Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Avatar control
14 Mar 20244 minutes to read
This section explains how to create a simple MultiSelect component and configure its available functionalities in TypeScript using the Essential JS 2 quickstart seed repository.
This application is integrated with the
webpack.config.js
configuration and uses the latest version of the webpack-cli. It requires nodev14.15.0
or higher. For more information about webpack and its features, refer to the webpack documentation.
Dependencies
Install the following required dependent packages to render the avatar component.
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-layouts
Set up development environment
Open the command prompt from the required directory, and run the following command to clone the Syncfusion JavaScript (Essential JS 2) quickstart project from GitHub.
git clone https://github.com/SyncfusionExamples/ej2-quickstart-webpack- ej2-quickstart
After cloning the application in the ej2-quickstart
folder, run the following command line to navigate to the ej2-quickstart
folder.
cd ej2-quickstart
Add Syncfusion JavaScript packages
Syncfusion JavaScript (Essential JS 2) packages are available on the npmjs.com public registry. You can install all Syncfusion JavaScript (Essential JS 2) controls in a single @syncfusion/ej2 package or individual packages for each control.
The quickstart application is preconfigured with the dependent @syncfusion/ej2 package in the ~/package.json
file. Use the following command to install the dependent npm packages from the command prompt.
npm install
Import the Syncfusion CSS styles
The Avatar CSS files are available in the ej2-layouts
package folder. This can be referenced in the ~/src/styles/styles.css
file of your application using the following code.
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css';
Add avatar into the application
Add an HTML span element with e-avatar
class into your index.html
.
[src/index.html]
<span class="e-avatar">GR</span>
Run the application
Run the application in the browser using the following command.
npm start
The following example shows a basic avatar component.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 for Avatar </title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2 for Avatar UI Control" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
<div id='container'>
<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>
</div>
<style>
.e-avatar {
background-image: url(https://ej2.syncfusion.com/demos/src/avatar/images/pic01.png);
}
</style>
</body>
</html>