Navigators and indicators in EJ2 TypeScript Carousel control
3 Jul 202324 minutes to read
The navigators and indicators are used to transition the slides manually.
Navigators
Show or hide previous and next button
In navigators, the previous and next slide transition buttons are used to perform slide transitions manually. You can show/hide the navigators using the buttonsVisibility
property. The possible property values are as follows:
-
Hidden
– the navigator’s buttons are not visible. -
Visible
– the navigator’s buttons are visible. -
VisibleOnHover
– the navigator’s buttons are visible only when hovering over the carousel.
The following example depicts the code to show/hide the navigators in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
buttonsVisibility: "Visible",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
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<html lang="en">
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<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Show previous and next button on hover
In the carousel, you can show the previous and next buttons only on mouse hover using the buttonsVisibility
property. The following example depicts the code to show the navigators on mouse hover in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
buttonsVisibility: "VisibleOnHover",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
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<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Previous and next button template
Template options are provided to customize the previous button using previousButtonTemplate
and the next button using nextButtonTemplate
. The following example depicts the code for applying the template to previous and next buttons in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
import { Button } from "@syncfusion/ej2-buttons";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
previousButtonTemplate: '<button id="previous"></button>',
nextButtonTemplate: '<button id="next"></button>',
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
const prevBtn: Button = new Button({
cssClass: "e-flat e-round",
iconCss: "e-icons e-chevron-left-double",
});
prevBtn.appendTo("#previous");
const nextBtn: Button = new Button({
cssClass: "e-flat e-round",
iconCss: "e-icons e-chevron-right-double",
});
nextBtn.appendTo("#next");
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<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Indicators
Show or hide indicators
In indicators, the total slides and current slide state have been depicted. You can show/hide the indicators using the showIndicators
property. The following example depicts the code to show/hide the indicators in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
showIndicators: true,
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Indicators Template
Template option is provided to customize the indicators by using the indicatorTemplate
property. The following example depicts the code for applying a template to indicators in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
indicatorsTemplate: "#indicatorTemplate",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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>
<script type="text/x-template" id="indicatorTemplate">
<div class="indicator" indicator-index="${index}"></div>
</script>
<body>
<div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
<div id='container'>
<div class="control-section">
<div id="prev"></div>
<div id="next"></div>
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Showing preview of slide in indicator
You can customize the indicators by showing the preview image of each slide using the indicatorTemplate
property. The following example depicts the code for showing the preview image using a template for indicators in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
(window as TemplateFunction).getContent = (index: number) => {
const slides: string[] = ["Slide 1", "Slide 2", "Slide 3", "Slide 4", "Slide 5"];
return slides[index];
};
interface TemplateFunction extends Window {
getContent?: Function;
}
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<div class="slide-content">Slide 1</div>' },
{ template: '<div class="slide-content">Slide 2</div>' },
{ template: '<div class="slide-content">Slide 3</div>' },
{ template: '<div class="slide-content">Slide 4</div>' },
{ template: '<div class="slide-content">Slide 5</div>' },
],
indicatorsTemplate: "#indicatorTemplate",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script type="text/x-template" id="indicatorTemplate">
<div class="indicator" indicator-index="${index}">
<div class="preview-content">${getContent(data.index)}</div>
</div>
</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 class="control-section">
<div id="prev"></div>
<div id="next"></div>
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Indicators Types
Choose different types of indicators available using the indicatorsType
property. The indicator types are categorized as follows:
Default Indicator
A default indicator in a carousel is a set of dots that indicate the current position of the slide in the carousel. The Default indicator can be achieved by setting the indicatorsType
to Default
.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
indicatorsType: "Default",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div id="prev"></div>
<div id="next"></div>
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Dynamic Indicator
A dynamic indicator in a carousel provides visual cues or markers that dynamically change or update to indicate the current position. The Dynamic indicator can be achieved by setting the indicatorsType
to Dynamic
.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
indicatorsType: "Dynamic",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Fraction Indicator
The fraction indicator type displays the current slide index and total slide count as a fraction. The Fraction indicator can be achieved by setting the indicatorsType
to Fraction
.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
indicatorsType: "Fraction",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Progress Indicator
The Progress Indicator type displays the current slide as a progress bar. The Progress indicator can be achieved by setting the indicatorsType
to Progress
.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
indicatorsType: "Progress",
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Play button
Show or hide the play button
In the carousel, autoPlay
actions have been controlled by using the showPlayButton
property in the user interface. When you enable this property, the slide transitions are controlled using this play and pause button. The following example depicts the code to show the play button in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
showPlayButton: true,
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Play button template
Template option is provided to customize the play button by using the playButtonTemplate
property. The following example depicts the code for applying a template to play button in the carousel.
import { Carousel } from "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations";
import { Button } from "@syncfusion/ej2-buttons";
const carouselObj: Carousel = new Carousel({
items: [
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/cardinal.png" alt="cardinal" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Cardinal</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/hunei.png" alt="kingfisher" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Kingfisher</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/costa-rica.png" alt="keel-billed-toucan" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Keel-billed-toucan</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/kaohsiung.png" alt="yellow-warbler" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Yellow-warbler</figcaption></figure>' },
{ template: '<figure class="img-container"><img src="https://ej2.syncfusion.com/products/images/carousel/bee-eater.png" alt="bee-eater" style="height:100%;width:100%;" /><figcaption class="img-caption">Bee-eater</figcaption></figure>' }
],
showPlayButton: true,
playButtonTemplate: '<div id="play"></div>',
});
carouselObj.appendTo("#carousel");
const button: Button = new Button({ cssClass: "e-info", content: "Pause" });
button.appendTo("#play");
button.element.onclick = (): void => {
if (carouselObj.autoPlay) {
button.content = "Play";
carouselObj.autoPlay = false;
} else {
button.content = "Pause";
carouselObj.autoPlay = true;
}
};
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.1.3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.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-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--style reference from app-->
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--system js reference and configuration-->
<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 class="control-section">
<div id="prev"></div>
<div id="next"></div>
<div class="control-container">
<div id="carousel"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>