Types in EJ2 TypeScript Chips control

6 Mar 202514 minutes to read

The Chips control has the following types:

  • Input Chip
  • Choice Chip
  • Filter Chip
  • Action Chip

Input Chip

An Input Chip holds information in a compact form and converts user input into chips.

import { ChipList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';

new ChipList({ chips: ['Andrew', 'Janet', 'Laura', 'Margaret'] }, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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="chip"></div>
    </div>
    <style>
        #container {
            display: inline-block;
            position: relative;
            left: 50%;
            top: 100px;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'calibiri';
  font-size: 16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Choice Chip

A Choice Chip allows selecting a single chip from the set of ChipList/ChipCollection. It can be enabled by setting the selection property to Single.

import { ChipList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';

new ChipList({ chips: ['Small', 'Medium', 'Large', 'Extra Large'], selection: "Single" }, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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="chip"></div>
    </div>
    <style>
        #container {
            display: inline-block;
            position: relative;
            left: 50%;
            top: 100px;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'calibiri';
  font-size: 16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Filter Chip

A Filter Chip allows selecting multiple chips from the set of ChipList/ChipCollection. It can be enabled by setting the selection property to Multiple.

import { ChipList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';

new ChipList({ chips: ['Chai', 'Chang', 'Aniseed Syrup', 'Ikura'], selection: "Multiple" }, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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="chip"></div>
    </div>
    <style>
        #container {
            display: inline-block;
            position: relative;
            left: 50%;
            top: 100px;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'calibiri';
  font-size: 16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Action Chip

An Action Chip triggers events such as click or delete, aiding in action execution based on the event.

import { ChipList, ClickEventArgs } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';

new ChipList({
   chips: ['Send a text', 'Set a remainder', 'Read my emails ', 'Set alarm'],
   click: (e: ClickEventArgs) => {
      alert('you have clicked ' + e.text)
   }
}, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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="chip"></div>
    </div>
    <style>
        #container {
            display: inline-block;
            position: relative;
            left: 50%;
            top: 100px;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'calibiri';
  font-size: 16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}

Deletable Chip

A Deletable Chip allows the deletion of a chip from the ChipList/ChipCollection. It can be enabled by setting the enableDelete property to true.

import { ChipList } from '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons';
new ChipList({ chips: ['Send a text', 'Set a remainder', 'Read my emails ', 'Set alarm'], enableDelete: true }, '#chip');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>EJ2 Chip</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.1.19/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="styles.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="chip"></div>
    </div>
    <style>
        #container {
            display: inline-block;
            position: relative;
            left: 50%;
            top: 100px;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }
    </style>
</body>

</html>
#container {
  visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  width: 30%;
  position: absolute;
  font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'calibiri';
  font-size: 16px;
  top: 45%;
  left: 45%;
}