Mexico', Freight: 3.25, Verified: !1
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10260, CustomerID: 'OTTIK', EmployeeID: 4, OrderDate: new Date(8377146e5),
        ShipName: 'Ottilies Käseladen', ShipCity: 'Köln', ShipAddress: 'Mehrheimerstr. 369',
        ShipRegion: 'CJ', ShipPostalCode: '50739', ShipCountry: 'Germany', Freight: 55.09, Verified: !0
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10261, CustomerID: 'QUEDE', EmployeeID: 4, OrderDate: new Date(8377146e5),
        ShipName: 'Que Delícia', ShipCity: 'Rio de Janeiro', ShipAddress: 'Rua da Panificadora, 12',
        ShipRegion: 'RJ', ShipPostalCode: '02389-673', ShipCountry: 'Brazil', Freight: 3.05, Verified: !1
    },
    {
        OrderID: 10262, CustomerID: 'RATTC', EmployeeID: 8, OrderDate: new Date(8379738e5),
        ShipName: 'Rattlesnake Canyon Grocery', ShipCity: 'Albuquerque', ShipAddress: '2817 Milton Dr.',
        ShipRegion: 'NM', ShipPostalCode: '87110', ShipCountry: 'USA', Freight: 48.29, Verified: !0
    }];

Defining Columns

The Grid provides an option to define columns using directives. In these column directives, various properties are available to customize column behavior.

The following properties are used in this example:

• field - Maps the column to a property name in the data source array.
• headerText - Changes the title displayed in the column header.
• textAlign - Changes the alignment of column content. By default, columns are left aligned. To change the alignment to right, set this property to Right.
• format - Formats number and date values using standard or custom formats. In this example, it formats numeric values as currency.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        GridModule
    ],

providers: [PageService,
                SortService,
                FilterService,
                GroupService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data'>
                <e-columns>
                    <e-column field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' textAlign='Right' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='CustomerID' headerText='Customer ID' width=120></e-column>
                    <e-column field='Freight' headerText='Freight' textAlign='Right' format='C2' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' textAlign='Right' format='yMd' width=120></e-column>
                </e-columns>
                </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data?: object[];

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = data;
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Module Injection

To create a Grid with additional features, inject the required modules. The following modules extend the Grid’s basic functionality:

• PageService - Inject this service to enable paging features.
• SortService - Inject this service to enable sorting features.
• FilterService - Inject this service to enable filtering features.
• GroupService - Inject this service to enable grouping features.

These modules should be injected into the providers section of the root NgModule or component class.

Additional feature modules are available here.

Enable Paging

The paging feature enables users to view Grid records in a paginated format. Enable it by setting the allowPaging property to true. Also, inject the PageService module in the provider section. Without the PageService module, the pager will not render in the Grid. Customize the pager using the pageSettings property.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';
import { PageSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        GridModule
    ],

providers: [PageService,
                SortService,
                FilterService,
                GroupService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data' [allowPaging]="true" [pageSettings]='pageSettings'>
                <e-columns>
                    <e-column field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' textAlign='Right' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='CustomerID' headerText='Customer ID' width=120></e-column>
                    <e-column field='Freight' headerText='Freight' textAlign='Right' format='C2' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' textAlign='Right' format='yMd' width=120></e-column>
                </e-columns>
                </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data?: object[];
    public pageSettings?: PageSettingsModel;

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = data;
        this.pageSettings = { pageSize: 6 };
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Enable Sorting

The sorting feature enables users to order records in the Grid. Enable it by setting the allowSorting property to true. Also, inject the SortService module in the provider section. Without the SortService module, users cannot sort by clicking on column headers. Customize sorting behavior using the sortSettings property.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';
import { PageSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        GridModule
    ],

providers: [PageService,
                SortService,
                FilterService,
                GroupService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data' [allowPaging]="true" [allowSorting]="true" [pageSettings]="pageSettings">
                <e-columns>
                    <e-column field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' textAlign='Right' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='CustomerID' headerText='Customer ID' width=120></e-column>
                    <e-column field='Freight' headerText='Freight' textAlign='Right' format='C2' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' textAlign='Right' format='yMd' width=120></e-column>
                </e-columns>
                </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data?: object[];
    public pageSettings?: PageSettingsModel;

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = data;
        this.pageSettings = { pageSize: 6 };
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Enable Filtering

The filtering feature enables users to view a reduced set of records based on filter criteria. Enable it by setting the allowFiltering property to true. Also, inject the FilterService module in the provider section. Without the FilterService module, the filter bar will not render in the Grid. Customize filtering behavior using the filterSettings property.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';
import {PageSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        GridModule
    ],

providers: [PageService,
                SortService,
                FilterService,
                GroupService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data' [allowPaging]="true" [allowSorting]="true"
                [allowFiltering]="true" [pageSettings]="pageSettings">
                <e-columns>
                    <e-column field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' textAlign='Right' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='CustomerID' headerText='Customer ID' width=120></e-column>
                    <e-column field='Freight' headerText='Freight' textAlign='Right' format='C2' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' textAlign='Right' format='yMd' width=120></e-column>
                </e-columns>
                </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data?: object[];
    public pageSettings?: PageSettingsModel;

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = data;
        this.pageSettings = { pageSize: 6 };
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Enable Grouping

The grouping feature enables users to view Grid records in a grouped format. Enable it by setting the allowGrouping property to true. Also, inject the GroupService module in the provider section. Without the GroupService module, the group drop area will not render in the Grid. Customize grouping behavior using the groupSettings property.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService, ToolbarService, ExcelExportService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';
import { PageSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        GridModule
        ],

providers: [PageService,
                SortService,
                FilterService,
                GroupService,
                ToolbarService,
                ExcelExportService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data' [allowPaging]="true" [allowSorting]="true"
               [allowFiltering]="true" [allowGrouping]="true" [pageSettings]='pageSettings'>
                <e-columns>
                    <e-column field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' textAlign='Right' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='CustomerID' headerText='Customer ID' width=120></e-column>
                    <e-column field='Freight' headerText='Freight' textAlign='Right' format='C2' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' textAlign='Right' format='yMd' width=120></e-column>
                </e-columns>
                </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data?: object[];
    public pageSettings?: PageSettingsModel;

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = data;
        this.pageSettings = { pageSize: 6 };
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Run the application

Use the following command to run the application in the browser.

ng serve --open

The output will appear as follows.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { GridModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'
import { PageService, SortService, FilterService, GroupService, ToolbarService, ExcelExportService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { data } from './datasource';
import { PageSettingsModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-grids';

@Component({
imports: [
        
        GridModule
    
    ],

providers: [PageService,
                SortService,
                FilterService,
                GroupService,
                ToolbarService,
                ExcelExportService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-grid [dataSource]='data' [allowPaging]="true" [allowSorting]="true"
               [allowFiltering]="true" [allowGrouping]="true" [pageSettings]='pageSettings'>
                <e-columns>
                    <e-column field='OrderID' headerText='Order ID' textAlign='Right' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='CustomerID' headerText='Customer ID' width=120></e-column>
                    <e-column field='Freight' headerText='Freight' textAlign='Right' format='C2' width=90></e-column>
                    <e-column field='OrderDate' headerText='Order Date' textAlign='Right' format='yMd' width=120></e-column>
                </e-columns>
                </ejs-grid>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

    public data?: object[];
    public pageSettings?: PageSettingsModel;

    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.data = data;
        this.pageSettings = { pageSize: 6 };
    }
}

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

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