Template Engine
3 Jul 20235 minutes to read
Syncfusion JavaScript (Essential JS 2) has built-in template engine which provides options to compile template string into a executable function. Then the generated executable function can be used for rendering DOM element using desired data.
Compiling
compile
method from ej2-base
can be used to convert our template strings into executable functions.
import { compile } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
// data
let data: object = { name: 'Aston Martin' };
// Compiling template string into executable function
let getDOMString: (data: object) => NodeList = compile('<div>${name}</div>');
// Using generated function to get output element collection
let output: NodeList = getDOMString(data);
// append html collection to element
document.getElementById('element').appendChild(output[0]);
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Animation</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>Loading....</div>
<div id='container'>
<div id='element'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
To enable strict Content Security Policy (CSP), it is recommended to utilize the function template approach instead of the string template.
Available template syntax
Name | Syntax | Description |
---|---|---|
Expression | <div>${name}</div> |
We have expression evolution as like ES6 expression string literals. |
Dot Variable Access | <div>${person.info.name}</div> |
Access the json variable with dot notation. |
Variable Function | <div>${name.toUpperCase()}</div> |
Utilize the variable function example, name.toUpperCase()
|
Window Function | <div>${getCurrentTime()}div> |
Use window function inside template.Note: Here, getCurrentTime() is a function that defined in the window object. |
Custom Helper Function | <div>${covertToCurrency()}div> |
Use function that passed in helper function. |
IF Else Statement |
<div> ${if(gender===”male”)} <span class=’ico-male’>Male</span> ${else} <span class=’ico-female’>Female</span> ${/if} </div>
|
Branching statement in Template. |
For Statement |
<div> ${for(mark of marks)} <span>${mark}</span> ${/for} </div>
|
Use for looping inside template. |
For Index value access |
<div> ${for(mark of marks)} <span>${markIndex}</span> ${/for} </div>
|
Get the index value of item while using for statement. Use the variable Index that suffixed with loop item name. |
Custom helper
Custom helper function can be defined and passed to compile
function. Refer to the following example.
import { compile } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
let customHelper: Object = {
upperCase: (str: string) => {
return str.toUpperCase();
}
};
let data: object = { name: 'Aston Martin' };
let getDOMString: (data: object) => HTMLCollection = compile('<div>${upperCase(name)}</div>', customHelper);
let opElem: HTMLCollection = getDOMString(data);
document.getElementById('element').appendChild(opElem[0]);
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Animation</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<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" />
<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'></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>