Getting started with Angular MultiColumn ComboBox component
7 Nov 202420 minutes to read
This section explains how to create a simple MultiColumn ComboBox component and configure its available functionalities in Angular.
Dependencies
The following list of dependencies are required to use the Angular ComboBox component in your application.
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-data
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-base
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-grids
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons
Setup angular environment
Angular provides the easiest way to set angular CLI projects using Angular CLI
tool.
Install the CLI application globally to your machine.
npm install -g @angular/cli
Create a new application
ng new syncfusion-angular-multicolumn-combobox
By default, it install the CSS style base application. To setup with SCSS, pass –style=scss argument on create project.
Example code snippet.
ng new syncfusion-angular-multicolumn-combobox --style=scss
Navigate to the created project folder.
cd syncfusion-angular-multicolumn-combobox
Installing Syncfusion MultiColumn ComboBox package
Syncfusion packages are distributed in npm as @syncfusion
scoped packages. You can get all the Angular Syncfusion package from npm link.
Currently, 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-multicolumn-combobox
package to the application.
npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox --save
Angular compatibility compiled package(ngcc)
For Angular version below 12, you can use the legacy (ngcc) package of the Syncfusion Angular components. To download the ngcc
package use the below.
Add @syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox@ngcc
package to the application.
npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox@ngcc --save
To mention the ngcc package in the package.json
file, add the suffix -ngcc
with the package version as below.
@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox:"20.2.38-ngcc"
Note: If the ngcc tag is not specified while installing the package, the Ivy Library Package will be installed and this package will throw a warning.
Registering MultiColumn ComboBox module
Import MultiColumn ComboBox module into Angular application(app.module.ts) from the package @syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox
.
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
// import the MultiColumn ComboBoxModule for the MultiColumn ComboBox component
import { MultiColumnComboBoxModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
@NgModule({
//declaration of ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox module into NgModule
imports: [ BrowserModule, MultiColumnComboBoxModule ],
declarations: [ AppComponent ],
bootstrap: [ AppComponent ]
})
export class AppModule { }
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-inputs/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-grids/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox/styles/material.css';
Adding MultiColumn ComboBox component
Modify the template in [src/app/app.component.ts] file to render the Angular ComboBox component. Add the Angular MultiColumn ComboBox by using <ejs-multicolumncombobox>
selector in template
section of the app.component.ts file.
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { MultiColumnComboBoxComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
// specifies the template string for the MultiColumn ComboBox component
template: `<ejs-multicolumncombobox id='multicolumn'></ejs-multicolumncombobox>`
})
export class AppComponent { }
Binding data source with fields and columns
After initializing, populate the MultiColumn ComboBox with data by using the dataSource property, to map the data for each specified columns use the <e-column>
selector and the fields property to map the data fields from the dataSource.
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { MultiColumnComboBoxComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox';
@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
// specifies the template string for the MultiColumn ComboBox component
template: `<ejs-multicolumncombobox id='multicolumn' [dataSource]='employeeData' [fields]='fields'>
<e-columns>
<e-column field='EmpID' header='Employee ID' width='70'></e-column>
<e-column field='Name' header='Name' width='80'></e-column>
<e-column field='Designation' header='Designation' width='60'></e-column>
<e-column field='Country' header='Country' width='80'></e-column>
</e-columns>
</ejs-multicolumncombobox>`
})
export class AppComponent {
constructor() {
}
// define the array of object data
public employeeData: Object[] = [
{ "EmpID": 1001, "Name": "Andrew Fuller", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "England" },
{ "EmpID": 1002, "Name": "Robert", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "USA" },
{ "EmpID": 1003, "Name": "John", "Designation": "Tester", "Country": "Germany" },
{ "EmpID": 1004, "Name": "Robert King", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "India" },
{ "EmpID": 1005, "Name": "Steven Buchanan", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Italy" },
{ "EmpID": 1006, "Name": "Jane Smith", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Europe" },
{ "EmpID": 1007, "Name": "James Brown", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Australia" },
{ "EmpID": 1008, "Name": "Laura Callahan", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Africa" },
{ "EmpID": 1009, "Name": "Mario Pontes", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Russia" },
];
// maps the appropriate column to fields property
public fields: Object = { text: 'Name', value: 'EmpID' };
}
Running the application
After completing the configuration required to render a basic MultiColumn ComboBox, run the following command to display the output in your default browser.
ng serve
The following example illustrates the output in your browser.
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { MultiColumnComboBoxModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox'
import { ButtonModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-buttons'
import { Component, HostListener, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { MultiColumnComboBoxComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox';
@Component({
imports: [ FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, MultiColumnComboBoxModule, ButtonModule ],
standalone: true,
selector: 'app-root',
// specifies the template string for the MultiColumn ComboBox component with change event
template: `<ejs-multicolumncombobox id='multicolumn' #multicolumn [dataSource]='empData' [fields]='fields' [placeholder]='waterMark'>
<e-columns>
<e-column field='EmpID' header='Employee ID' width='100'></e-column>
<e-column field='Name' header='Name' width='90'></e-column>
<e-column field='Designation' header='Designation' width='100'></e-column>
<e-column field='Country' header='Country' width='90'></e-column>
</e-columns>
</ejs-multicolumncombobox>`
})
export class AppComponent {
@ViewChild('multicolumn')
public multicomboBoxObj?: MultiColumnComboBoxComponent;
constructor() {
}
// defined the array of object data
public empData: Object[] = [
{ "EmpID": 1001, "Name": "Andrew Fuller", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "England" },
{ "EmpID": 1002, "Name": "Robert", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "USA" },
{ "EmpID": 1003, "Name": "Michael", "Designation": "HR", "Country": "Russia" },
{ "EmpID": 1004, "Name": "Steven Buchanan", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Ukraine" },
{ "EmpID": 1005, "Name": "Margaret Peacock", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Egypt" },
{ "EmpID": 1006, "Name": "Janet Leverling", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "Africa" },
{ "EmpID": 1007, "Name": "Alice", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Australia" },
{ "EmpID": 1008, "Name": "Bob", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "India" },
{ "EmpID": 1009, "Name": "John", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Ireland"},
{ "EmpID": 1010, "Name": "Mario Pontes", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "South Africa" },
{ "EmpID": 1011, "Name": "Yang Wang", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Russia" },
{ "EmpID": 1012, "Name": "David", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Egypt" },
{ "EmpID": 1013, "Name": "Antonio Bianchi", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "USA" },
{ "EmpID": 1014, "Name": "Laura", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "England" },
{ "EmpID": 1015, "Name": "Carlos Hernandez", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Canada" },
{ "EmpID": 1016, "Name": "Lily", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "France" },
{ "EmpID": 1017, "Name": "Tom Williams", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Ukraine" },
{ "EmpID": 1018, "Name": "Grace", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Australia" },
{ "EmpID": 1019, "Name": "Olivia", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "Ireland" },
{ "EmpID": 1020, "Name": "James", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "China" },
];
// maps the appropriate column to fields property
public fields: Object = { text: 'Name', value: 'EmpID' };
// set placeholder to ComboBox input element
public waterMark: string = "Select a employee";
@HostListener('document:keyup', ['$event'])
handleKeyboardEvent(event: KeyboardEvent) {
if (event.altKey && event.keyCode === 84 /* t */) {
// press alt+t to focus the control.
this.multicomboBoxObj!.focusIn();
}
}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));
Configure the popup list
By default, the width of the popup list automatically adjusts according to the MultiColumn ComboBox input element’s width, and the height of the popup list has ‘300px’.
The height and width of the popup list can also be customized using the popupHeight and popupWidth properties respectively.
In the following sample, popup list’s width and height are configured.
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { MultiColumnComboBoxModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox'
import { ButtonModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-buttons'
import { Component, HostListener, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { MultiColumnComboBoxComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-multicolumn-combobox';
@Component({
imports: [ FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, MultiColumnComboBoxModule, ButtonModule ],
standalone: true,
selector: 'app-root',
// specifies the template string for the MultiColumn ComboBox component with change event
template: `<ejs-multicolumncombobox id='multicolumn' #multicolumn [dataSource]='empData' [fields]='fields' popupWidth='500px' popupHeight='250px' [placeholder]='waterMark'>
<e-columns>
<e-column field='EmpID' header='Employee ID' width='80'></e-column>
<e-column field='Name' header='Name' width='60'></e-column>
<e-column field='Designation' header='Designation' width='80'></e-column>
<e-column field='Country' header='Country' width='60'></e-column>
</e-columns>
</ejs-multicolumncombobox>`
})
export class AppComponent {
@ViewChild('multicolumn')
public multicomboBoxObj?: MultiColumnComboBoxComponent;
constructor() {
}
// defined the array of object data
public empData: Object[] = [
{ "EmpID": 1001, "Name": "Andrew Fuller", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "England" },
{ "EmpID": 1002, "Name": "Robert", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "USA" },
{ "EmpID": 1003, "Name": "Michael", "Designation": "HR", "Country": "Russia" },
{ "EmpID": 1004, "Name": "Steven Buchanan", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Ukraine" },
{ "EmpID": 1005, "Name": "Margaret Peacock", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Egypt" },
{ "EmpID": 1006, "Name": "Janet Leverling", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "Africa" },
{ "EmpID": 1007, "Name": "Alice", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Australia" },
{ "EmpID": 1008, "Name": "Bob", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "India" },
{ "EmpID": 1009, "Name": "John", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Ireland"},
{ "EmpID": 1010, "Name": "Mario Pontes", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "South Africa" },
{ "EmpID": 1011, "Name": "Yang Wang", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Russia" },
{ "EmpID": 1012, "Name": "David", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "Egypt" },
{ "EmpID": 1013, "Name": "Antonio Bianchi", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "USA" },
{ "EmpID": 1014, "Name": "Laura", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "England" },
{ "EmpID": 1015, "Name": "Carlos Hernandez", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Canada" },
{ "EmpID": 1016, "Name": "Lily", "Designation": "Product Manager", "Country": "France" },
{ "EmpID": 1017, "Name": "Tom Williams", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Ukraine" },
{ "EmpID": 1018, "Name": "Grace", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "Australia" },
{ "EmpID": 1019, "Name": "Olivia", "Designation": "Team Lead", "Country": "Ireland" },
{ "EmpID": 1020, "Name": "James", "Designation": "Developer", "Country": "China" },
];
// maps the appropriate column to fields property
public fields: Object = { text: 'Name', value: 'EmpID' };
// set placeholder to ComboBox input element
public waterMark: string = "Select a employee";
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));